''Holy Hell'' is a heavy metal album released in 2005 by

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. It is his third solo release and is known for being his heaviest and most aggressive album to date. It was produced by

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who is also known for producing solo albums by

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and

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. Roy Z is also credited for performing some of the guitar and bass parts on the album. Other contributing musicians include guitarist

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fame, drummer Bobby Jarzombek who has played in bands such as

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and Halford, and

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and

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mainman

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who duets with Rob Rock on the closing track, "Move On". " Move On" is an

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cover, a song from their 1977 release, '' ABBA: The Album''. It was the second ABBA song covered by Rock after recording "

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", also off ''ABBA: The Album'', for his solo debut, '' Rage of Creation''.

Track listing

# "Slayer of Souls" (3:32) # "First Winds of the End of Time" (4:38) # "Calling Angels" (4:40) # "Holy Hell" (4:03) # "Lion of Judah" (5:09) # "I'm a Warrior" (4:20) # "I'll Be Waiting for You" (4:49) # "When Darkness Reigns" (5:48) # "The Revelation" (4:19) # " Move On" (5:12) '' featuring

'' Bonus Tracks: # "Ride the Wind" ''featuring Gus G. Guitar Solo'' (3:51) # "Lost in a World" ''from ROC session'' (5:21) # "I'm a Warrior (Alternative Mix)" (4:22) # "First Winds of the End of Time (Alternative Mix)" (4:45)

Credits

– lead and backing vocals *

– lead vocals on "Move On" *Liza Shekhter – backing vocals and keyboards on "Move On" *

– guitars *

– guitars, bass *The Warlock – guitars *Bob Rossi – guitar solo on "The Revelation" *Rick Renstrom – guitar solo on "Holy Hell" * Bobby Jarzombek – drums *Butch Carlson – drums on "Calling Angels" * Dave Moreno – drums on "Move On" *Andreas Olsson – bass *Mistheria – keyboards

References

2005 albums Rob Rock albums AFM Records albums Albums produced by Roy Z {{2000s-power-metal-album-stub