Ruler of the Wasteland is the second studio album by the American heavy metal band Chastain, released in 1986 through Shrapnel Records. During the same year, David T. Chastain released also two other studio albums with his second band CJSS.[3] It is the first album to feature Fifth Angel drummer Ken Mary, who replaced Fred Coury, after a suggestion by Shrapnel Records president and talent scout Mike Varney.[4]
| Ruler of the Wasteland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover art by Guy Aitchison | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 1986 | |||
| Recorded | 1986 | |||
| Studio | Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 37:11 | |||
| Label | Shrapnel | |||
| Producer | Steve Fontano, David T. Chastain, Mike Varney | |||
| Chastain chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[2] |
Track listing
editAll songs by David T. Chastain
- Side one
- "Ruler of the Wasteland" – 3:46
- "One Day to Live" - 4:06
- "The King Has the Power" - 3:03
- "Fighting to Stay Alive" - 3:54
- "Angel of Mercy" - 5:14
- Side two
- "There Will Be Justice" - 4:13
- "The Battle of Nevermore" - 5:08
- "Living in a Dreamworld" - 3:26
- "Children of Eden" - 4:21
2008 remastered CD edition bonus tracks
edit- "The Battle of Nevermore" (demo) - 5:48
- "Children of Eden" (demo) - 4:55
Personnel
editBand members
edit- Leather Leone - vocals
- David T. Chastain - guitars, producer
- Mike Skimmerhorn - bass
- Ken Mary - drums
Production
edit- Steve Fontano - producer, engineer, mixing
- Stuart Hirotsu - overdubs engineer
- Mike Varney - executive producer
Covers
editThe Swedish power metal band HammerFall covered the song "Angel of Mercy" on the studio album Crimson Thunder and then on the compilation album of covers Masterpieces
The German band Powergod covered the song "Ruler of the Wasteland" in their album of covers Bleed for the Gods: That's Metal - Lesson I
References
edit- ^ Hinds, Andy. "Chastain Ruler of the Wasteland review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 69. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ "Chastain - Ruler of the Wasteland". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
- ^ Chastain, David T. (2008). Ruler of the Wasteland (CD booklet). Chastain. Novato, California, USA: Shrapnel Records. SH 1024-2.