''State of Control'' is a 1989
heavy metal album released by the
Christian metal
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band
Barren Cross
Barren Cross is an American Christian metal band that was formed in Los Angeles in 1983 by high school friends Ray Parris (guitar) and Steve Whitaker (drums). The band released six albums from 1986 to 1994. They have reunited for a few shows in r ...
. The album was produced by
John Elefante
John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer. From 1981-1984, he was lead vocalist of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members fro ...
and his brother Dino Elefante.
Track listing
# "State of Control" - 3:52
# "Out of Time" - 4:09
# "Cryin' Over You" - 4:53
# "A Face in the Dark" - 3:55
# "The Stage of Intensity" - 6:36
# "Hard Lies" - 4:18
# "Inner War" - 4:09
# "Love at Full Volume" - 2:28
# "Bigotry Man (Who Are You)" - 4:42
# "Two Thousand Years" - 7:09
# "Your Love Gives" - 3:54
# "Escape in the Night" - 3:54
Credits
Band
*Mike Lee - lead vocals and acoustic guitar
*Ray Parris - rhythm and lead guitar, acoustic guitars, background vocals
*Steve Whitaker - drums, background vocals
*Jim LaVerde - bass guitar, taurus synthesizer pedals, background vocals
Additional musicians
*
Dino Elefante - additional vocals
*
John Elefante
John Elefante (born March 18, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter, instrumentalist, and record producer. From 1981-1984, he was lead vocalist of the rock group Kansas and is currently touring with several groups that have featured members fro ...
- keyboards, additional vocals
References
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1989 albums
Barren Cross albums
Enigma Records albums