Call to Arms (Sick of It All album)

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Call to Arms
Studio album by
Sick of It All
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1999
RecordedBig House (New York City)
GenreHeavy hardcore[1]
Length32:55
LabelFat Wreck Chords[2]
ProducerSick of It All & John Seymour
Sick of It All chronology
Built to Last
(1997) 		Call to Arms
(1999) 		Yours Truly
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar[3]
Chronicles of Chaos9/10[4]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStar[5]
Pitchfork9.0/10[6]
PunknewsStarStarStarStar[7]
Lollipop MagazinePositive[8]

Call to Arms is the fifth full-length studio album from American hardcore punk band Sick of It All.[9] It was the band's first full-length release on Fat Wreck Chords and follows the 1998 EP, Potential for a Fall.

Critical reception

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The A.V. Club called the album "packed with all the sturm und drang of its previous releases, bearing the hallmarks of virtually all good hardcore: breakneck speed, heavy guitar riffs, and shouting that would be unintelligible were it not for the lyric sheet."[9] CMJ New Music Report wrote that the songs "come from the gut — anthems in the truest sense, flexing championship muscles that have been pumped up by working class bravado and street punk pride."[10] July of Punknews stated “15 fast, furious, and angry anthems that only SOIA can pump out with such power.” Adding “I'm not going to call it a perfect album..1 or 2 songs lack their usual rawness, but then others take you straight back to their very first release.[11]

Track listing

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All tracks written by Sick of It All.

  1. "Let Go" – 1:09
  2. "Call to Arms" – 1:48
  3. "Potential for a Fall" – 2:28
  4. "Falter" – 1:13
  5. "The Future Is Mine" – 2:04
  6. "Guilty" – 1:32
  7. "Falling Apart" – 2:03
  8. "Sanctuary" – 1:55
  9. "Morally Confused" – 1:50
  10. "Hindsight" – 2:27
  11. "Martin" – 2:46
  12. "Pass the Buck" – 1:27
  13. "Quiet Man" – 2:40
  14. "Drastic" – 1:23
  15. "(Just A) Patsy" – 6:10*

*at the end of the album, there is a hidden track called "Greezy Wheezy". The band has also played it several times live and the video of it can be seen on the movie Sick of It All: The Story So Far.

Credits

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  • Lou Koller – vocals
  • Pete Koller – guitar
  • Craig "Ahead" Setari – bass guitar
  • Armand Majidi – drums
  • Recorded at Big House, New York City
  • Produced by Sick of It All and John Seymour
  • Engineered by John Seymour

Charts

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Charts (1999) Peak position
Germany (GfK Entertainment) 56[12]
UK Independent (Official Charts) 47[13]

References

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  1. ^ "Sick of It All Call to Arms (retro review) (1999)". Retrieved July 9, 2020.
  2. ^ "Call To Arms". Fat Wreck Chords.
  3. ^ Jason D. Taylor (February 9, 1999). "Call to Arms - Sick of It All | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved June 5, 2017.
  4. ^ "CoC : Sick of it All - Call to Arms : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
  5. ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 7. MUZE. p. 442.
  6. ^ Ruggeri, Kevin. "Sick of It All: Call to Arms: Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 16, 2000.
  7. ^ https://www.punknews.org/review/612/sick-of-it-all-call-to-arms
  8. ^ https://lollipopmagazine.com/1999/06/sick-of-it-all-potential-for-a-fall-review/
  9. ^ a b "Sick Of It All: Call To Arms". Music.
  10. ^ "Must Hear". CMJ New Music Report. CMJ Network, Inc. February 15, 1999 – via Google Books.
  11. ^ Punknews.org (October 13, 2001). "Sick of it All - Call to Arms". www.punknews.org. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
  12. ^ "Discographie Sick Of It All - hitparade.ch". hitparade.ch. Retrieved October 21, 2025.
  13. ^ "SICK OF IT ALL". Official Charts. February 4, 1995. Retrieved October 21, 2025.



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