⚔️ Saint's Time's End Celebrates 40 Years!
One of Christian metal's landmark albums turns 40 — and Retroactive Records is celebrating with two expanded Collector's Editions of Saint's legendary Time's End!
Originally released in 1986, Time's End helped establish Saint as one of the defining bands of classic Christian heavy metal. Forty years later, the album returns newly remastered and expanded for 2026, with two distinctly different editions created for fans and collectors.
And we didn't just add old demos or archival leftovers.
Saint went back and recorded classic Time's End songs again — nearly four decades after the original sessions.
💜 Time's End: 40th Anniversary +2 – Purple Majesty Gatefold Vinyl
For the first time in its history, Time's End receives the deluxe gatefold vinyl treatment!
Pressed on stunning Purple Majesty Vinyl and strictly limited to just 300 copies, the 40th Anniversary +2 edition features the original album newly remastered by Rob Colwell, plus TWO exclusive newly re-recorded bonus tracks:
In the Night / Island Prisoner
The expanded gatefold presentation celebrates the history of the album with vintage Saint photographs, memorabilia, lyrics, credits, and an exclusive 524-word retrospective written by founding Saint bassist Richard Lynch.
Richard takes fans behind the scenes of the Time's End sessions — including the lineup changes surrounding the album, the band's arrival at Falcon Studio without a drummer, Brian Willis ultimately recording the drum tracks, and the pressure of having the budget for just two weeks to record nine songs.
FIRST-EVER GATEFOLD • PURPLE MAJESTY VINYL • +2 EXCLUSIVE BONUS TRACKS • ONLY 300 COPIES
SALE PRICE: $39.95
💿 Time's End: 40th Anniversary +5 – Deluxe CD with Limited Collector Card
The Deluxe CD edition takes the anniversary even further, adding FIVE newly re-recorded bonus tracks to the complete original album:
In the Night / Island Prisoner / Through You / Primed & Ready / Phantom of the Galaxy / Steel Killer
The final bonus selection, "Phantom of the Galaxy / Steel Killer," combines the two Saint classics into one epic track running nearly nine minutes.
Limited to only 500 copies, the Deluxe CD also features the album newly remastered by Rob Colwell, an expanded 12-page booklet, Richard Lynch's exclusive 524-word retrospective, a Collector's Slipcase O-Card, and the special Limited Collector Card.
This isn't simply Time's End with a handful of old bonus recordings added. Saint returned to this material and recorded these songs again, creating a bridge between the Saint that recorded Time's End in 1986 and the band carrying its music forward 40 years later.
+5 NEWLY RE-RECORDED BONUS TRACKS • 12-PAGE BOOKLET • COLLECTOR'S SLIPCASE • LIMITED COLLECTOR CARD • ONLY 500 COPIES
SALE PRICE: $21.95
🎸 1986 → 2026: 40 Years of Time's End
With the commanding vocals of Josh Kramer, the guitar work of John Mahan, the bass and songwriting foundation of Richard Lynch, and the powerful drumming of Brian Willis, Time's End delivered the muscular riffs, soaring vocals, melody, aggression and unmistakable metal attack that became synonymous with classic Saint.
Songs including "In the Night," "Island Prisoner," "Space Cruiser," "Through You," "Time's End," "Primed & Ready," "Destroyers," "Phantom of the Galaxy" and "Steel Killer" have endured for four decades.
But the finished album tells only part of the story.
For these special 40th Anniversary Collector's Editions, founding member Richard Lynch contributes an exclusive 524-word retrospective taking fans behind the scenes of the album's creation.
Lynch recalls the lineup changes surrounding the record, John Mahan's departure and eventual return, Dee Harrington's time with the band, drummer problems that left Saint arriving at Falcon Studio without a drummer, and engineer Dave Loar bringing in Brian Willis to perform the drum tracks.
And then there was the clock.
Saint had a budget that gave them just two weeks to record nine songs.
Out of those circumstances came an album that would outlive the uncertainty surrounding its creation and become one of the defining releases in the Saint catalog.
Lynch's retrospective brings the story forward nearly four decades as well, connecting the Saint that recorded Time's End in 1986 with another generation of musicians who grew up as Saint fans and are now helping carry this music forward.
⭐ Two Editions – One Landmark Album
These two anniversary releases have deliberately been created as different collector experiences.
💜 40th Anniversary +2 Purple Majesty Vinyl
First-ever gatefold vinyl edition • Purple Majesty Vinyl • 2 exclusive newly re-recorded bonus tracks • Remastered by Rob Colwell • Richard Lynch retrospective • Only 300 copies • $39.95 SALE
💿 40th Anniversary +5 Deluxe CD
5 newly re-recorded bonus tracks • Remastered by Rob Colwell • 12-page booklet • Richard Lynch retrospective • Collector's Slipcase O-Card • Limited Collector Card • Only 500 copies • $21.95 SALE
For longtime Saint fans, these editions offer the opportunity to revisit one of the foundational albums of Christian heavy metal in formats created specifically to celebrate its history. For collectors discovering Time's End later, this is an opportunity to experience an album whose influence and legacy have endured for four decades.
⚔️ 40 Years Later, Time's End Lives On
Four decades after Saint recorded nine songs against the clock in Portland, Oregon, those songs are still being heard, collected, played — and now recorded again.
The album was called Time's End.
Forty years later, its story is anything but over.
PRE-ORDER BOTH 40TH ANNIVERSARY EDITIONS NOW!
SAINT – TIME'S END: 40TH ANNIVERSARY +2 / +5
Retroactive Records • 2026
Vinyl limited to 300 copies • Deluxe CD limited to 500 copies