''Ready to Strike'' is the debut studio album by American
heavy metal band
King Kobra
King Kobra is an American heavy metal band founded by drummer Carmine Appice after his tenure with Ozzy Osbourne from 1983 to 1984.
History
For their first two albums, the band consisted of four relatively unknown musicians: vocalist Marcie F ...
, released in 1985 by
Capitol Records.
The single "Hunger" was written by members of the Canadian metal band
Kick Axe
Kick Axe is a Canadian heavy metal band from Regina, Saskatchewan. Influenced by rambunctious arena rock from the 70s and early 80s, the group is perhaps best known for their 1984 album ''Vices'', praised by publications such as AllMusic for its ...
and was released by them in 1986 in ''
The Transformers: The Movie'' soundtrack album, under the alias
Spectre General.
Track listing
# "Ready to Strike" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Spencer Proffer) - 5:20
# "Hunger" (Proffer, Larry Gillstrom, Brian Gillstrom, Victor Langen, George Criston, Raymond Harvey) - 3:26
# "Shadow Rider" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:04
# "Shake Up" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:29
# "Attention" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:43
# "Breakin' Out" (King Kobra) - 3:59
# "Tough Guys" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:21
# "Dancing with Desire" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 5:36
# "Second Thoughts" (King Kobra, Proffer) - 3:47
# "Piece of the Rock" (Proffer, L.Gillstrom, B.Gillstrom, Langen, Criston, Harvey) - 3:33
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
;Band members
*
Mark Free – lead and backing vocals
*
David Michael-Philips – lead and rhythm guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
*
Mick Sweda
BulletBoys is an American hard rock/glam metal band formed in Los Angeles in 1986. The group's original lineup was composed of singer Marq Torien (formerly of Ratt, King Kobra, and Kagny & the Dirty Rats), guitarist Mick Sweda, bassist Lonnie ...
– lead and rhythm guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
*
Johnny Rod
John Tumminello (December 8, 1957), better known as Johnny Rod, is an American musician, best known as a former bassist of the heavy metal band W.A.S.P.
Biography
Tumminello grew up in St. Louis, Missouri. According to his own statement ...
– bass, backing vocals
*
Carmine Appice
Carmine Appice ( , born December 15, 1946) is an American rock drummer. He is best known for his associations with Vanilla Fudge; Cactus; the power trio Beck, Bogert & Appice; Rod Stewart; King Kobra; and Blue Murder. He is also Vinny Appice's ...
– drums, electric and acoustic percussion, backing vocals, associate producer
;Production
*
Spencer Proffer
Spencer Proffer (born Salek Profesorski, December 25, 1948) is an American media and record producer. He is the CEO of Meteor 17, a convergence media production company based in Los Angeles, California, United States. Proffer produced the firs ...
– producer (for Pasha), additional engineer, arrangements
* King Kobra – arrangements, cover concept
* Duane Baron – engineer
* Alex Woltman – assistant engineer
* Hanspeter Huber – additional engineer
* George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
* Vigon Seireeni – art direction, design
* Ray Tusken – A&R coordination for Capitol
* Carol Peters – coordination for Pasha
* Cathy Goodman – coordination for Miller Management
* Allan Miller – management for Miller Management
References
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1985 debut albums
King Kobra albums
Capitol Records albums