All songs arranged & composed by Grave Digger, except 4 based on a blues standard written by Beate Marquardt, 8 by Jagger/Richard.
Recorded at Music Lab Studio, Berlin.
Produced by Karl-Ulrich Walterbach & Grave Digger.
The
Megaforce Records pressing omits "2000 Light Years from Home" and has a different tracklist (as well as two songs not included on the Noise Records version - this two songs taken from single "Shoot Her Down" and song "We Wanna Rock You" replaced by single version):
Side One:
1. Headbanging Man (03:37)
2. We Wanna Rock You (mega mix) (03:39)
3. Back from the War (05:35)
4. Storming the Brain (05:08)
5. Heavy Metal Breakdown (03:42)
Side Two:
6. Tyrant (03:17)
7. Shoot Her Down (03:41)
8. Legion of the Lost (04:54)
9. Heart Attack (03:16)
10. Yesterday (05:06)
An exclusive Japanese re-release by
Victor Entertainment (VICP-8129) titled "Heavy Metal Breakdown / Rare Tracks" featured these bonus tracks (corresponding to the "Rare Tracks" part of the title of this edition):
10. Violence (04:45) (from "Rock from Hell" compilation)
11. Shoot Her Down (03:41) (from "Shoot Her Down" EP)
12. We Wanna Rock You (single version) (03:39) (from "Shoot Her Down" EP)
13. Storming the Brain (05:08) (from from "Shoot Her Down" EP)
14. Shine On (05:16) (from V.A. compilation "Metal Attack Vol. I")
15. Tears of Blood (02:39) (from V.A. compilation "Metal Attack Vol. I")
16. Don't Kill the Children (03:19) (from "The Best of the Eighties" compilation)
17. Girls of Rock 'n' Roll (03:43) (from "The Best of the Eighties" compilation)
18. Stronger Than Ever (04:34) (from "Stronger Than Ever" album by
Digger)
19. I Don't Need Your Love (04:22) (from "Stronger Than Ever" album by
Digger)
Re-released in 1994 by Dark Wings / Modern Music (Noise Records).
Reissued (with European track list and without any re-mastering and bonus tracks) in 2003, 2007 and 2010 - by current owner of rights (probably by
Sanctuary Records).