| Occupational Hazard | ||||
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| Studio album by Unsane | ||||
| Released | January 27, 1998 | |||
| Studio | Excello, Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Billy Anderson, Bruce Hathaway | |||
| Unsane chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Occupational Hazard | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 7/10 |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10 |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Rock Hard | 6.5/10 |
Occupational Hazard is Unsane's fourth studio album. It was released in 1998 through Relapse Records.
Critical reception
Bake Butler of AllMusic described the album as "getting hit by a semi, kicked in the teeth, and thrown down three flights of stairs all at once. In a way unlike almost any other, they scream in your face fairly emotional, damaging lyrics, while breaking the musical boundaries, as well as your eardrums." CMJ New Music Monthly called it "still all meat-grinder riffs slathered on top of a pummeling, breakneck-tempo rhythm section."
Track listing
All lyrics written by Chris Spencer, except "Scam", written by Dave Curran. All songs written by Unsane.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Committed" | 2:42 |
| 2. | "This Plan" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Over Me" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Take in the Stray" | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Stop" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Wait to Lose" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Sick" | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Hazmat" | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Smells Like Rain" | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Lead" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Humidifier" | 2:43 |
| 12. | "Scam" | 2:43 |
| 13. | "Understand" | 3:21 |
Credits
- Vincent Signorelli – drums
- Chris Spencer – guitar, vocals
- Dave Curran – bass, vocals
Footnotes
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 353.
- "The Frank Kozik Resource Center - Unsane - MR 024". mansruin.com. Archived from the original on 1998-06-14. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ Butler, Blake. "AllMusic ((( Occupational Hazard > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2006.
- "CoC : Unsane - Occupational Hazard : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
- Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 470. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- "UNSANE - Occupational Hazard". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
- "Unsane | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250083616 – via Google Books.
- "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. May 12, 1998 – via Google Books.
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