Decibels (album)

Decibels is the eighth studio album by Canadian speed/thrash metal band Razor. This was the band's first album since 1991's Open Hostility and since their split in 1992, as well as the only album to feature drummer Rich Oosterbosch and the last with bassist Jon Armstrong.

Decibels
Studio album by Razor
Released	1997
Recorded	February–May 1997
Studio	The Tube, Hamilton, Ontario
Genre	Thrash metal, groove metal
Label	Hypnotic Records
Producer	Dave Carlo, Bob Reid
Razor chronology
Open Hostility (1991) Decibels (1997) Cycle of Contempt (2022)

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Decibels"	4:24
2.	"Jimi the Fly"	3:43
3.	"Life Sentence"	3:28
4.	"Liar"	4:05
5.	"The Game"	3:41
6.	"Great White Lie"	5:10
7.	"Open Hostility"	3:02
8.	"Nine Dead"	3:34
9.	"Goof Soup"	4:16
10.	"Violence...Gun Control"	7:04
Total length:		42:27

Bonus track

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Instant Death" (Re-recorded Version)	3:24
Total length:		45:51

2011 vinyl bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Instant Death" (Re-recorded Version)	3:24
2.	"Rebel Onslaught" (Re-recorded Version)	3:56
Total length:		49:47

Notes

• Despite the additional bonus track on the original CD release, it is not listed on the track list. The 2004 CD re-issue by Blackend Records omits it
• Pressings of the 12" limited edition vinyl re-issue by High Roller Records features an alternate track list and cover art and two bonus tracks

Personnel

• Bob Reid – vocals
• Dave Carlo – guitars
• Jon Armstrong – bass
• Rich Oosterbosch – drums

Production

• Dave Carlo – producer
• Bob Reid – producer
• Tom Treumuth – executive producer
• Daryn Barry – engineering
• Alfio Annibalini – engineering
• Darko – photography
• Roland – cover model

References

• Decibels at AllMusic. Retrieved April 23, 2015.