Hope Of Glory

The "Hope of Glory-Anthology" project is comprised of various recordings made between 1985 and 1990. Most of these recordings appeared on Armada’s three albums. "All Four One", released in 1986, "Frontline", released in 1987 and "Black & White", released in 1988. The remainder of the songs represented in this project were the beginnings of a fourth album, and were never released before being included in this retrospective. They have since been included in the "Break the Chain" project as well. Armada was conceived in 1985 by John Heald and Dave Dawdy, both of whom remained members throughout the entirety of the bands five years, and Randy Carlson. Many other players also contributed to Armada’s sound and legacy, and their contributions have been faithfully preserved on these recordings.
This is the only CD release of songs from the ultra-rare underground indie cassette-only releases from this Christian hard rock band headed by keyboard/guitarist Dave Dawdy and drummer John Heald (now deceased), as well as some new songs. Tracks 1, 7, 10, 14 and 17 are previously unreleased studio recordings from 1989-1990. Tracks 4, 6, 8, 11, 13 and 16 are from the "Black and White" album (1988). Tracks 3, 5 and 12 are from the "Frontline" album (1987). Tracks 2, 9 and 15 are from the "All Four One" album (1986). The cover art is by caricature artist extraordinaire Dennis Preston.

Lineup

Doug Oxford – Vocals/Keyboards/Guitar
Rick Ledesma – Vocals
Lui Bradley – Vocals
Dave Dawdy – Guitars/Keyboards
Jeffrey Sipe – Guitars/Keyboards/Backing Vocals
Jimi Lee Matthews – Guitars/Vocals
Steve Forgey – Guitar/Backing Vocals
Randy Carlson – Bass
Ed Englerth – Bass/Backing Vocals
John Heald – Drums/Percussion/Vocals
Scott Doerfler – Backing Vocals
James Erdman - Backing Vocals