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Release Date
1 January 1985
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Length
10 tracks
Delirious Nomad is the second album by American heavy metal band Armored Saint. It was released in 1985 on Chrysalis Records and recorded with producer Max Norman who previously worked for Ozzy Osbourne. While recording the album guitarist Phil Sandoval left the band.
In 2011, Rock Candy released a remastered version of Delirious Nomad with two additional bonus tracks.
Credits
John Bush - vocals
Dave Prichard - guitars
Phil Sandoval - guitars on "Over The Edge" and "Aftermath"
Joey Vera - bass, backing vocals
Gonzo Sandoval - drums
Quotes
FIBM: When you guys went in to record Delirious Nomad, did you have full support from the record label? Were they behind you guys? Did you have a bigger budget? Did they consider March of the Saint a successful debut?
Joey: It was interesting because after March we were extremely set on doing things different. We wanted to do things our way and have way more control. I think March was pretty successful in their eyes although they always want more. But we had made it clear to our managers that we wanted to make "our" record this time. A heavier one which is why we wanted and got Max Norman to produce it. And we could have had just as big a budget but we knew better then and wanted to make a cheaper record. I think we spent 150,000 on it but to me it sounds way better than March. Another note: We wanted to tour more. Just as Delirious was being finished, MTV cancelled their Heavy Metal Programming. So we decide to not make a video at all. Save the money and put it towards tour support. 6 months after Delirious came out, MTV added Metal programming back into their program. We were pissed.
FIBM: Anything stand out from those recording sessions?
Joey: We had a good time because we felt like we were making our record this time. Dave had read the book Hammer of the Gods and was all into being all Zeppelin like, and we were way into U2 at the time so we had this kind of anything goes attitude. We had worked on the song Over the Edge in rehearsal but John never wrote lyrics for it. He wanted to just wing it in the studio and sing whatever came to mind like Bono does sometimes. Well it wasn't going so good according to Max so he sent John out to the parking lot of the studio and John wrote the lyrics for Over the Edge in about 30 minutes.
FIBM: By this point are you able to support yourself as a musician? Had the band recouped expenses on the first album?
Joey: We all put ourselves on a salary but trust me, it was barely enough to make ends meet. But had we just taken all the money we wanted, we would have been broke in no time. We were fortunate enough to live very modestly and not work from 1984 to 1989. We were deep in debt from March, touring and the video. We still are.
FIBM: Who were some of the bands you toured with to support Delirious Nomad?
Joey: Saxon, Michael Schenker Group, Ted Nugent and some one off shows with Judas Priest and Aerosmith.
FIBM: How did that record sell? How many copies?
Joey: Delirious after about a year had sold about 65,000 copies.
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