| # | Title | Artist | Rating | Length |
|---|
| 1 | Animosity | Corrosion of Conformity | | 4:15 |
| 2 | Fear Beyond the Vision | Nasty Savage | | 3:52 |
| 3 | Hell Awaits | Slayer | 3.65 | 6:14 |
| 4 | Ruby Eyes (of the Serpent) | Omen | | 3:50 |
| 5 | Gideon | Trouble | | 5:10 |
| 6 | Gladiator | Sound Barrier | | 3:48 |
| 7 | One Foot in Hell | Cirith Ungol | | 5:12 |
| 8 | Hammerhead | Flotsam and Jetsam | 5 | 6:12 |
| 9 | Lethal Tendencies | Hallows Eve | | 6:40 |
| 10 | Notorious | Lizzy Borden | | 4:17 |
| 11 | Holy Martyr- engineer:
- Bill Metoyer
- executive producer:
- Brian Slagel
- producer:
- Bill Metoyer and Omen
- mixer:
- Steve Himelfarb and Bill Metoyer
- recorded at:
- Music Grinder Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States, Preferred Pacific in Woodland Hills, California, United States and Track Record Studios in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- mixed at:
- Capitol Records in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
| Omen | | 4:03 |
| 12 | Guardian- assistant engineer:
- Kevin Beauchamp , Scott Campbell , Steve Himelfarb and Dave Obrizzo
- engineer:
- Bill Metoyer
- producer:
- Fates Warning and Brian Slagel
- phonographic copyright (℗) by:
- Metal Blade Records GmbH (in 1986) and Metal Blade Records Inc. (in 1986, in 1995)
- recorded at:
- Preferred Sound in Woodland Hills, California, United States (from 1986-09 until 1986-10) and Stagg Street Studio in Van Nuys, California, United States (from 1986-09 until 1986-10)
- mixed at:
- Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States
- recording of:
- Guardian (from 1986-09 until 1986-10)
- writer:
- John Arch and Jim Matheos
- publisher:
- Hungry Vulture Music (in 1986) and Matheos Music (in 1986)
| Fates Warning | | 7:33 |
| 13 | The Misery Shows | Trouble | | 5:34 |