Wiped Out (Raven album)

Wiped Out is the second full-length album by British heavy metal band Raven, released in 1982.[3]

Wiped Out
Studio album by Raven
Released	3 June 1982
Recorded	1982
Studio	Impulse Studios, Wallsend, Tyne and Wear, England
Genre	Heavy metal, speed metal
Length	51:53
Label	Neat
Producer	Raven and Keith Nichol
Raven chronology
Rock until You Drop (1981) Wiped Out (1982) All for One (1983)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	10/10[2]

Reception

In 2005, Wiped Out was ranked number 495 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Gallagher, Gallagher and Hunter.

Side one

1. "Faster than the Speed of Light" – 4:22
2. "Bring the Hammer Down" – 4:19
3. "FirePower" – 3:08
4. "Read All About It" – 3:01
5. "To the Limit - To the Top" – 7:54
6. "Battle Zone" – 3:34

Side two

7. "Live at the Inferno!" – 3:54
8. "Star War" – 5:35
9. "UXB" – 3:25
10. "20/21" – 1:36
11. "Hold Back the Fire" – 5:40
12. "Chainsaw" – 5:17

CD reissue bonus tracks

13. "Crash Bang Wallop" - 3:03
14. "Run Them Down" - 2:59
15. "Rock Hard" - 3:06
16. "20/21" (outtake) - 1:44

Personnel

Raven

• John Gallagher - bass, vocals
• Mark Gallagher - guitar
• Rob Hunter - drums

Production

• Keith Nichol - producer, engineer

References

1. Henderson, Alex. "Raven - Wiped Out review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 20 November 2016.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 283–284. ISBN 978-1894959315.
3. "Raven (Gbr) - Wiped Out". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
4. [...], Rock Hard (Hrsg.). [Red.: Michael Rensen. Mitarb.: Götz Kühnemund] (2005). Best of Rock & Metal die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten. Königswinter: Heel. p. 9. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)