This Is Where the Fight Begins
# This Is Where the Fight Begins

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Kerrang! | |
| HardRockHouse.com | link |
| Rockmidgets.com | link |

This Is Where the Fight Begins is the first full length album by British band The Ghost of a Thousand. The album was released on February 19, 2007, on Undergroove Records. It was given 5K's (out of 5) in the rock magazine Kerrang!. The album was re-released as a 12" record under Holy Roar Records with new art and a bonus CD with nine unheard recordings on September 7, 2009.

## Track listing

Bonus CD:

* Bored of Math (Live Demo)
* Left for Dead (Live Demo)
* Up to You (Live Demo)
* New Toy (Home Recording)
* Black Art Number One (Home Recording)
* As They Breed They Swarm (First Official Band Recording)
* Tiny Ships In Giant Oceans (Unreleased B-Side)
* No-One Ever Gives You a Straight Answer to Anything (Instrumental Demo)
* The Last Bastion of Heaven Lies Abandoned and Burning (Home Recording)

### Personnel

* Tom Lacey - vocals, lyrics, layout and text
* Andy Blyth - guitar
* Jag Jago - guitar
* Memby Jago - drums, percussion
* Gaz Spencer - bass guitar
* Jason Wilson and Sam Burden at Stakeout Studios - Production and engineering. The original CD sleeve was misprinted.
* Guy Davies - additional engineering
* Kurt Ballou - mixing
* Nick Zampiello - mastering
* James Hines - artwork
* Yuki Snow - Japanese band logo

## Awards

* No. 6 Best Album of 2007 Critics' Choice, Kerrang! magazine
* Top 5 Metal Albums, Q magazine
* No. 11 Rocksound magazine Album of the Year 2007
