{"id":84079,"date":"2020-09-04T00:00:48","date_gmt":"2020-09-03T23:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=84079"},"modified":"2021-08-05T13:28:43","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T12:28:43","slug":"news-airforce-release-debut-studio-album-proper-strike-hard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-airforce-release-debut-studio-album-proper-strike-hard\/","title":{"rendered":"AIRFORCE Release Debut Studio Album \u2018Strike Hard\u2019 (September 4th, 2020) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

AIRFORCE Release Debut Studio Album \u2018Strike Hard\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nSeptember 4th, 2020<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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London, England-based hard rock band Airforce issued debut full-length studio album proper Strike Hard<\/em><\/a> on September 4th, 2020 through Pitch Black Records.<\/p>\n

The outing can be streamed in its entirety via YouTube below.<\/p>\n

Strike Hard<\/em> features guest vocals from Vision Divine singer Ivan Giannini on the track \u2018The Reaper\u2019, and former Iron Maiden frontman Paul Di\u2019Anno on the song \u2018Don\u2019t Look In Her Eyes\u2019. Also included on the album is a cover rendition of The Sensational Alex Harvey Band\u2019s \u2018Faith Healer\u2019, featuring a guest solo from original SAHB guitarist Zal Cleminson.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Fight\u2019
\n02. \u2018Die For You\u2019
\n03. \u2018Son Of The Damned\u2019
\n04. \u2018The Reaper\u2019
\n05. \u2018Finest Hour\u2019
\n06. \u2018Don\u2019t Look In Her Eyes\u2019
\n07. \u2018I Feel Your Pain\u2019
\n08. \u2018War Games\u2019
\n09. \u2018Band Of Brothers\u2019
\n10. \u2018The War Inside\u2019
\n11. \u2018Faith Healer\u2019 (The Sensational Alex Harvey Band cover) *<\/p>\n

* CD bonus track<\/p>\n

Airforce\u2019s line-up is as follows:<\/p>\n

Fl\u00e1vio Lino (vocals, ex-Deadlyforce)
\nChop Pitman (guitar)
\nTony Hatton (bass)
\nDoug Sampson (drums, ex-Iron Maiden)<\/p>\n

Music videos were filmed for the tracks \u2018Die For You\u2019 and \u2018Don\u2019t Look In Her Eyes\u2019. In addition, an official lyric video was created for the song \u2018Fight\u2019. All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Retrospective compilation record Judgement Day<\/em> was released in July 2016 via WatchOut Records.<\/p>\n