Ready to Strike

Ready to Strike is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band King Kobra, released in 1985 by Capitol Records.

Ready to Strike
Studio album by King Kobra
Released	February 28, 1985[1]
Recorded	1984
Studio	Pasha Music House Hollywood, California
Genre	Heavy metal glam metal
Length	39:18
Label	Capitol/EMI
Producer	Spencer Proffer Carmine Appice
King Kobra chronology
Ready to Strike (1985) Thrill of a Lifetime (1986)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The single "Hunger" was written by members of the Canadian metal band Kick Axe and was released by them in 1986 in The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack album, under the alias Spectre General.

Track listing

1. "Ready to Strike" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Spencer Proffer) - 5:20
2. "Hunger" (Proffer, Larry Gillstrom, Brian Gillstrom, Victor Langen, George Criston, Raymond Harvey) - 3:26
3. "Shadow Rider" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:04
4. "Shake Up" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:29
5. "Attention" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:43
6. "Breakin' Out" (King Kobra) - 3:59
7. "Tough Guys" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:21
8. "Dancing with Desire" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 5:36
9. "Second Thoughts" (King Kobra, Proffer) - 3:47
10. "Piece of the Rock" (Proffer, L.Gillstrom, B.Gillstrom, Langen, Criston, Harvey) - 3:33

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.^[3]

Band members

• Mark Free – lead and backing vocals
• David Michael-Philips – lead and rhythm guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
• Mick Sweda – lead and rhythm guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
• Johnny Rod – bass, backing vocals
• Carmine Appice – drums, electric and acoustic percussion, backing vocals, associate producer

Production

• Spencer Proffer – producer (for Pasha), additional engineer, arrangements
• King Kobra – arrangements, cover concept
• Duane Baron – engineer
• Alex Woltman – assistant engineer
• Hanspeter Huber – additional engineer
• George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
• Vigon Seireeni – art direction, design
• Ray Tusken – A&R coordination for Capitol
• Carol Peters – coordination for Pasha
• Cathy Goodman – coordination for Miller Management
• Allan Miller – management for Miller Management

References

1. "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. 22 February 1985. p. 25. Retrieved 1 March 2023.
2. Theakston, Rob. "King Kobra Ready to Strike review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-20.
3. Theakston, Rob. "King Kobra Ready to Strike review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2012-09-20.