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1993 studio album by Fight
War of Words
Studio album by Fight
ReleasedSeptember 9, 1993
StudioWisseloord, Hilversum
Genre
Length59:18
LabelEpic
ProducerAttie Bauw and Rob Halford
Fight chronology
War of Words
(1993) 		A Small Deadly Space
(1995)
Alternative cover
2008 Remixed and Remastered edition cover
Singles from War of Words
  1. "Little Crazy"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Nailed to the Gun"
    Released: April 22, 1993
  3. "Immortal Sin"
    Released: 1994
Rob Halford chronology
Painkiller
(1990) 		War of Words
(1993) 		A Small Deadly Space
(1995)

War of Words is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Fight, released on September 9, 1993, by Epic Records. This is the first release Rob Halford recorded after his departure from Judas Priest in 1992. He brought with him drummer Scott Travis from the band and recruited three new members. The music is a mixture between the heavy metal sound created by Judas Priest and a groove/thrash metal sound similar to that of Pantera. Halford is also credited with playing guitar but only recorded vocals for the album. Music videos were made for "Nailed to the Gun", "Immortal Sin" and "Little Crazy".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10
Rock Hard9/10

The Philadelphia Inquirer called War of Words "a solid album of thrashing mosh-pit rock".

In 2005, War of Words was ranked number 386 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Halford

No.TitleLength
1."Into the Pit"4:13
2."Nailed to the Gun"3:38
3."Life in Black"4:34
4."Immortal Sin"4:39
5."War of Words"4:29
6."Laid to Rest"4:40
7."For All Eternity"4:42
8."Little Crazy"3:49
9."Contortion"4:35
10."Kill It"3:30
11."Vicious"3:11
12."Reality, a New Beginning
  • I. "(no audio)" – 5:00
  • II. "Jesus Saves" (Hidden Track) – 3:38"
13:18
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
1."Kill It (Dutch Death Mix)"3:36

Note

"Reality, a New Beginning" is a 4:40 song. A 5-minute silence occurs before a hidden track titled "Jesus Saves" is played. The remixed and remastered edition includes the song as a bonus track

Personnel

Fight
Production
  • Produced by Attie Bauw and Rob Halford
  • Executive producer – John Baxter
  • Recorded by Attie Bauw
2008 Remixed and Remastered Edition

Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) 56
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan) 49
US Billboard 200 83

References

  1. War of Words (Japanese release) (booklet). Fight. Epic, Epic Japan, Sony. 9 September 1993. 4 988010 581923.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. Usenick, Mike (June 15, 2022). "Wayback Wednesday: "War of Words" – Fight (1993)". AudioVein Entertainment. Retrieved July 22, 2024.
  3. Hill, Gary. War of Words at AllMusic
  4. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 155. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  5. Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 77. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  6. Stark, Karl (Nov 9, 1993). "War of Words". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. E3.
  7. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 54. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  8. "Offiziellecharts.de – Fight – War of Words" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  9. "Swedishcharts.com – Fight – War of Words". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
  10. "Fight Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 6, 2024.
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