Album
Battering Ram
Battering Ram: tracklist, credits and charts
11 tracks · 50:18Tracklist
- 1Battering RamBiff Byford and Nibbs Carter4:56
- 2The Devil’s FootprintByford, Carter, Glockler, Quinn, Scarratt4:08
- 3Queen of HeartsBiff Byford and Nibbs Carter5:08
- 4DestroyerByford, Carter, Glockler, Quinn, Scarratt3:21
- 5Hard and FastBiff Byford and Nibbs Carter4:45
- 6Eye of the StormByford, Glockler, Quinn, Scarratt3:54
- 7Stand Your GroundBiff Byford and Nibbs Carter4:15
- 8Top of the WorldByford, Glockler, Quinn, Scarratt4:00
- 9To the EndBiff Byford and Nibbs Carter5:50
- 10Kingdom of the CrossByford, Glockler, Quinn, Scarratt6:08
- 11Three Sheets to the Wind (The Drinking Song)Byford, Glockler, Quinn, Scarratt3:53
- Produced by
- Andy Sneap
- Executive producer
- Biff Byford
- Artwork
- BUNTMETALL, Paul Raymond Gregory
- Photography
- BUNTMETALL, Nathan Terry
- Recorded
- January–March 2015
- Label
- UDR
- Length
- 50:18
Line-up
- Nibbs Carter · bass guitar
- Nigel Glockler · drums (drum set)
- Paul Quinn · guitar
- Doug Scarratt · guitar
- Biff Byford · vocals
- David Bower · spoken vocals · guest
- Seb Byford · background vocals · guest
- Jamie Scarratt · Moog · guest
Peak chart positions
| Chart | Peak |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart · 2015 | 50 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums · 2015 | 3 |
| UK Independent Albums · 2015 | 8 |
| German Albums · 2015 | 12 |
| Swedish Albums · 2015 | 13 |
| Swiss Albums · 2015 | 21 |
| Scottish Albums · 2015 | 29 |
| Austrian Albums · 2015 | 34 |
| Belgian Albums (Flanders) · 2015 | 59 |
| French Albums · 2015 | 66 |
All 12 charts
| Italian Albums · 2015 | 67 |
| Belgian Albums (Wallonia) · 2015 | 78 |
From MusicBrainz, Wikipedia and Wikidata. Only what the sources record is shown.
39.5
Popularity (0–100, vs the whole vault)
355
ListenBrainz listeners
8.0k
Wikipedia views, last 12 months
3.8k
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How we know the release date wikipedia + musicbrainz + wikidata
| Source | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|
| MusicBrainz | 16 October 2015 | |
| Wikipedia infobox | 16 October 2015 | |
| Wikidata | 16 October 2015 | |
| Deezer | 16 October 2015 | |
| UK / Europe release | 16 October 2015 | earliest UK or European date |
4 editions
| Date | Country | Label | Barcode | Kind |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 October 2015 | XE | UDR | 825646033096 | original |
| 16 October 2015 | DE | UDR | 825646033072 | original |
| 16 October 2015 | XE | UDR | 825646033133 | original |
| 7 July 2017 | GB | UDR | 0825646949762 | other |
Cover art sources
itunes · native: native 1500x1500
| Source | Size | Verdict |
|---|---|---|
| itunes ✓ | 1500×1500 | native: native 1500x1500 |
| deezer | 1200×1200 | upscaled |
| fanarttv | 1000×1000 | upscaled |