Vices (Kick Axe album)
Vices is the debut studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Kick Axe, released on May 14, 1984. It was recorded at The Pasha Music House in Hollywood, produced by Spencer Proffer (the producer behind Quiet Riot’s Metal Health), and runs 45 minutes and 42 seconds. The album blends hard rock melodies with metal riffs and features strong vocals from George Criston. It was issued on Pasha Records and distributed by CBS, available on vinyl and cassette.
The singles were “On the Road to Rock” / “Stay on Top” (released May 15, 1984) and “Heavy Metal Shuffle” (June 1984). Vices was later remastered and reissued on CD in 2000 as part of Sony’s Rewind series, and in 2016 UK label Rock Candy released a deluxe CD edition with a booklet and a bonus track, “30 Days in the Hole,” originally found on the chromium dioxide cassette versions of the album and the Up the Creek soundtrack.
A music video for “On the Road to Rock” received airplay on MuchMusic’s Pepsi Power Hour. In Canada, the album reached #66 on September 15, 1984, and in the United States it peaked at #126 on the Billboard 200 on September 8, 1984. Metal Hammer later listed the album cover among the 50 most hilariously ugly rock and metal covers.
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