War of Words

Fight | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (September 14, 1993)
• Original Release Date: September 14, 1993
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Sony
• ASIN: B0000029BB
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MiniDisc  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (31 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #117,126 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Into the Pit

2. Nailed to the Gun

3. Life in Black

4. Immortal Sin

5. War of Words

6. Laid to Rest

7. For All Eternity

8. Little Crazy

9. Contortion

10. Kill It

11. Vicious

12. Reality, A New Beginning

Editorial Reviews

This disc is on the Sony label.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best metal records of the '90's, April 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: War of Words (Audio CD)

This CD was seriously underrated in the industry. It is fantastic and without question one of the best metal records of the '90's. Entirely composed and produced by Rob Halford, it shows the genius which helped make Priest one of the definitive metal bands. The songs are catchy and some of them fairly melodic, but the CD has a number of memorably brutal and raw thrashy tracks, and it is mostly significantly heavier than Priest at its heaviest. The lyrics are deep and well-written. Crunchy riffing and great song concepts that carry you right along. Halford's vocal power and range are as evident here as anywhere. Powerful, sharp and extremely satisfying. The better of the two Fight CD's.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Vicious..., July 28, 2003

By 

Patrick Stott (Rolleston, Canterbury, New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: War of Words (Audio CD)

Just pretend for a moment you are the vocalist of one of the all time top selling Heavy Metal bands (yes, it is quite a stretch of the imagination!), and you are not happy. The band has only sporadically produced worthwhile material for the best part of a decade, and you are feeling like letting loose. If you are Rob Halford, you form Fight.

Yes, Fight, the side project that saw Rob Halford ejected from Judas Priest, inadvertently revitalising both Halford and Priest. Rather than reinventing the wheel, Fight took a huge slab of Priest, and added a dash of Thrash sensibilities, which left an unfettered Halford free to revive the forgotten art of Screaming for Vengeance.

So what do we get? Well, lots of Priest influenced, headkicking metal, not terribly original, but entertaining and as catchy as hepatitis in a spitting competition. There are straightforward stompers like "Into The Pit", "War Of Words", "Kill It" and "Vicious". "Little Crazy" is a little different, using slide guitars to add an almost country feel. "For All Eternity" and "Reality: A New Beginning" let Halford explore power ballad country.

There really isn't much more to say about this album. It is solid, straightforward 1990s Heavy Metal. Fans will know what to expect. It is unlikely to convert the unconverted. It is metal, simple as that.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Fight - 'War Of Words' (Epic), November 17, 2004

By 

Mike Reed (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: War of Words (Audio CD)

As most of you do know,Fight was,of course the band that Rob Halford formed after twenty years of fronting Judas Priest,along with Priest drummer Scott Travis.Bassist Jay Jay and guitarists Brian Tilse&Russ Parrish round out the group's line-up.The killer tracks are easy to spot here,like "Into The Pit",the in-your-gut "Nailed To The Gun",the heavily riffed "Immortal Sin","Contortion" and "Reality,A New Beginning".Plain and simple,a truly great '90's metal release.The follow-up to this effort,'Small Deadly Space' isn't as good.Thank goodness Halford has now rejoined Priest.I ALWAYS thought he would have,eventually.