''Unstoppable Force'' is the second album by American
heavy metal band
Agent Steel
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. It was recorded at Morrisound Recording Studios in
Tampa, Florida
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from March - June 1986, and was digitally mastered in July 1986 at Criteria Studios in
Miami, Florida
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. The album was released by
Combat Records
Combat Records was an American independent record label founded in 1983 and based in New York City.
The label specifically was for heavy metal and punk rock acts, Notable artist include: Megadeth, Circle Jerks, Nuclear Assault, OZ, Death ...
in March 1987. The 1999 reissue by
Century Media Records
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Background
Century Media was founded by Robert Kampf and Oli ...
contains the ''
Mad Locust Rising
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'' EP, which some later reissues excludes the cover version of the
Judas Priest
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song "
The Ripper". It was the last album before the band split up in 1988,
only to reform in 1998 for the release of the 1999 album ''Omega Conspiracy''.
Track listing
Credits adapted from the album liner notes.
Personnel
;Agent Steel
*John Cyriis – lead vocals
*
Juan Garcia – guitars
*Bernie Versailles – guitars
*Michael Zaputil – bass
*Chuck Profus – drums
;Additional Musicians
*Ben Meyer, Nasty Ronnie – backing vocals on "Indestructive" and "Rager"
;Production
*Dan Johnson – producer
*Jim Morris – engineering
*Tom Morris – engineering, mixing
*Randy Burns – engineering (additional)
*
Scott Burns – engineering (pre-production)
*Mike Fuller – mastering
*Steve Sinclair – executive producer
*Rick Frehsee – front cover underwater photography
*Gerald McLaughlin – logo air brushing
*Mark Weinberg – design, typography
*John Cyriis – cover concept
References
1987 albums
Agent Steel albums
Combat Records albums
Music for Nations albums
Albums recorded at Morrisound Recording
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