Deathshead Extermination

Deathshead Extermination is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Crisis, released on March 26, 1996, by Metal Blade Records.

Deathshead Extermination
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 1996[1]
RecordedOctober 1995
StudioSmash (New York City)
Genre
Length50:30
LabelMetal Blade
Producer
  • Steve McAllister
  • Afzaal Nasiruddeen
Crisis chronology
8 Convulsions
(1993)
Deathshead Extermination
(1996)
The Hollowing
(1997)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[4]
Hit Parader[2]
Kerrang![6]
Metal Hammer (Germany)6/7[7]
Rock Hard7.5/10[8]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Karyn Crisis; all music is composed by Crisis.[9]

No.TitleLength
1."Onslaught"2:06
2."Working Out the Graves"5:13
3."Wretched"3:41
4."The Watcher"3:57
5."Deadfall"3:40
6."Methodology"7:44
7."Bloodlines"3:36
8."Nowhere But Lost"4:31
9."Different Ways of Decay"2:50
10."Prisoner Scavenger"4:22
11."2 Minutes Hate"4:17
12."Aftermath"4:26
Total length:50:30

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[9]

Crisis

  • Karyn Crisis - vocals
  • Afzaal Nasiruddeen - guitar
  • Gia Chuan Wang - bass
  • Fred Waring III - drums

Additional personnel

  • Norman Westberg - additional guitar (4)
  • The Monkey Butt Sex Choir (Iann, Josh, Christian, Nasiruddeen) - backing vocals (11)

Production

  • Steve McAllister - production, engineering
  • Mike Mohney - assistant engineer
  • Jeff Coplan - assistant engineer
  • Mike Lopresti - assistant engineer
  • Joe West - assistant engineer

Artwork

  • Karyn Crisis - photos, illustrations
  • Afzaal Nasiruddeen - layout, typography
  • Richard Hobbs - band photos
  • Pete Tsakris - additional graphic help
  • Manray - front cover model

References

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  1. ^ "Crisis "Deathshead Extermination"". Metal Blade Records. Retrieved June 28, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Anon. (July 1996). "Indie Reviews". Hit Parader. No. 382. Hit Parader Publications, Inc. p. 74 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ a b Rivadiva, Eduardo (n.d.). "Deathshead Extermination - Crisis | Album". AllMusic. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
  4. ^ a b Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  5. ^ Scene Staff (May 2, 1996). "Quick Hits". Scene Entertainment Weekly. Vol. 27, no. 18. Cleveland. p. 27. JSTOR community.32630420.
  6. ^ Anon. (March 9, 1996). "And Also". Kerrang!. No. 587. EMAP. p. 45.
  7. ^ Müller, Robert (May 1996). "Crisis: Deathshead Extermination". Metal Hammer (in German). Germany: Marquard Media Gruppe. p. 55.
  8. ^ "Deathshead Extermination". www.rockhard.de (Vol. 107) (in German). March 26, 1996. Retrieved November 2, 2024.
  9. ^ a b Crisis (1996). Deathshead Extermination (booklet). Metal Blade Records. 3984-14108-2.