Kick Axe - Heavy Metal Shuffle

Artist: Kick Axe Song: Heavy Metal Shuffle Album: Vices (1984) Genres/ Style: Hard Rock, Heavy Rock, Hair Metal, Heavy Metal Label: Pasha Records / CBS Records Producer: Spencer Proffer and Kick Axe Released: May 1984  Recorded: The Pasha Music House, Hollywood, California Spencer Proffer - producer Amy Laura Kellinger - producer assistant Duane Baron, Spencer Proffer, Hanspeter Huber - engineers George Marino - mastering Dario Campanile - cover art Sam Emerson - photographs Margo Nahas - logo illustration Jay Vigon - logo design Jay Vigon, Spencer Proffer - art direction & design Terry DiMonte - artist development Dave D**k - early direction Gail Lee, Karen Chamberlain, Paula Garcia - administrative assistants Carol Peters, Lyn Corey-Benson - coordination Garry M. Stratychuk - manager Dean Zurowski, Dwayne Fynn, David McCann - tour personnel Website: kickaxe.net Kick Axe: George Criston - lead vocals Larry Gillstrom - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals Raymond Harvey - lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals Victor Langen - bass guitar, backing vocals Brian Gillstrom - drums, backing vocals Vices is the debut album by Canadian heavy metal band, Kick Axe. The album was released in 1984 on producer Spencer Proffer's label Pasha Records and distributed by CBS. The album was produced by Spencer Proffer, who was notable for producing Quiet Riot's multi-million selling 1983 album Metal Health. Music videos were produced for the tracks "Heavy Metal Shuffle" and "On the Road to Rock", both of which received moderate airplay on MuchMusic's weekly heavy metal showcase program the Pepsi Power Hour. In Canada, the album reached #66, September 15, 1984.The album's best Billboard 200 position was #126 reached on September 1984. LYRICS "Heavy Metal Shuffle" composer: Kick Axe Ⓟ 1984 CBS Inc.© 1984 The Pasha Music Company from: Vices Rock 'n' roll soldiers side by side How many times have they made this ride? Strange glow on a block silver sky It's no damn game, win or die The band hit the stage, they were ten feet tall Somewhere out there, you can still hear them all Chorus Heavy metal shuffle Heavy metal shuffle Heavy metal shuffle Heavy metal shuffle Fought for it all night long Nobody told 'em it was only a song Birds of prey screaming in flight Warrior black hammering white Dinosaurs roar coming out from under Hurricane winds and howling thunder The band kept playing through the night All the people were shouting They were ready to fight for... Chorus Heavy metal shuffle Heavy metal shuffle Heavy metal shuffle Heavy metal shuffle Fought for it all night long Nobody told 'em it was only a song Shuffle! Shuffle! Shuffle! Chorus Heavy metal shuffle Heavy metal shuffle Heavy metal shuffle Heavy metal shuffle Fought for it all night long Nobody told 'em it was only a song Oh! It's so real You know it's so real Yeah! Only a song yeah! Only a song hell yeah! Metal shuffle!

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