''Skeptics Apocalypse'' is the debut album by American heavy metal band

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. It was recorded in

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, California and mastered at Frankort Wayne Studios in

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by Tom Coyne from December 1984 to February 1985. The album was released by

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in June 1985 and reissued in 1998 by

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. The bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue contains an updated version of "(The Calling)" titled "Calling 98 for Skeptics" and the never before released song "The Unexpected" in live format, both of which are of unknown origin. The latter can be seen and heard on the ''Mad Locust Rising''

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. A second remastered version, released in 2008, contains the two songs, plus a cover version of the

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song " The Ripper", which was originally featured on the '' Mad Locust Rising EP. "144,000 Gone" and "Taken by Force" are re-recordings of songs John Cyriis had previously cut as demos with his pre-Agent Steel outfit Sceptre in 1983. The Sceptre version of "Taken by Force" appears on '' Metal Massacre IV''.

Track listing

Personnel

*John Cyriis –

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* Juan Garcia –

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*Kurt Colfelt – guitar *George Robb – bass *Chuck Profus –

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;Production *Jay Jones – producer *Dean "Goatie" Davis – engineering *

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– mastering *Maarten de Boer – lacquer cut *Vickie Miellie, Teresa Trebotic – photography *Ron Breitag – logo design

References

1985 albums Agent Steel albums Combat Records albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub