Fighting for the Earth is the debut album by American heavy metal band Warrior. It was originally released in 1985 and was re-issued by Metal Blade in 1991 (North America), Toshiba-EMI in 1993 (Japan) as part of the Burrn! Legendary Masters series, and by NL Distribution in 2008 (Europe). Critical reception Fighting for the Earth was ranked number 275 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time in 2005. Track listing All songs written and composed by Joe Floyd, except where noted: Personnel Band members Parramore McCarty – vocals Joe Floyd – guitars Tommy Asakawa – guitars Bruce Turgon – bass (credited but does not play on the record) Jimmy Volpe – drums (credited but does not play on the record) Additional musicians Rick Bennett – bass, keyboards on all tracks Liam Jason – drums on all tracks Production Doug Rider – producer, engineer David Thoener – mixing Brian Scheuble, Peggy McCreary, Ray Leonard – assistant engineers Bob Ludwig – mastering at Masterdisk, New York References 1985 debut albums Albums recorded at Sound City Studios