Triumph and Agony

1987 studio album by Warlock

Triumph and Agony

Cover art by Geoffrey Gillespie

Studio album by

Warlock

Released

29 September 1987

Studio

Power Station, New York City
Kajem Recording, Philadelphia

Genre

Heavy metal

Length

39:14

Label

Vertigo (Europe)
Mercury (US)

Producer

Joey Balin

Warlock chronology

True as Steel
(1986)

Triumph and Agony
(1987)

Rare Diamonds
(1991)

Singles from Triumph and Agony

"All We Are" / "Three Minutes Warning"
Released: 1 September 1987
"East Meets West" / "I Rule the Ruins"
Released: 1987
"Für immer" / "Metal Tango"
Released: 1987

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Blogcritics	^[2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	8/10^[3]
Rock Realms	^[4]

Triumph and Agony is the fourth and final studio album by the German heavy metal band Warlock, released on 29 September 1987.

The album was recorded in the US with producer Joey Balin and a different band line-up in comparison with the previous album True as Steel, which had made the name of Warlock known outside of Europe. Peter Szigeti and Frank Rittel were replaced in 1987 by the American musicians Tommy Bolan and Tommy Henriksen respectively. The album also features British drummer Cozy Powell on some tracks.

The song "All We Are" received some airplay on American metal radio stations and its video clip shot by director Mark Rezyka had good rotation on MTV's Headbangers Ball. Many songs of this album are still performed live by Doro's band.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Doro Pesch and Joey Balin, except where noted

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"All We Are"	3:19
2.	"Three Minute Warning"	2:30
3.	"I Rule the Ruins"	4:03
4.	"Kiss of Death" (Pesch, Niko Arvanitis, Balin)	4:08
5.	"Make Time for Love"	4:45

Side two
No.	Title	Length
6.	"East Meets West"	3:34
7.	"Touch of Evil"	4:18
8.	"Metal Tango" (Pesch, Arvanitis, Balin)	4:24
9.	"Cold, Cold World" (Pesch, Arvanitis, Balin)	4:01
10.	"Für Immer"	4:12

2011 CD edition bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"East Meets West" (live)	3:45
12.	"Angels with Dirty Faces"	3:58
13.	"Under the Gun" (Pesch, Jon Levin, Tommy Henriksen, Balin)	3:51
14.	"Something Wicked This Way Comes" (Gene Simmons)	5:17

Personnel

Band members

Doro Pesch – vocals
Niko Arvanitis – guitar
Tommy Bolan – guitar
Tommy Henriksen – bass
Michael Eurich – drums

Additional musicians

Cozy Powell – guest drummer on "Touch of Evil"^[5]
Rudy Richman – guest drummer
Sterling Campbell – guest drummer

Production

Joey Balin – producer, arrangements
Brooke Hendricks, Mr. Mitch – mixing
Steve Rinkoff, Larry Alexander – engineers
Roy Hendrickson – assistant engineer
Greg Calbi – mastering at Sterling Sound
Geoffrey Gillespie – illustration
Peter Zimmermann – management

Charts

Chart (1988)	Peak position
Finnish Albums (The Official Finnish Charts)^[6]	25
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[7]	23
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)^[8]	30
UK Albums (OCC)^[9]	54
US Billboard 200^[10]	80

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Germany (BVMI)^[11]	Gold	250,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

^ "Warlock Triumph and Agony review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 October 2011.
^ Dionne, George (18 January 2006). "CD Review Flashback: Warlock - Triumph & Agony". Blogcritics. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 404. ISBN 978-1894959315.
^ Wilde, Jon. "Album Review: Triumph And Agony (1992)". Rock Realms.com. Retrieved 21 July 2012.
^ "DORO PESCH On The Demise Of WARLOCK". blabbermouth.net. 2 September 2017. Retrieved 28 August 2018. ...great people played on the record, like the legendary Cozy Powell. He played on 'Touch Of Evil'.
^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Warlock – Triumph and Agony" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Swisscharts.com – Warlock – Triumph and Agony". Hung Medien. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Warlock Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved January 30, 2024.
^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Warlock; 'Triumph and Agony')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 22 July 2022.