The Force (Onslaught album)

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The Force
The Force (Onslaught album).jpg
Studio album by
Onslaught
ReleasedMay 1986
RecordedJanuary–February 1986 at Matrix Studios (London)
GenreThrash metal
LabelUnder One Flag
ProducerOnslaught, Dave Pine
Onslaught chronology
Power from Hell
(1985) 		The Force
(1986) 		In Search of Sanity
(1989)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Martin Popoff5/10 stars[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 (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.TitleLength
1."Let There Be Death"6:41
2."Metal Forces"6:37
3."Fight with the Beast"6:01
Side B
No.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
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[]

  1. ^ Huey, Steve. "Onslaught - The Force review". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 November 2014.
  2. ^ 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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