Delirious Nomad
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{{Infobox album
| name = Delirious Nomad
| type = studio
| artist = Armored Saint
| cover = Deliriousnomad.JPG
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1985|11|04}}{{cite magazine|date=1 November 1985|title=New Releases|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1985/FMQB-1985-11-01.pdf|magazine=FMQB|page=37|access-date=11 January 2023}}
| recorded = Can-Am Studios, Los Angeles, California
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = Heavy metal
| length = 41:54
| label = Chrysalis
| producer = Max Norman
| prev_title = March of the Saint
| prev_year = 1984
| next_title = Raising Fear
| next_year = 1987
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = AllMusic
|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{AllMusic|class=album|id=r855|pure_url=yes}} AllMusic review]
}}
Delirious Nomad is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released in 1985 via Chrysalis Records and recorded with producer Max Norman who previously worked for Ozzy Osbourne. While recording the album, guitarist Phil Sandoval left the band.
In 2011, Rock Candy released a remastered version of Delirious Nomad with two additional tracks.
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Side A
| title1 = Long Before I Die
| lyrics1 = John Bush
| music1 = Joey Vera
| length1 = 2:47
| title2 = Nervous Man
| lyrics2 = Bush
| music2 = Vera, Dave Prichard
| length2 = 4:01
| title3 = Over the Edge
| lyrics3 = Phil Sandoval, Bush
| music3 = P. Sandoval, Gonzo Sandoval
| length3 = 4:51
| title4 = The Laugh
| lyrics4 = Bush
| music4 = Vera, Prichard
| length4 = 4:21
| title5 = Conqueror
| lyrics5 = Bush
| music5 = Prichard, Bush
| length5 = 4:28
}}
{{track listing
| total_length = 41:54
| headline = Side B
| title6 = For the Sake of Heaviness
| lyrics6 = Vera, Bush
| music6 = Vera, Prichard
| length6 = 4:23
| title7 = Aftermath
| lyrics7 = Bush
| music7 = Vera, P. Sandoval
| length7 = 5:31
| title8 = In the Hole
| lyrics8 = Bush
| music8 = Prichard
| length8 = 3:50
| title9 = You're Never Alone
| lyrics9 = Bush
| music9 = P. Sandoval
| length9 = 4:37
| title10 = Released
| lyrics10 = Bush
| music10 = P. Sandoval
| length10 = 3:05
}}
{{track listing
| headline = 2011 remastered edition bonus tracks
| title1 = The Laugh
| note1 = Demo
| lyrics1 = Bush
| music1 = Vera, Prichard
| length1 = 4:53
| title2 = You're Never Alone
| note2 = Rough Mix
| lyrics2 = Bush
| music2 = P. Sandoval
| length2 = 5:55
}}
Personnel
;Band members
- John Bush – lead vocals, backing vocals
- Dave Prichard – guitars
- Joey Vera – bass, backing vocals
- Gonzo Sandoval – drums, percussion
;Additional musician
- Phil Sandoval – second half of guitar solo on "Over the Edge" and additional rhythm guitar on "Aftermath"
;Production
- Mixed at Record Plant and Can-Am Studios, Los Angeles, California
- Max Norman – producer, mixing
- Bill Freesh – engineer, mixing
- Matt Brady – engineer
- Michael J. Bowman – assistant engineer
- Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk
- Marty Capune – production management
- Ron Lafitte – tour manager
- Brockun, Q Prime Inc. – management
- Geffrey von Gerlach – art direction
- Ria Lewerke – art direction
- Armored Saint – cover concept
- Tom Murray – photography
References
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External links
- [http://www.armoredsaint.com/ Official band website]
- [{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p3573/biography|pure_url=yes}} Armored Saint on Allmusic Guide]
- [http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=2664 Armored Saint's Delirious Nomad on Encyclopaedia Metallum]
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