The Force (Onslaught album)

1986 studio album by Onslaught

The Force

Studio album by Onslaught

Released

May 1986

Recorded

January–February 1986 at Matrix Studios (London)

Genre

Thrash metal

Length

44:48

Label

Under One Flag

Producer

Onslaught, Dave Pine

Onslaught chronology

Power from Hell
(1985)

The Force
(1986)

In Search of Sanity
(1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Martin Popoff

The Force is the second studio album by English thrash metal band Onslaught, released in May 1986. More successful than their previous album, Power from Hell, The Force is considered a thrash metal classic by fans and critics, and the band's first to feature Sy Keeler on vocals (he would depart in 1988, only to return for the 2007 album Killing Peace).

The album was re-issued in 2002 by Blackend Records and received a full remaster by Jacob Hansen for the 2013 release on AFM Records, with revamped artwork with liner notes by Nige Rockett. Onslaught have been playing The Force in its entirety recently celebrating its anniversary on The Full Force Tour.

Track listing

All songs written by Onslaught.

Side A
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let There Be Death"	6:41
2.	"Metal Forces"	6:37
3.	"Fight with the Beast"	6:01

Side B
No.	Title	Length
4.	"Demoniac"	6:49
5.	"Flame of the Antichrist"	7:49
6.	"Contract in Blood"	6:11
7.	"Thrash 'till the Death"	4:40
Total length:		44:48

1993 Japanese bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let There Be Rock" (AC/DC cover)	5:14
2.	"Metal Forces" (Live)	6:30
3.	"Power from Hell / Angels of Death" (Live)	4:28
Total length:		1:02:53

30th anniversary bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Let There Be Death" (Live)	4:16
2.	"Metal Forces" (Live)	5:06
3.	"Fight with the Beast" (Live)	5:24
4.	"Demoniac" (Live)	5:12
Total length:		1:05:11

Personnel

Sy Keeler – vocals
Nige Rockett – guitar
Jase Stallard – guitar
Paul Mahoney – bass
Steve Grice – drums

Production

Dave Pine – producer, engineer
Roy Rowland – mixing

References

Huey, Steve. "Onslaught - The Force review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.

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Sy Keeler Andy Rosser-Davies Jeff Williams Nige Rockett Mike Hourihan Jase Pope Paul Hill Roge Davies Paul Davis Paul Mahoney Jase Stallard James Hinder Rob Trotman Steve Grimmett Tony O'Hora Alan Jordan Steve Grice
Studio albums	Power from Hell The Force In Search of Sanity Killing Peace Sounds of Violence VI Generation Antichrist
Singles	"Let There Be Rock" "Bomber/The Sound of Violence"
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