Northwest Metalfest

Northwest Metalfest
Compilation album by various artists
Released	1984
Recorded	1983–1984
Genre	Hard rock Heavy metal Thrash metal
Length	40:28
Label	Ground Zero Records (US), Steamhammer (Germany)

Northwest Metalfest is a compilation album of songs by ten different Seattle-area metal bands, first released in 1984 by Ground Zero Records in the U.S. and Steamhammer Records in Germany.

Track listing

The length listed is taken from the CD edition.

Side A

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"Daily Grind"	Pasarelli	Lipstick	4:12
2.	"Cry For The Nations"	Open Fire	Open Fire	3:50
3.	"Fantasy & Science Fiction"	Koda Khan	Koda Khan	2:48
4.	"On The Edge"	Logan/Van Liew	Overlord	3:25
5.	"Intense As Hell"	Rottweiller	Rottweiller	4:56

Side B

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Artist	Length
1.	"The Loser"	C. Holt	Bondage Boys	4:03
2.	"Leather Warrior"	Lee, Jeffries	Sato	4:24
3.	"Deadline"	G. Stock	Strike	3:34
4.	"Marching Saprophytes"	Mace	Mace	4:04
5.	"Death Wish"	Metal Church	Metal Church	4:48

Personnel

Bands

Lipstick

• Paul Passarelli – vocals
• Brock Graue – guitar
• Brett Miller – bass
• Jeff Cardelli – drums

Open Fire

• Greg Costa – vocals
• Phil See – guitar, keyboard
• Bob Fisher – guitar
• Mark Stella – bass
• Kevin Merriam – drums

Koda Khan

• Bill Ackron – vocals
• Doug Roberts – guitar
• Cory Sandahl – bass
• Jay Roberts – drums

Overlord

• Steve Van Liew – vocals
• Glen Logan – guitar
• Kurt Lofstrom – guitar
• Doug Blake – bass
• Kenny Kubsen – drums

Rottweiller

• Paul Crisman – vocals
• Michael Winston – guitar
• Tim Wolfe – bass
• Doug Marrapodi – drums

Bondage Boys

• Vaun Hammer – vocals
• Geode V. Winson – guitar
• Rexx D’Le’Roxx – bass
• Father Onray – drums

Sato

• Dean Jeffries – vocals
• Terry Lee – guitar
• Ken Kramer – guitar
• Mike Starr – bass
• Dave Jensen – drums

Strike

• Joe Milner – vocals
• Gregg Stock – guitar
• Scott Piteo – bass
• Ken Mary – drums

Mace

• Vence Larose – vocals, drums
• Dave Hillis – guitar
• Kirk Verhay – bass

Metal Church

• David Wayne – vocals
• Kurdt Vanderhoof – guitar
• Craig Wells – guitar
• Duke Erickson – bass
• Kirk Arrington – drums

Production

Individual tracks/bands

• Produced and engineered by Tom Hall (A1); Open Fire, David Thompson, and Brad Spur (A2); Koda Khan and Gordy Kjellberg (A3); Overlord and Tom Bertoldi (A4); Bondage Boys and Don Dodge (B1); Sato and Tom Hall (B2); Mace and Tom Bertoldi (B4); Metal Church and Richard Rogers (B5)
• Produced by Goldy McJohn, Gordy Kjellberg, Rottweiler (A5); Gregg Stock (B3)
• Engineered by Terry Date (B3)
• Remixing by Jack Barr (B5)
• Band photos by Patricia Ridenour (Lipstick); Lynn DeBon (Open Fire); Greg Cass (Koda Khan); Julianne Anderson (Overlord); Mike Crisman (Rottweiler); Craig Holt (Bondage Boys); Ashly Bexten (Sato, Mace); Saulis Pempe (Strike); Randy Butler (Metal Church)
• Stage Managing by John Stocks (Open Fire)

Album

• Executive produced by Jeff Gilbert and Willie Mackay
• Sequencing and equalization by Tom Hall
• Mastered by Ron Luder
• Cover art by Vern White
• Logo design – Stacy Sidener
• Liner notes by Glen Boyd
• Album title by Brett Miller
• Inspiration by Diane Harris and Kim Harris

Band releases

Koda Khan

• Tales from the Darkside 83–88 (compilation album) (2016)

Overlord

• Broken Toys (extended play) (1982)
• Broken Toys: Expanded Deluxe Edition (2017)

Rottweiller

• Screams of the Innocent (1985)
• Rage of War (2004)

Sato

• Leather Warriors - Sato Anthology 82/86 (CD+DVD) (2017)

Strike

• Strike (extended play) (1984)

Mace

• Process of Elimination (1985)
• The Evil in Good (1987)

Metal Church

• Metal Church discography