This Means War!
Studio album by
Petra
Released1987 (1987)
GenreChristian rock, hard rock
Length39:56
LabelStarSong
ProducerJohn & Dino Elefante
Petra chronology
Back to the Street
(1986) 		This Means War!
(1987) 		On Fire!
(1988)
Singles from This Means War!
  1. "This Means War![1]"
    Released: 1987
  2. "I Am Available[2]"
    Released: 1987
  3. "Get on Your Knees and Fight Like a Man[3]"
    Released: 1987
Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic[4]

This Means War! is the ninth studio album of the Christian rock band, Petra. It was released in 1987.

In this album, the band started to refine their movement into a more hard rock/arena rock sound, still retaining keyboard synthesizers to back the driving guitar work. This album also signaled the beginning of a military motif present in the song lyrics that the band would carry through several of their following albums.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bob Hartman, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."This Means War!" 3:30
2."He Came, He Saw, He Conquered"
4:06
3."Get on Your Knees and Fight Like a Man" 4:33
4."I Am Available" 4:27
5."Kenaniah" (lyrics: Bob Hartman, Danny Kingen, and John Lawry)
3:44
6."You Are My Rock"
  • Dino Elefante
  • John Elefante
4:20
7."The Water Is Alive" 3:48
8."Don't Let Your Heart Be Hardened" 3:43
9."Dead Reckoning" 3:24
10."All the King's Horses" 4:16
Total length:39:56
25th Anniversary Edition
No.TitleLength
11."Bob Hartman's Solo" (Live)2:26
12."John Lawry's Solo - The Race" (Live)1:52
13."Louie Weaver's Solo" (Live)2:04
Total length:46:19

Awards

Personnel

Petra

Additional musicians

Production

References

  1. ^ "Petra (9) - This Means War!".
  2. ^ "Petra (9) - I Am Available".
  3. ^ "Petra (9) - Get On Your Knees And Fight Like A Man".
  4. ^ AllMusic review
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