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Fifth Angel is the first studio album by the American heavy metal band Fifth Angel. It was originally released in 1986. Musically, it shows much more resemblance to modern power metal than their other albums. After recording a four song demo in late 1983 and early 1984, which they sent to over 100 record labels, Mike Varney of Shrapnel Records signed the band and financed the recording of five additional songs and released the album in 1986. Epic Records re-released it in 1988 with new artwork.[5]

Fifth Angel
Cover art by Guy Aitchison
Studio album by Fifth Angel
Released	January 1986
Recorded	October 1984, 1985
Studio	Steve Lawson Productions in Seattle, Washington
Genre	Heavy metal[1] power metal[2]
Length	37:39
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Terry Date, Fifth Angel
Fifth Angel chronology
Fifth Angel (1986) Time Will Tell (1989)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10[4]

The record was produced by Fifth Angel and Terry Date.[6]

Track listing

All songs written by Pilot, Archer and Byrd except "Only the Strong Survive" by Pilot, Archer, Byrd, Mary

Personnel

Band Members

• Ted Pilot – lead vocals
• James Byrd – lead guitar, vocals
• Ed Archer – rhythm guitar, bass (uncredited) and vocals
• Ken Mary – drums, vocals
• Kenny Kay – bass (credited on original release, but does not play on the record)

Production

• Produced by Terry Date & Fifth Angel
• Recorded and mixed at Steve Lawson Productions
• Terry Date – engineer, mixing
• Mastered at Fantasy Studios
• George Horn – mastering
• Maarten De Boer – mastering
• Guy Aitchison – cover art
• Ed Archer – cover concept

Charts

Chart (1986)	Peak position
The Billboard 200[7]	117

References

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