Raising Fear

1. Raising Fear

2. Saturday Night Special

3. Out on a Limb

4. Isolation

5. Chemical Euphoria

6. Crisis of Life

7. Frozen Will/Legacy

8. Human Vulture

9. Book of Blood

10. Terror

11. Underdogs

Tracks:

Raising Fear
Saturday Night Special
Out On A Limb
Isolation
Chemical Euphoria
Crisis Of Life
Frozen Will/Legacy
Human Vulture
Book Of Blood
Terror
Underdogs

Customer Reviews:

The Saint marches on!.......2007-06-12

Originally released in 1987, Raising Fear was the third full-length Armored Saint album, and the final one to be released by a major label. Apparently the record company had a heavy hand in the Raising Fear recordings, giving the band very little freedom to make the kind of music they really wanted to. I'm not quite sure what to think, as I tend to enjoy Raising Fear and March of the Saint (which was also micromanaged by the label) much more than Delirious Nomad, the album in which the band had more creative control. Still, I think you have to err on the side of artistic freedom and let the band record the kind of songs they want to record.

Anyway, on to the album itself. Raising Fear is another high quality album from a band that never disappoints. Armored Saint has always managed to play classic power metal without all of the Omen-style cheesiness, and infuse it with plenty of thrash-like aggressiveness. The result is a sound that seemed almost too mature for the still growing California metal movement. They still indulged in some of metal's sillier elements (stage armor, for example), but their lyrics quickly became more mature and relevant. Songs like Isolation, Chemical Euphoria, and Frozen Will/Legacy could have been written for Metallica or Megadeth. Honestly, I'm still amazed that Armored Saint never reached a wider audience. You have to figure that a good chunk of Metallica's early audience would have loved a band as intense as the Saint, especially given Metallica's attempts to get Saint vocalist John Bush to join their band. Even a fraction of Metallica's sales figures would have made Armored Saint (deservedly) a household name.

Metal Blade reissued Raising Fear in 1995. I'm not sure if it's been remastered or not, but it sounds pretty good to me, and holds up pretty darned well 20 years later. If this is an album that was restrained by record company politics, I'd love to hear an unrestrained version. Maybe the band will oblige us with a re-recording one day.

4.3 The saint!.......2007-04-04

Great cd. Features the Saints best song in Chemical Euphoria... Out on a limb, Raising fear and Legacy are just awesome songs. A must have for Metal fans and 80's style Saint... Great stuff!

Long Live David Prichards Spirit!.......2000-07-03

Raising Fear is a must have for any Armored Saint fan. This is the last studio album featuring the talented David Prichard before he tragically died. His best guitar work is on this one. Most of the songs are great on this cd. The highlights are the Legacy, Human Vulture, Raising Fear, and Book of Blood, though the remake of Saturday Night Special is pretty weak. I am lucky enough to own one of Dave's Old marshall amplifiers and I love playing along with this cd. So pick it up. It's good!

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Raising Fear
Armored Saint
Manufacturer: Chrysalis
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B000BVABHU

Product Description

Ten songs and 12 page booklet with all lyrics, group info, and pictures.

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The Saint marches on!

Raising Fear
Armored Saint
Manufacturer: Priority Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music

Tracks:

Raising Fear
Saturday Night Special
Out On A Limb
Isolation
Chemical Euphoria
Crisis Of Life
Frozen Will/Legacy
Human Vulture
Book Of Blood
Terror
Underdogs

Customer Reviews:

The Saint marches on!.......2007-06-12

Average customer rating:

Italian Happy Metal

Mythos
Raising Fear
Manufacturer: Dragonheart Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00077CYLY
Release Date: 2006-03-23

Tracks:

Thorr
Theseus
Fenrir
Montezuma
Merlin
Goddess
Charon
Ocasta
Gilgamesh
Angel Witch

Customer Reviews:

Italian Happy Metal.......2006-06-21

"RAISING FEAR developed out from the two Italian bands WAR TRAINS and HELREIDH and RAISING FEAR have (unfortunately) nothing to do with ARMORED SAINT (remember their classic 'Raising Fear'). You can easily recognize their Italian origin, though the band isn't too much into this Happy Metal thing. It rather reminds me of a mediocre GRAVE DIGGER clone, but the vocals can never keep up with a Chris Boltendahl.

"The opener of the album sounds promising, it has a good structure and in the end, there are cool acoustic guitars...Then rules average material. 'Octasa' raises a bit hope, but the rest is just mediocre--not bad, but who needs an average copy of GRAVE DIGGER? Nobody, and I have no clue, why they furthermore rape the band's classic 'Angel Witch.' To cover this sanctuary song is nothing but blasphemy! And the horrible cover is then the next point. 'Mythos' is totally unnecessary!"--Online February 26, 2005

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Raising Fear
Armored Saint
Manufacturer: Capitol
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Rock | Styles | Music

General | Hard Rock & Metal | Styles | Music
ASIN: B00008ETFO
Release Date: 1990-10-25

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