Vices (Kick Axe album)
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Vices is the debut album by Canadian heavy metal
band, Kick Axe
. The album was released in 1984 on producer Spencer Proffer's label Pasha Records
and distributed by CBS
. The album was reissued in 2000 as part of the "Sony Rewind" series.
Heavy metal music
Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
band, Kick Axe
Kick Axe
Kick Axe is the name of a heavy metal band from Canada that reached its climax in the 1980s. They produced four albums during their career, with the longest gap between albums being 18 years...
. The album was released in 1984 on producer Spencer Proffer's label Pasha Records
Pasha records
Pasha Records was a record label founded by Spencer Proffer. With distribution through Columbia Records, Pasha was the home to acts such as Quiet Riot and Kick Axe....
and distributed by CBS
Columbia Records
Columbia Records is an American record label, owned by Japan's Sony Music Entertainment, operating under the Columbia Music Group with Aware Records. It was founded in 1888, evolving from an earlier enterprise, the American Graphophone Company — successor to the Volta Graphophone Company...
. The album was reissued in 2000 as part of the "Sony Rewind" series.
Track listing
- "Heavy Metal Shuffle" - 3:15
- "Vices" - 4:22
- "Stay on Top" - 4:06
- "Dreamin' about You" - 4:32
- "Maneater" - 3:21
- "30 Days in the Hole" - 3:52 (bonus track)
- "On the Road to Rock" - 4:22
- "Cause for Alarm" - 4:38
- "Alive & Kickin'" - 3:50
- "All the Right Moves" - 4:36
- "Just Passing Through" - 4:48
Personnel
- George Criston - lead vocals
- Larry Gillstrom - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Raymond Harvey - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
- Victor Langen - bass guitar, backing vocals
- Brian Gillstrom - drums, backing vocals