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====== Armada ======

Heavy Metal\\
Lansing, Michigan, USA

Armada is a melodic Metal band from Michigan that formed back in 1985 by John Heald, Dave Dawdy, and Randy Carlson. John Heald passed away in 2004.

===== Discography =====

| 1985 | Demo |	 
| 1986 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2021/01/10/armada-all-four-one/|All Four One]] |
| 1987 | Frontline | E&E Records |
| 1988 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2021/01/11/armada-black-white/|Black & White]] | E&E Records |
| 1988 | Suicide Remix |
| 1989 | Break the Chain |
| 1989 | [[https://christiantapeunderground.wordpress.com/2020/02/11/armada-armadas-last-stand/|Armada's Last Stand]] |
| 1998 | Hope of Glory (compilation) |
| 2001 | Live - Spring Arbor 1985 | E&E Records |
| 2001 | Break the Chain (compilation) | E&E Records |
| 2002 | Artifacts (compilation) | E&E Records |
| 2019 | Frontline (remastered) | Retroactive Records |

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==== Demo ====

1985 Independent

  - Forever After
  - All for You

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==== All Four One ====

1986 Independent

Rick Ledesma - Lead vocals, vocals, guitar\\
Dave Dawdy - Lead guitar, guitars\\
Randy Carlson - Bass guitar\\
John Heald - Drums, vocal, lead vocals

  - Let God's People Go (5:08)
  - Witness (4:16)
  - Turn Around (5:00)
  - Streetwise (5:39)
  - Rockin' (3:49)
  - Shelter (3:11)
  - You'd Better Believe It (3:35)
  - Cutting It Close (4:18)
  - Turning Point (4:10)

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==== Frontline ====

1985 E&E Records (NQD-1230)\\
2019 Retroactive Records (RRCD1518)

Doug Oxford - Lead vocals, keyboards, guitars\\
Jeffrey Sipe - Lead guitars, vocals\\
Dave Dawdy - Guitars, keyboards\\
Randy Carlson - Bass\\
John Heald - Drums, lead vocals

  - Communication (3:01)
  - Frontline (4:08)
  - The Calling (3:54)
  - Pride (3:24)
  - Shine the Light (5:56)
  - But It's Only Rock'n'Roll (3:58)
  - No Retreat / No Surrender (2:57)
  - Loud and Bold (4:09)
  - No Alibi (7:13)
  - All You Need (Salvation) (4:28

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==== Black & White ====

1987 E&E Records (NQD-3853)

Doug Oxford - Lead vocal, vocals, keyboards, guitar\\
Jeffrey Sipe - Lead guitar, guitars, vocals\\
Dave Dawdy - Lead guitars, guitars\\
[[Ed Englerth]] - Bass guitar, vocals\\
John Heald - Drums, vocals, lead vocals on "Renegade"

  - The Missing Peace (1:03)
  - Black & White (3:23)
  - I Wonder 'bout This World (3:06)
  - Hail to the King (4:18)
  - Cry Out for the Children (5:02)
  - Flesh n' Blood (4:21)
  - Hope of Glory (5:01)
  - Renegade (4:44)
  - All Day Long (5:01)
  - Suicide (3:13)
  - Jesus is Calling You (3:26)

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==== Suicide Remix ====

1988 Independent

  - Suicide
  - Cry Out for the Children

Available for free upon request from the band.

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==== Break the Chain ====

1989 Independent

  - Never Left
  - Break the Chain
  - I'll Walk Away
  - Words of Love
  - Falling Down

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==== Armada's Last Stand ====

1989 Independent

Luie Bradley – Vocals\\
Dave Dowdy – Guitar\\
Jimi Matthews – Guitar, vocals\\
[[Ed Englerth]] – Bass\\
John Heald – Drums, backing vocals

  - Never Left
  - Break the Chain
  - I’ll Walk Away
  - Words of Love
  - Falling Down
  - Hail to the King
  - I Wonder About This World

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==== Hope of Glory Anthology ====

1998 Independent

  - Never Left (2:45)
  - Streetwise (5:35)
  - All You Need (Salvation) (4:22)
  - Cry Out for the Children (5:00)
  - Communication (2:56)
  - Hope of Glory (5:56)
  - I'll Walk Away (4:32)
  - Hail to the King (4:17)
  - Witness (4:17)
  - Words of Love (3:50)
  - Renegade (4:38)
  - Frontline (4:07)
  - All Day Long (4:57)
  - Falling Down (3:58)
  - Shelter (3:07)
  - Suicide (3:11)
  - Break the Chains (3:04)
  - [unlisted] (0:05)
  - I Wonder About This World [unlisted track] (2:59)
  - [bass track] (0:04)

Tracks 1, 7, 10, 14 and 17 are previously unreleased studio recordings from 1989-1990.\\
Tracks 4, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 16 are from //Black & White//.\\
Tracks 3, 5 and 12 are from //Frontline//.\\
Tracks 2, 9 and 15 are from //All Four One//.

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==== Live - Spring Arbor 1985 ====

2001 E&E Records (EE2425)

  - We Rock
  - Turn Around
  - Shelter
  - Witness
  - I've Got to Tell You

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==== Break the Chain ====

2001 E&E Records (EE1-45771)

Doug Oxford - Lead vocals, keyboards, bass\\
Rick Ledesma - Lead vocals, bass\\
Jeffrey Sipe - Guitars\\
Randy Carlson - Bass\\

  - He Never Left
  - Words of Love
  - I Wonder 'bout This World [remix]
  - I'll Walk Away
  - Break the Chain
  - Black & White [remix]
  - Suicide [remix]
  - How It Burns [demo]
  - Streetwise [demo]
  - Cry Out for the Children [remix]
  - Hope of Glory [remix]
  - Hail to the King [remix]
  - Frontline [demo]
  - Falling Down
  - Now We're Rockin' [demo]

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==== Artifacts ====

2002 E&E Records (EE12-453)

John Heald - Lead vocals, drums\\
Dave Dawdy - Lead guitars\\
Rick Ledesma - Bass, vocals

  - Molten Rock
  - Birth
  - The Dove
  - Listen to Me
  - Archangel
  - Into My Life
  - Someone to Trust [live 1977]
  - You'd Better Believe It
  - Now We're Rockin'
  - On the Road [live 1978]
  - Prodigal [live 1978]
  - Hanging Tree [live 1976]
  - You'd Better Believe It [live 1976]
  - The Last Battle
  - Age of Tears [live 1979]

These recordings are from Armada's very beginnings, as Archangel and Eternity in the mid to late 1970's.

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===== Links =====

  * [[http://armadarocks.com/|Armada's Website]]