War of Words (Fight album)

War of Words
Studio album by Fight
Released	September 14, 1993
Genre	Heavy metal, groove metal
Length	59:26
Label	Epic
Producer	Attie Bauw and Rob Halford
Fight chronology
War of Words (1993) A Small Deadly Space (1995)
Alternative cover
2008 Remixed and Remastered edition cover

War of Words is the debut studio album by English-American heavy metal band Fight, released on September 14, 1993 by Epic Records.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Rock Hard (de)	9/10[2]

In 2005, War of Words was ranked number 386 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Rob Halford. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Into the Pit"	4:13
2.	"Nailed to the Gun"	3:38
3.	"Life in Black"	4:34
4.	"Immortal Sin"	4:39
5.	"War of Words"	4:29
6.	"Laid to Rest"	4:40
7.	"For All Eternity"	4:42
8.	"Little Crazy"	3:49
9.	"Contortion"	4:35
10.	"Kill It"	3:30
11.	"Vicious"	3:11
12.	"Reality – A New Beginning" (hidden track "Jesus Saves" starts at 9:43 on original release)	13:18

Personnel

Fight

• Rob Halford – vocals
• Brian Tilse – guitars
• Russ Parrish – guitars
• Jay Jay – bass
• Scott Travis – drums

Production

• Produced by Attie Bauw and Rob Halford
• Executive producer – John Baxter
• Recorded by Attie Bauw

2008 Remixed and Remastered Edition

• Remixed by Roy Z
• Remastered by Andy Horn
• Art design – Marc Sasso

Charts

Album - Billboard (North America)

Year	Chart	Position
1993	The Billboard 200	83

Singles

Year	Single	Chart	Position
1993	"Little Crazy"	Mainstream Rock Tracks	21

References

1. Hill, Gary. War of Words (Fight album) at AllMusic
2. Kühnemund, Götz. "Rock Hard review". issue 77. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
3. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 54. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.