In Search of Sanity
| In Search of Sanity | ||||
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| Studio album by Onslaught | ||||
| Released | 22 August 1989 | |||
| Recorded | July - December 1988 | |||
| Studio |
Westside, Eden and Smokehouse Studios, London, UK, Atlantic Studios, New York City, USA | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 57:54 | |||
| Label | London | |||
| Producer | Stephan Galfas | |||
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| Singles from In Search of Sanity | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Martin Popoff | [2] |
In Search of Sanity is the third studio album by English thrash metal band Onslaught, released in 1989. With several changes in the band's line up, including the addition of Grim Reaper vocalist Steve Grimmett and their longest song to date "Welcome to Dying", the album contains a more polished sound than previous Onslaught albums, meeting mixed views by their fans. Despite this, In Search of Sanity was moderately successful, peaking at #46 on the UK charts while the single "Let There Be Rock" peaked at #50 in that country.[3] It was also Onslaught's last album before they disbanded in 1991 and the release of their fourth album, Killing Peace, in 2007.
The album was remastered and re-released by Blackend Records on 30 October 2006, after being out of print for some years.
Track listing
- Side one
- "Asylum" (Stephan Galfas) - 5:16
- "In Search of Sanity" (Nige Rockett, Rob Trottman, James Hinder) - 7:13
- "Shellshock" (Rockett, Trottman, Hinder) - 6:46
- "Lightning War" (Rockett) - 6:57
- "Let There Be Rock" (Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott) - 4:03 (AC/DC cover)
- Side two
- "Blood Upon the Ice" (Rockett) - 8:22
- "Welcome to Dying" (Rockett, Trottman, Hinder) - 12:41
- "Power Play" (Rockett, Trottman, Hinder) - 6:25
- CD version bonus track
- "Confused" (Kevin Heybourne) - 1:59 (Angel Witch cover)
Personnel
Onslaught
- Steve Grimmett - vocals
- Nige Rockett - guitar
- Rob Trottman - guitar
- James Hinder - bass, backing vocals
- Steve Grice - drums, backing vocals
Additional musicians
- Jody Gray, Dave Taggart, Phil Caffrey, Masaki Yamada, Stephan Galfas - backing vocals
Production
- Stephan Galfas - producer, engineer, mixing
- Paul Mortimor, Richard Barraclough, Jean Baptiste Liere - engineers
- Noah "T.T." Baron - mixing
References
- ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Onslaught - In Search of Sanity review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ↑ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 407. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.