''Soldiers of the Night'' is the debut studio album by the American heavy metal band

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, released in 1985 through Shrapnel Records in the US and Roadrunner Records in Europe; a remastered edition was reissued in 2010."Soldiers of the Night & Digital Dictator CD Re-Release!"
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, the latter of whom would release his own debut album, ''

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'', in 1986.

Track listing

Personnel

Vicious Rumors *Gary St. Pierre – lead and background vocals *Geoff Thorpe – guitars, background vocals *

– guitars *Dave Starr – bass, background vocals *Larry Howe – drums, gong, tubular bells Production *Steve Fontano – engineer, producer *Lionel Baker II – cover art *Steve Pollutro – logo design *Jim Marshall – photography *Tim Gennert – remastering (reissue)

References

Vicious Rumors albums 1985 debut albums Shrapnel Records albums Roadrunner Records albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub