''Fighting for the Earth'' is the debut album by American heavy metal band

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. It was originally released in 1985 and was re-issued by

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in 1991 (North America),

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in 1993 (Japan) as part of the ''

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Legendary Masters'' series, and by NL Distribution in 2008 (Europe).

Critical reception

''Fighting for the Earth'' was ranked number 275 in ''Rock Hard'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time'' in 2005.

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Joe Floyd, except where noted:

Personnel

;Band members *Parramore McCarty – vocals *Joe Floyd – guitars *Bruce Turgon - bass (credited, but does not play) *Tommy Asakawa – guitar *Jimmy Volpe - drums (credited, but does not play) ;Additional musicians *Rick Bennett – bass, keyboards on all tracks *Liam Jason – drums on all tracks ;Production *Doug Rider – producer, engineer *David Thoener – mixing *Brian Scheuble, Peggy McCreary, Ray Leonard – assistant engineers *

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– mastering at

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, New York

References

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