The Force (Onslaught album)

The Force
Studio album by Onslaught
Released	May 1986
Recorded	January - February 1986 at Matrix Studios, London, England
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	44:56
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	[1]
Martin Popoff	[2]

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. It 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 one

1. "Let There Be Death" - 6:42
2. "Metal Forces" - 6:38
3. "Fight with the Beast" - 6:02

Side two

4. "Demoniac" - 6:51
5. "Flame of the Antichrist" - 7:50
6. "Contract in Blood" - 6:13
7. "Thrash Till the Death" - 4:40

Personnel

Onslaught

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

Production

• Dave Pine - producer, engineer
• Roy Rowland - mixing

References

1. Huey, Steve. "Onslaught - The Force review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2014-11-11.
2. Popoff, Martin (November 1, 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.