Ruler of the Wasteland

Ruler of the Wasteland
Studio album by Chastain
Released June 1986
Recorded Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California, 1986
Genre Heavy metal
Length 37:11
Label Shrapnel
Producer Steve Fontano, David T. Chastain, Mike Varney
Chastain chronology
Mystery of Illusion
(1985)
Ruler of the Wasteland
(1986)
The 7th of Never
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Allmusic[1]

Ruler of the Wasteland is the second studio album of the American heavy metal band Chastain, released in 1986 through Shrapnel Records. During the same year, David T. Chastain released also two other studio albums with his second band CJSS.[2] It is the first album to feature Fifth Angel drummer Ken Mary, who replaced Fred Coury, after a suggestion by Shrapnel Records president and talent scout Mike Varney.[3]

Track listing

All songs by David T. Chastain

Side one
  1. "Ruler of the Wasteland" – 3:46
  2. "One Day to Live" - 4:06
  3. "The King Has the Power" - 3:03
  4. "Fighting to Stay Alive" - 3:54
  5. "Angel of Mercy" - 5:14
Side two
  1. "There Will Be Justice" - 4:13
  2. "The Battle of Nevermore" - 5:08
  3. "Living in a Dreamworld" - 3:26
  4. "Children of Eden" - 4:21

2008 remastered CD edition bonus tracks

  1. "The Battle of Nevermore" (demo) - 5:48
  2. "Children of Eden" (demo) - 4:55

Personnel

Band members

Production

Covers

The Swedish power metal band HammerFall covered the song "Angel of Mercy" on the studio album Crimson Thunder and then on the compilation album of covers Masterpieces

The German band Powergod covered the song "Ruler of the Wasteland" in their album of covers Bleed for the Gods: That's Metal - Lesson I

References

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