Ready to Strike

Ready to Strike
Studio album by
King Kobra
ReleasedFebruary 28, 1985
Recorded1984
StudioPasha Music House Hollywood, California
Genres
Length39:18
LabelCapitol/EMI
Producers
King Kobra chronology
Ready to Strike
(1985)		 Thrill of a Lifetime
(1986)
Singles from Ready To Strike
  1. "Hunger" / "Attention"
    Released: 1985
  2. "Tough Guys"
    Released: 1985
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Ready to Strike is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band King Kobra, released in 1985 by Capitol Records.

The single "Hunger" was written by members of the Canadian metal band Kick Axe and was released by them in 1986 in The Transformers: The Movie soundtrack album, under the alias Spectre General.

Track listing

  1. "Ready to Strike" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Spencer Proffer) - 5:20
  2. "Hunger" (Proffer, Larry Gillstrom, Brian Gillstrom, Victor Langen, George Criston, Raymond Harvey) - 3:26
  3. "Shadow Rider" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:04
  4. "Shake Up" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:29
  5. "Attention" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:43
  6. "Breakin' Out" (King Kobra) - 3:59
  7. "Tough Guys" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:21
  8. "Dancing with Desire" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 5:36
  9. "Second Thoughts" (King Kobra, Proffer) - 3:47
  10. "Piece of the Rock" (Proffer, L.Gillstrom, B.Gillstrom, Langen, Criston, Harvey) - 3:33

Personnel

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Band members
Production

Charts

Chart (1985) Peak
position
US Billboard 200136

References

  1. ↑ "New Releases" (PDF). FMQB. February 22, 1985. p. 25. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  2. ↑ Theakston, Rob. "King Kobra Ready to Strike review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  3. ↑ Theakston, Rob. "King Kobra Ready to Strike review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 20, 2012.
  4. ↑ "king kobra Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved June 7th, 2026.