# Ready to Strike

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Ready to Strike
| type       = studio
| artist     = [King Kobra](/source/King_Kobra)
| cover      = KingKobra_ReadyToStrike.gif
| alt        =
| released   = February 28, 1985<ref>{{cite magazine|date=22 February 1985|title=New Releases|url=https://www.worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/FMQB-Album/1985/FMQB-1985-02-22.pdf|magazine=[FMQB](/source/FMQB)|page=25|access-date=1 March 2023}}</ref>
| recorded   = 1984
| venue      =
| studio     = Pasha Music House [Hollywood, California](/source/Hollywood%2C_California)
| genre      = *[Heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) 
*[glam metal](/source/glam_metal)
| length     = 39:18
| label      = [Capitol](/source/Capitol_Records)/[EMI](/source/EMI)
| producer   = {{hlist|[Spencer Proffer](/source/Spencer_Proffer)|[Carmine Appice](/source/Carmine_Appice)}}
| prev_title =
| prev_year  =
| next_title = [Thrill of a Lifetime](/source/Thrill_of_a_Lifetime_(album))
| next_year  = 1986
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1      = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic)
| rev1Score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/ready-to-strike-mw0000312270 | title = King Kobra Ready to Strike review | accessdate = 2012-09-20 | last = Theakston | first = Rob | work = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) | publisher = [Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation)}}</ref>
}}

'''''Ready to Strike''''' is the debut studio album by American [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) band [King Kobra](/source/King_Kobra), released in 1985 by [Capitol Records](/source/Capitol_Records).

The single "Hunger" was written by members of the Canadian metal band [Kick Axe](/source/Kick_Axe) and was released by them in 1986 in ''[The Transformers: The Movie](/source/The_Transformers%3A_The_Movie)'' soundtrack album, under the alias [Spectre General](/source/Spectre_General).

==Track listing==
# "Ready to Strike" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Spencer Proffer) - 5:20
# "Hunger" (Proffer, Larry Gillstrom, Brian Gillstrom, Victor Langen, George Criston, Raymond Harvey) - 3:26
# "Shadow Rider" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:04
# "Shake Up" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:29
# "Attention" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 3:43
# "Breakin' Out" (King Kobra) - 3:59
# "Tough Guys" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 4:21
# "Dancing with Desire" (King Kobra, H. Banger, Proffer) - 5:36
# "Second Thoughts" (King Kobra, Proffer) - 3:47
# "Piece of the Rock" (Proffer, L.Gillstrom, B.Gillstrom, Langen, Criston, Harvey) - 3:33

==Personnel==
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.allmusic.com/album/ready-to-strike-mw0000312270 | title = King Kobra Ready to Strike review | accessdate = 2012-09-20 | last = Theakston | first = Rob | work = [Allmusic](/source/Allmusic) | publisher = [Rovi Corporation](/source/Rovi_Corporation)}}</ref>

;Band members
* [Mark Free](/source/Mark_Free) – lead and backing vocals
* [David Michael-Philips](/source/Dave_Henzerling) – lead and rhythm guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
* [Mick Sweda](/source/Mick_Sweda) – lead and rhythm guitars, guitar synthesizer, backing vocals
* [Johnny Rod](/source/Johnny_Rod) – bass, backing vocals
* [Carmine Appice](/source/Carmine_Appice) – drums, electric and acoustic percussion, backing vocals, associate producer

;Production
* [Spencer Proffer](/source/Spencer_Proffer) – producer (for Pasha), additional engineer, arrangements
* King Kobra – arrangements, cover concept
* Duane Baron – engineer
* Alex Woltman – assistant engineer
* Hanspeter Huber – additional engineer
* George Marino – mastering at Sterling Sound, New York
* Vigon Seireeni – art direction, design
* Ray Tusken – A&R coordination for Capitol
* Carol Peters – coordination for Pasha
* Cathy Goodman – coordination for Miller Management
* Allan Miller – management for Miller Management

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{King Kobra}}

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Category:1985 debut albums
Category:King Kobra albums
Category:Capitol Records albums

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