The Voice of the Cult

The Voice of the Cult is the fourth studio album by heavy metal band Chastain, released in 1988 through Leviathan Records.

The Voice of the Cult
Cover art by Guy Aitchison
Studio album by
Released1988 (1988)
RecordedCounterpoint Creative Studios in Cincinnati
Steve Lawson Studios in Seattle
GenreHeavy metal
Length37:35
LabelLeviathan
ProducerDavid T. Chastain
Chastain chronology
The 7th of Never
(1987)
The Voice of the Cult
(1988)
For Those Who Dare
(1990)

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal5/10[2]

Andy Hinds at AllMusic gave The Voice of the Cult two stars out of five, calling it "mainly a rehash of the band's Ruler of the Wasteland album, which had better songs" while saying that it would appeal to fans of David Chastain's guitar work and Leather Leone's singing.[1] Canadian journalist Martin Popoff notices the better production in comparison with Chastain's previous efforts, but concludes that the album is "as usual, useful as a guitar showcase, laughable as a band recording."[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by David T. Chastain, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."The Voice of the Cult"4:33
2."Live Hard"3:08
3."Chains of Love"3:30
4."Share Yourself with Me" (lyrics: Leather Leone)3:51
5."Fortune Teller"4:24
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Child of Evermore"4:25
7."Soldiers of the Flame" (lyrics: Leone)3:10
8."Evil for Evil"4:14
9."Take Me Home"6:20
Total length:37:35

Personnel

Band members

Production

  • Dale Smith – guitar, bass and vocals recording engineer
  • Terry Date – drums recording engineer, mixing
  • George Horn – mastering at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California

References

  1. Hinds, Andy. "Chastain - Voice of the Cult review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
  2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 69–70. ISBN 978-1894959315.
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