Before the Storm (Samson album)

Before the Storm
Studio album by Samson
Released	October 1982
Recorded	August-September 1982
Studio	Music Works Studios, London
Genre	Hard rock, heavy metal
Length	39:48
Label	Polydor
Producer	Jo Julian
Samson chronology
Shock Tactics (1981) Before the Storm (1982) Don't Get Mad, Get Even (1984)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	9/10[2]

Before the Storm is the fourth studio album by British heavy metal band Samson. It was released in 1982, with the new vocalist Nicky Moore. He was recruited to replace Bruce Dickinson after his departure, to join Iron Maiden. The drummer Mel Gaynor was also replaced by Pete Jupp, when Gaynor left to join Simple Minds.

Track listing

Side one

1. "Dangerzone" (Paul Samson, Chris Aylmer, Nicky Moore) - 5:24
2. "Stealing Away" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore) - 4:22
3. "Red Skies" (Samson, Bruce Dickinson, Aylmer, Thunderstick) - 3:46
4. "I'll Be 'Round" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Pete Jupp) - 3:14
5. "Test of Time" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp) - 4:09

Side two

6. "Life on the Run" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp) - 4:01
7. "Turn Out the Lights" (Samson, Dickinson, Aylmer, Thunderstick) - 4:02
8. "Losing My Grip" (Samson, Dickinson, Aylmer, Thunderstick) - 3:29
9. "Young Idea" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp) - 7:24

2002 CD Reissue bonus tracks^[3]

10. "Running Out of Time" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore)
11. "Driving with Z.Z." (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp)
12. "Living, Loving, Lying" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp)
13. "Pyramid to the Stars" (Samson, Dickinson, Aylmer, Thunderstick)
14. "Front Page News" (Samson, Aylmer, Moore, Jupp)
15. "Riding with the Angels" (Russ Ballard)

Personnel

Samson

• Nicky Moore – vocals
• Paul Samson – guitar
• Chris Aylmer – bass guitar
• Pete Jupp – drums

Additional musicians

• Ian Gibbons - keyboards
• Jo Julian - synthesizers on "Dangerzone", producer, engineer

Production

• Jo Julian - producer, engineer
• Ian Cooper - mastering at The Townhouse, London

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Samson - Before the Storm review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-07-01.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 978-1894959315.
3. Molten Metal CD MM53302-2

External links

• Official Paul Samson website