Ready to Strike

Ready to Strike
Studio album by King Kobra
Released	November 9, 1985
Genre	Glam metal, Heavy metal Length = 39:18
Label	Capitol/EMI
Producer	Spencer Proffer, Carmine Appice
King Kobra chronology
Ready to Strike (1985) Thrill of a Lifetime (1986)

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Ready to Strike is the first album by the band King Kobra. It was released on November 9, 1985.

The single "Hunger" was written by members of the Canadian metal band Kick Axe and was released by them in 1986 in The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack album, under the made-up name of Spectre General.

Track listing

1. "Ready to Strike" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Spencer Proffer) - 5:20
2. "Hunger" (Proffer, Larry Gillstrom, Brian Gillstrom, Victor Langen, George Christon, Raymond Harvey) - 3:26
3. "Shadow Rider" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:04
4. "Shake Up" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:29
5. "Attention" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:43
6. "Breakin' Out" (King Kobra) - 3:59
7. "Tough Guys" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:21
8. "Dancing with Desire" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 5:36
9. "Second Thoughts" (King Kobra, Proffer) - 3:47
10. "Piece of the Rock" (Proffer, Gillstrom, Gillstrom, Langen, Christon, Harvey) - 3:33

Personnel

Band members

• Mark Free - lead and backing vocals
• David Michael-Philips - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, synthesizers
• Mick Sweda - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals, synthesizers
• Johnny Rod - bass, backing vocals
• Carmine Appice - drums, backing vocals, percussion, associate producer

Production

• Spencer Proffer - producer (for Pasha), engineer
• Duane Baron - engineer
• Alex Woltman - assistant engineer
• George Marino - mastering

References

1. Theakston, Rob. "King Kobra Ready to Strike review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-20.