In Search of Sanity

In Search of Sanity
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
Onslaught chronology
The Force (1986) In Search of Sanity (1989) Killing Peace (2007)
Singles from In Search of Sanity
"Shellshock" Released: 1988 "Welcome to Dying (special edit)" Released: 1989

Professional ratings
Review scores
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, the album contains a more polished sound than previous Onslaught albums, meeting mixed views by their fans. It is 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

1. "Asylum" (Stephan Galfas) - 5:16
2. "In Search of Sanity" (Nige Rockett, Rob Trottman, James Hinder) - 7:13
3. "Shellshock" (Rockett, Trottman, Hinder) - 6:46
4. "Lightning War" (Rockett) - 6:57
5. "Let There Be Rock" (Angus Young, Malcolm Young, Bon Scott) - 4:03 (AC/DC cover)

Side two

6. "Blood Upon the Ice" (Rockett) - 8:22
7. "Welcome to Dying" (Rockett, Trottman, Hinder) - 12:41
8. "Power Play" (Rockett, Trottman, Hinder) - 6:25

CD version bonus track

9. "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

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Onslaught - In Search of Sanity review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
2. 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.