War of Words
Studio album by
Fight
ReleasedSeptember 14, 1993
StudioWisseloord Studios, Hilversum
Genre
Length59:18
LabelEpic
ProducerAttie Bauw and Rob Halford
Fight chronology
War of Words
(1993)		 A Small Deadly Space
(1995)
Alternative cover
2008 Remixed and Remastered edition cover
Singles from War of Words
  1. "Little Crazy"
    Released: 1993
  2. "Nailed to the Gun"
    Released: April 22, 1993
  3. "Immortal Sin"
    Released: 1994
Rob Halford chronology
Painkiller
(1990)		 War of Words
(1993)		 A Small Deadly Space
(1995)

War of Words is the debut album by the American heavy metal band Fight, released on September 14, 1993 by Epic Records. This is the first release Rob Halford recorded after his departure from Judas Priest in 1992. He brought with him drummer Scott Travis from the band and recruited three new members. The music is a mixture between the heavy metal sound created by Judas Priest and a thrash/groove metal sound similar to that of Pantera. Halford is also credited with playing guitar but only recorded vocals for the album. Music videos were made for "Nailed to the Gun", "Immortal Sin" and "Little Crazy".

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Rock Hard9/10[2]

In 2005, War of Words was ranked number 386 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Halford

No.TitleLength
1."Into the Pit"4:13
2."Nailed to the Gun"3:38
3."Life in Black"4:34
4."Immortal Sin"4:39
5."War of Words"4:29
6."Laid to Rest"4:40
7."For All Eternity"4:42
8."Little Crazy"3:49
9."Contortion"4:35
10."Kill It"3:30
11."Vicious"3:11
12."Reality, a New Beginning
  • I. "(no audio)" – 5:00
  • II. "Jesus Saves" (Hidden Track) – 3:38"
13:18
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
1."Kill It (Dutch Death Mix)"3:36

Note

"Reality, a New Beginning" is a 4:40 song. A 5-minute silence occurs before a hidden track titled "Jesus Saves" is played. The remixed and remastered edition includes the song as a bonus track

Personnel

Fight
Production
  • Produced by Attie Bauw and Rob Halford
  • Executive producer – John Baxter
  • Recorded by Attie Bauw
2008 Remixed and Remastered Edition

Charts

Album
Year Chart Position
1993 Billboard 200 83[4]
Singles
Year Single Chart Position
1993 "Little Crazy" Mainstream Rock Tracks 21

References

  1. ↑ Hill, Gary. War of Words at AllMusic
  2. ↑ Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 77. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
  3. ↑ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 54. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
  4. ↑ "Fight". Billboard. Retrieved 6 October 2016.
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