Life & Death (album)
| Life & Death | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Oz Studio (Baltimore, Maryland) | |||
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| Length | 36:22 | |||
| Label | Fifth Colvmn | |||
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Life & Death is the debut studio album by Thud, released in 1992 by Fifth Colvmn Records.[1] In April 2015 the lead track "Ventilator" was played on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine: Playlist on WMUC-FM.[2]
Reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
AllMusic gave Life & Death gave three out of five possible stars.[1] Fabryka Music Magazine awarded the album a flawless rating of four out of four stars, describing it as "heaviest Fifth Colvmn album" and "a violent assault of great rock and heavy metal."[3]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Robert Dotolo, Gregg Hudson, Chris Rasley and Adam Rutland, except "Ventilator" co-written by Jared Louche
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ventilator" | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Blind Judgement" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Black Whole" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Contradiction" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Shell Shock" | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Hustle" | 2:03 |
| 7. | "Image Pig" | 2:27 |
| 8. | "Temptation" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Rain" | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Lose" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Loaded" | 2:28 |
| 12. | "Nod" | 2:23 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Life & Death liner notes.[4]
Thud
- Robert Dotolo – lead vocals, guitars, production, mixing
- Gregg Hudson – drums, backing vocals
- Chris Rasley – bass guitar, guitar (1)
- Adam Rutland – guitar, backing vocals
Additional performers
- Eli Janney – engineering, piano (3)
- Barrett Jones – production, mixing, backing vocals (7)
- Jared Louche – production, mixing, additional guitar (1)
Production and design
- Craig Albertson (at CyberGrafiks) – photography
- Zalman Fishman – executive-producer
- Dave Harris – mastering
- Phil Merkle – cover art
- Nikolas H. Huffman – design
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | FCR 002 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b c "Thud: Life & Death > Overview". AllMusic. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Kamikaze, Diane (2018). "Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine: Playlist". WMUC-FM. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
- ^ Gariboldi, Marco (August 23, 2009). "Life & Death – Fifth Colvmn Records, 1992". Fabryka Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia. Fabryka Music Magazine. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ Life & Death (booklet). Thud. Washington, D.C.: Fifth Colvmn Records. 1992.
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External links[edit]
- Life & Death at Discogs (list of releases)
- Life & Death at iTunes