''K5 – The War of Words Demos'' is a compilation album by heavy metal band

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, released on November 28, 2007. It mostly consists of demo recordings originally made in July 1992 in

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, of what would become their 1993 debut release '' War of Words'', and also includes five new songs.

Track listing

Notes

* "Beast Denies" is an early version of "Reality, a New Beginning" from '' War of Words'', but with different lyrics * "Dead Men Talk" contains some parts that would later end up in the song "Human Crate" from '' A Small Deadly Space'' * "Psycho Suicide" would be re-recorded and be featured as a hidden track after a two-minute silence on "In a World of My Own Making" from ''A Small Deadly Space''

Personnel

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Rob Halford Robert John Arthur Halford (born 25 August 1951) is an English heavy metal singer. He is best known as the lead vocalist of Judas Priest, which was formed in 1969 and has received accolades such as the 2010 Grammy Award for Best Metal Perform ...

– vocals * Brian Tilse – guitars * Russ Parrish – guitars * Jay Jay – bass *

Scott Travis Mark Scott Travis (born September 6, 1961) is an American musician, best known as the drummer for the English heavy metal band Judas Priest, the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, and the supergroup Elegant Weapons. He was also a longtime member of ...

– drums ;Production * Produced by Rob Halford * Executive producer – John Baxter *Tracks 1–4, 6, 8–10, and 15–16 are multitrack mixes, mixed by

Roy Z Roy Z Ramirez (born February 1968) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer, best known for his work with Bruce Dickinson (from Iron Maiden), Halford, and Judas Priest. He also is the founder of Tribe of Gypsies, a Latin-influ ...

in 2006 *Tracks 5, 7, and 11–14 are DAT demos, mixed by Rob Halford in 1992 * Mastered by Tom Baker *Cover illustration/art design – Marc Sasso *Booklet layout/additional art – Attila Juhasz *Photography – Neil Zlozower, William Hames, John Baxter {{DEFAULTSORT:K5 - The War of Words Demos Fight (band) albums