K5 – The War of Words Demos

2007 compilation album by Fight

K5 – The War of Words Demos is a compilation album by heavy metal band Fight, released on November 28, 2007. It mostly consists of demo recordings originally made in July 1992 in Phoenix, Arizona, of what would become their 1993 debut release War of Words, and also includes five new songs.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Rob Halford, except where noted

Notes

• "Beast Denies" is an early version of "Reality, a New Beginning" from War of Words, but with different lyrics
• "Dead Men Talk" contains some parts that would later end up in the song "Human Crate" from A Small Deadly Space
• "Psycho Suicide" would be re-recorded and be featured as a hidden track after a two-minute silence on "In a World of My Own Making" from A Small Deadly Space

Personnel

Fight

• Rob Halford – vocals
• Brian Tilse – guitars
• Russ Parrish – guitars
• Jay Jay – bass
• Scott Travis – drums

Production

• Produced by Rob Halford
• Executive producer – John Baxter
• Tracks 1–4, 6, 8–10, and 15–16 are multitrack mixes, mixed by Roy Z in 2006
• Tracks 5, 7, and 11–14 are DAT demos, mixed by Rob Halford in 1992
• Mastered by Tom Baker
• Cover illustration/art design – Marc Sasso
• Booklet layout/additional art – Attila Juhasz
• Photography – Neil Zlozower, William Hames, John Baxter