''The Walking Dead'' is an EP by the American

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band

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, released in 1985 through

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. This is the last release to feature original singer Scott Reagers, until he returned for ''

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'' (1995). The EP was released on 12" vinyl in 1985, but there was no CD release until 2010. In that format, it was typically included with the band's 1985 LP, '' Hallow's Victim''.

Track listing

# "Darkness" - 3:26 # "White Stallions" - 5:24 # "The Walking Dead" - 11:32

Personnel

Saint Vitus

* Scott Reagers -

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* Dave Chandler -

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* Mark Adams -

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* Armando Acosta -

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Production

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- producer *

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- producer, engineer

References

1985 EPs Saint Vitus (band) albums SST Records EPs Albums produced by Spot (producer) {{1980s-metal-album-stub