| Before the Storm | ||||
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| Released | November 1982 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 1982 | |||
| Studio | Music Works Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Hard rock | |||
| Length | 39:48 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Producer | Jo Julian | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 9/10[2] |
Before the Storm is the fourth studio album by British hard rock/heavy metal band Samson, released in 1982. It is the band's first album with vocalist Nicky Moore, who was recruited to replace Bruce Dickinson after Dickinson joined Iron Maiden. The drummer Mel Gaynor was also replaced by Pete Jupp, when Gaynor left to join Simple Minds. The album was included in the three-disc The Polydor Years, issued by Caroline International in 2017. [3] The set also includes their followup album Don't Get Mad, Get Even and a third CD with various B-sides, live and studio rarities.
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Samson - Before the Storm review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 306. ISBN 978-1894959315.
- ^ Joe Gessin (16 March 2017). "SAMSON – The Polydor Years (3 CD box via Caroline / Universal)". With Guitars. Retrieved 23 October 2022.