Heavy Righteous Metal is a multi-artist compilation featuring various (mostly) American hard rock and metal bands, released on Pure Metal in 1988, a division of Refuge Music Group, distributed by Spectra Distribution. The compilation was followed up with a second installment simply entitled Heavy Righteous Metal: Chapter II, released the following year.
LP tracklist:
Side One
A1. Messiah Prophet – “Heavy Metal Thunder” – 5:28
A2. Saint – “Too Late For Living” – 3:58
A3. Whitecross – “Love On The Line” – 5:57
A4. Rosanna’s Raiders – “We Are Raiders” – 3:20
A5. Leviticus – “The Winner” – 4:04
Side Two
B1. Tempest – “Metal Mission” – 3:49
B2. Daniel Band – “Black Or White” – 3:02
B3. Bride – “Metal Might” – 3:33
B4. Rage Of Angels – “Rock For The Rock” – 4:35
B5. Jerusalem – “In His Majesty’s Service” – 4:14
Note: Simultaneously released on cassette, 12-inch vinyl LP, and CD by Pure Metal Records.
A full-page advertisement for the artists signed to Pure Metal Records, including the sampler albums Heavy Righteous Metal and The Axemen, was featured in the April 1988 issue of CCM Magazine.
