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Album Production Information:
Producer: Jos Kloek
Jos Kloek – Record Producer
Jos "Speed Rat" Kloek was a pioneering Belgian metal producer whose sharp ear defined the 1980s Mausoleum Records sound. From Warhead’s “The Day After” to Ostrogoth’s “Full Moon’s Eyes” and FN Guns’ “Nightmare,” his studio work at Shiva Studios shaped the country’s heavy legacy.
Executive Producers:
Alfie Falckenbach - Executive Producer
Alfie Falckenbach – Producer, label founder, entrepreneurI always clock his name when I spot the Mausoleum logo in the wild: the guy didn’t just push metal forward from the office chair, he even stepped up front as the singer of Blues Karloff (vocals, 2014-2016). Read more... Alfie Falckenbach, was a Belgian music producer and entrepreneur who helped wire the European heavy metal underground into something that could actually be heard outside its own rehearsal room. In 1982 he founded Mausoleum Records, the Belgian label that became a major launchpad for hard rock and metal across Europe, and he later built the wider Music Avenue universe, including Blues Boulevard for the blues side of his musical brain. I think of him as a rare breed: the businessman who still understood the sweat, the riffs, and the messy human part of making records, which is probably why he also performed as the frontman of Blues Karloff (vocals, 2014-2016). He died on March 1, 2016 after a long illness.
Stonne Holmgren - Executive Producer
Stonne Holmgren – Mausoleum Records co-founderI file him under “quiet architects”: the kind of person who doesn’t need a guitar solo to change the scene, because co-founding Mausoleum Records meant helping give Belgian heavy metal an actual launch ramp. Read more... Stonne Holmgren, was co-founder of the Belgian record company Mausoleum Records, and that alone tells me he was more about building the machine than standing in the spotlight. In my head, he belongs to that early-1980s moment when small, stubborn labels could turn local noise into something that traveled across borders and ended up in collectors’ hands decades later. When it comes to “performed with bands,” I mostly run into his name on the label side rather than in band line-ups; if he had a performing chapter, it’s not a widely documented one compared to his Mausoleum role.
Recorded at: Teatr Stu, Cracow, March 1985
Sound engineers: Jos Kloek, Jacek Mastykarz, Andrzej Solecki
Mixed at: Shiva Studios, Brussels, May 1985, Engineers: Patrick Cogneaux, Jos Kloek
Patrick Cogneaux a sound engineer associated with "Shiva Studio, Brussels, Belgium" who has worked on albums for "FN Guns", Ostrogoth, Steelover, TSA, Wildfire, Warhead and many others
Album cover Illustration: Eric Phillippe
Eric Philippe – Illustrator, graphic designerEric Philippe is the kind of name I notice because the art hits first and the credits hit later: sharp airbrush fantasy vibes that helped Belgian metal look as intense as it sounded. Read more... Eric Philippe, is a Belgian illustrator and graphic designer based in Liege, known for airbrush-driven cover art and graphic work that shows up all over the rock and metal ecosystem. I associate him most with that classic Mausoleum-era visual punch: he’s credited for cover illustration/artwork on releases connected to bands like Crossfire, Killer, Ostrogoth, and Dark Wizard, and his style nails that sweet spot between fantasy menace and clean, readable design. When it comes to “performed with bands,” I don’t see him documented as a band member; his performing happens on paper and paint, where he basically builds the stage before the first riff even lands.
Album photography: Andrzej Tyszko
TSA Logo Ryszard Piekarczyk
Management Team:
Manager: Jacek Rzehak
Road Manager: Ryszard Piekarczyk
Advertising Manager: Wieslaw Sliwinski
Personnel Manager: Grzegorz Korzeniewski
Chief Technical Staff: Dariusz Tomys
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