''Triumph and Agony'' is the fourth and final studio album by the German heavy metal band

Warlock A warlock is a male practitioner of witchcraft. Etymology and terminology The most commonly accepted etymology derives ''warlock'' from the Old English '' wǣrloga'', which meant "breaker of oaths" or "deceiver" and was given special applicatio ...

, released on 29 September 1987. The album was recorded in the US with producer Joey Balin and a different band line-up in comparison with the previous album '' True as Steel'', which had made the name of Warlock known outside of Europe. Peter Szigeti and Frank Rittel were replaced in 1987 by the American musicians Tommy Bolan and

Tommy Henriksen Tommy Henriksen (born February 21, 1964) is an American musician from Port Jefferson, New York, best known for his work as a guitarist, bassist and songwriter with Alice Cooper, Hollywood Vampires and German metal band Warlock. He has also fron ...

respectively. The album also features British drummer

Cozy Powell Cozy Powell (born Colin Trevor Flooks; 29 December 1947 – 5 April 1998) was an English rock drummer who made his name with major rock bands and artists such as The Jeff Beck Group, Rainbow, Michael Schenker Group, Gary Moore, Robert Plant, ...

on some tracks. The song "

All We Are "All We Are" is a song composed by the German Heavy metal music, heavy metal band Warlock (band), Warlock, from their 1987 album ''Triumph and Agony''. It was released as the band's fourth single and published by Vertigo Records. A music video f ...

" received some airplay on American metal radio stations and its video clip shot by director

Mark Rezyka Mark Rezyka (born 11 June 1959 in Montreal, Canada) was best known as a top director of Heavy metal music, heavy metal music videos in the 1980s and 1990s. With partners Marcelo Epstein and Dominic Orlando, he founded Pendulum Productions in 1982, ...

had good rotation on

MTV MTV (Originally an initialism of Music Television) is an American cable channel that launched on August 1, 1981. Based in New York City, it serves as the flagship property of the MTV Entertainment Group, part of Paramount Media Networks, a di ...

's ''

Headbangers Ball ''Headbangers Ball'' is a music television program that consisted of heavy metal music videos airing on MTV and its global affiliates. The show began on MTV on April 18, 1987, playing heavy metal music videos from both well-known and more obs ...

''. Many songs of this album are still performed live by

Doro Doro may refer to: * Doro (musician), rock singer, former vocalist of the German heavy metal band Warlock ** ''Doro'' (album), a 1990 album by Doro * AKA (rapper) (born 1988), South African hip hop recording artist * Dorothy Bush Koch, often call ...

's band.

Track listing

Personnel

Band members

Doro Pesch Dorothee Pesch (born 3 June 1964), known professionally as Doro Pesch or simply Doro, is a German heavy metal singer and the former frontwoman of heavy metal band Warlock. Dubbed the "Metal Queen", Doro's contributions to music and culture mad ...

– vocals *Niko Arvanitis – guitar *Tommy Bolan – guitar *

– bass *Michael Eurich – drums Additional musicians *

– guest drummer on "Touch of Evil" *Rudy Richman – guest drummer * Sterling Campbell – guest drummer Production *Joey Balin – producer, arrangements *Brooke Hendricks, Mr. Mitch – mixing *Steve Rinkoff, Larry Alexander – engineers *Roy Hendrickson – assistant engineer *Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound *Geoffrey Gillespie – illustration *Peter Zimmermann – management

Charts

Sales and certifications

References

{{Authority control 1987 albums Warlock (band) albums Vertigo Records albums Mercury Records albums