Fixation on a Co-Worker is the only studio album by American metalcore band Deadguy, which was released on November 20, 1995 through Victory Records. The album is now considered to have played an important role in the development of the metalcore fusion genre[4] and was included in Decibel Magazine's "Hall of Fame" list in 2006.[5] Terrorizer listed the album as one of the "100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties".[6] It is the last recording by the group to feature vocalist Tim Singer and guitarist Keith Huckins.[7]
| Fixation on a Co-Worker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 20, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | March 1995 | |||
| Studio | Trax East (South River, New Jersey) | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, mathcore, noise rock | |||
| Length | 30:14 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | Steve Evetts, Deadguy | |||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Alternative Press |   [1] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 6/10[2] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[3] |
Release
editThe album was originally released on compact disc, vinyl, and cassette formats. The LP edition was pressed on grey and black vinyl. 300 LP copies were packaged in special covers, this edition is known as the "Death To False Metal" pressing. In 2013, Victory Records repressed the album on vinyl format, 1048 copies total pressed: 100 clear, 409 pink, 377 red, and 162 yellow.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Doom Patrol" | 2:48 |
| 2. | "Pins And Needles" | 2:07 |
| 3. | "Die With Your Mask On" | 3:15 |
| 4. | "Baby Arm" | 2:30 |
| 5. | "Makeshift Atomsmasher" | 2:38 |
| 6. | "The Extremist" | 3:10 |
| 7. | "Nine Stitches" | 2:16 |
| 8. | "Riot Stairs" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Apparatus" | 2:06 |
| 10. | "Crazy Eddie" | 5:44 |
| Total length: | 30:14 | |
Personnel
editDeadguy
- Tim Singer - vocals
- Chris Corvino - guitar
- Keith Huckins - guitar
- Tim Naumann - bass
- Dave Rosenberg - drums
Production
- Steve Evetts - production
- Alan Douches - mastering
- Jason Hallman - photography
References
edit- ^ Percorelli, Johnny (May 1996). "Deadguy: Fixation on a Coworker". Alternative Press. Vol. 10, no. 94. p. 73.
- ^ Bromley, Andrew (1996-03-14). "Deadguy - Fixation On A Co-Worker". chroniclesofchaos.com. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 104. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ n/a (2011-08-21). "From The Archive: Deadguy - Fixation On A Co-Worker". heavyblogisheavy.com. Heavy Blog Is Heavy. Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ n/a (2006-07-01) (July 2006). "Deadguy - Fixation On A Coworker". decibelmagazine.com. Decibel. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ Glasper, Ian (February 2000). "The 100 Most Important Albums of the Nineties". Terrorizer. No. 75. Scantec Publishing Ltd. pp. 39–40. ISSN 1350-6978.
- ^ Dowey, Ryan (2015-01-20). "30 albums we can't believe turn 20 this year". altpress.com. Alternative Press. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links
edit- Fixation On A Co-Worker at Discogs (list of releases)