| Life & Death | ||||
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| Studio album by Thud | ||||
| Released | 1992 (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. In April 2015 the lead track "Ventilator" was played on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine: Playlist on WMUC-FM.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
AllMusic gave Life & Death gave three out of five possible stars. 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."
Track listing
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
Adapted from the Life & Death liner notes.
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
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | FCR 002 |
References
- ^ "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
- Life & Death at Discogs (list of releases)
- Life & Death at iTunes