𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐑𝐘𝐏𝐓𝐒 - 𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐏𝐀𝐒𝐓 𝐀𝐋𝐁𝐔𝐌 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐀𝐑𝐃 𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊 & 𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐘 𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐀𝐋…
August 21, 1986 — Warlock released their third studio album, True as Steel via Mercury/Polygram Records in the US (Phonogram/Vertigo Records in Europe). (Listen)
The EP Fight for Rock, which contained many songs from this album, was Warlock's first success outside of Europe, charting on the US Billboard Hot 100; the music video for the song Fight for Rock was aired on MTV's HeadBangers Ball.
Background:
In late 1985, after the tour for Hellbound, guitarist Rudy Graf left the band and was replaced by Niko Arvanitis, a former bandmate of Frank Rittel in Stormwind.
This updated line-up recorded the album True as Steel in May–June 1986, produced again by Henry Staroste and mixed in the US by Michael Wagener.
The album received mixed reviews, but was Warlock's highest-charting in Germany, climbing up to No. 18, and got a fair amount of radio airplay in the US, due to the single Fight for Rock.
The band's first music video was made for Fight for Rock, which appeared on MTV. (Watch video)
Touring for True as Steel:
On August 16, 1986, Doro Pesch was the first woman to front a band at the Monsters Of Rock festival at Castle Donington, England, where Warlock played on the same stage of Motörhead, Def Leppard, Ozzy Osbourne and Scorpions.
Warlock also opened the Monsters of Rock festival at the Maimarktgegelände Eisstadion in Mannheim, West Germany, with a roster similar to the British show and the addition of McAuley Schenker Group and Bon Jovi.
1986 and 1987 were spent on a tour which included UK dates supporting W.A.S.P., and European dates supporting Metal Gods Judas Priest, during their 'Fuel for Life' tour.
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