Skeptics Apocalypse

Skeptics Apocalypse is the debut album by American heavy metal band Agent Steel. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California and mastered at Frankort Wayne Studios in Miami, Florida by Tom Coyne from December 1984 to February 1985. The album was released by Combat Records in June 1985 and reissued in 1998 by Century Media Records.

Skeptics Apocalypse
Studio album by
Agent Steel
ReleasedJune 1985 (1985-06)
RecordedDecember 1984–February 1985[1]
StudioIndigo Ranch Studios (Malibu, California)[2]
Genre
Length30:39
LabelCombat
ProducerJay Jones
Agent Steel chronology
Skeptics Apocalypse
(1985)		 Mad Locust Rising
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[5]
Rock Hard9.5/10[6]

The bonus tracks on the 1998 reissue contains an updated version of "(The Calling)" titled "Calling 98 for Skeptics" and the never before released song "The Unexpected" in live format, both of which are of unknown origin. The latter can be seen and heard on the Mad Locust Rising home video. A second remastered version, released in 2008, contains the two songs, plus a cover version of the Judas Priest song "The Ripper", which was originally featured on the Mad Locust Rising EP.

"144,000 Gone" and "Taken by Force" are re-recordings of songs John Cyriis had previously cut as demos with his pre-Agent Steel outfit Sceptre in 1983. The Sceptre version of "Taken by Force" appears on Metal Massacre IV.

Track listing
Side A
No.TitleLength
1."(The Calling)" (Instrumental)0:47
2."Agents of Steel"3:04
3."Taken by Force"2:30
4."Evil Eye / Evil Minds"3:04
5."Bleed for the Godz"3:28
Side B
No.TitleLength
6."Children of the Sun"4:53
7."144,000 Gone"4:32
8."Guilty as Charged"4:58
9."Back to Reign"3:23
Total length:30:39
1998 Remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Calling 98 for Skeptics"0:57
2."The Unexpected" (live)5:06
Total length:36:42
2008 Remastered bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Calling 98 for Skeptics" 0:57
2."The Unexpected" (live) 5:06
3."The Ripper" (Judas Priest cover)Glenn Tipton2:33
Total length:39:27

Personnel
Production
  • Jay Jones – producer
  • Dean "Goatie" Davis – engineering
  • Tom Coyne – mastering
  • Maarten de Boer – lacquer cut
  • Vickie Miellie, Teresa Trebotic – photography
  • Ron Breitag – logo design

References
  1. AllMusic
  2. AllMusic
  3. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Skeptics Apocalypse - Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 16, 2021.
  4. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Agent Steel - Skeptic Apocalypse review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
  5. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 14. ISBN 978-1894959315.
  6. Kühnemund, Götz (1985). "Review Album : Agent Steel - Skeptics Apocalypse". Rock Hard (in German). No. 13. Retrieved September 1, 2021.


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