Violent Restitution

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Violent Restitution
Studio album by
Released1988
RecordedDecember 1987 – January 1988
StudioPhase One Studios, Toronto
GenreThrash metal
LabelSPV
ProducerBrian Taylor
Razor chronology
Custom Killing
(1987)
Violent Restitution
(1988)
Shotgun Justice
(1990)

Violent Restitution is the fifth full-length album from the Canadian speed/thrash metal band Razor, released in 1988.[1][2] It is the first album to feature Rob Mills on drums and Dave Carlo's brother Adam on bass and the last one to feature Stace "Sheepdog" McLaren on vocals. The album is dedicated to late actor Charles Bronson.

Track listing[edit]

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."The Marshall Arts"2:45
2."Hypertension"3:21
3."Taste the Floor"2:07
4."Behind Bars"2:15
5."Below the Belt"2:54
6."I'll Only Say it Once"2:28
7."Enforcer"3:44
Side B
No.TitleLength
8."Violent Restitution"2:33
9."Out of the Game"2:47
10."Edge of the Razor"4:15
11."Eve of the Storm"3:20
12."Discipline"2:55
13."Fed Up"2:30
14."Soldier of Fortune"2:59
Total length:40:53
2015 Relapse Records CD and digital bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
1."Roll out the Barrel" (Instrumental, hidden track placed as track 12)0:21
2."Shootout" (Recorded live in February 1988 in Toronto)4:10
3."Snake Eyes" (Recorded live in February 1988 in Toronto)2:40
4."The Marshall Arts/Hypertension" (Recorded live in February 1988 in Toronto)6:02
Total length:54:06

Personnel[edit]

  • Stace McLaren – vocals
  • Dave Carlo – guitars
  • Adam Carlo – bass
  • Rob Mills – drums
Production
  • Brian Taylor – producer
  • Stephen Darch – photography
  • Steve Hutchens – cover art
  • André Tueroff – back cover
  • Bill Kennedy – engineering

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Retrospective Review: Razor – 'Violent Restitution'". www.vice.com. November 18, 2014. Retrieved March 30, 2023.
  2. ^ Razor – Violent Restitution Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved March 30, 2023