Downset. (album)
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| Released | July 12, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Studios | Silver Cloud Studios, Burbank, California | |||
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| Length | 35:34 | |||
| Label | Mercury | |||
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downset. is the debut studio album by American rapcore band downset. The band's major label debut, it was released on July 12, 1994, by Mercury Records.[2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 7/10[4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
| Kerrang! | [6] |
According to Rey Oropeza, the album has sold 275,000 copies worldwide.[7]
Track listing
All tracks are written by downset and Roy Z, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Anger" | downset. | 4:13 |
| 2. | "Ritual" | 3:34 | |
| 3. | "Take Em' Out" | 2:40 | |
| 4. | "Prositutionalized" | 3:13 | |
| 5. | "Downset" | downset. | 3:02 |
| 6. | "My American Prayer" | 5:25 | |
| 7. | "Holding Hands" | 3:15 | |
| 8. | "About to Blast" | 2:56 | |
| 9. | "Breed The Killer" | 2:51 | |
| 10. | "Dying Of Thirst" | 3:22 | |
| Total length: | 35:34 | ||
Personnel
Adapted from Tidal[8] and liner notes.
downset.
- Rey Oropeza – vocals, songwriting
- James Morris – bass guitar, songwriting
- Chris Lee – drums, songwriting
- Brian "Ares" Schwarger – guitar, songwriting
- Rogelio "Roy" Lozano – guitar, songwriting
Production
- Roy Z. – production, mixing, engineering, songwriting (2–4, 6–10)
- Joe Floyd – mixing, engineering (on tracks 1, 3–5, 10)
- Sean Kenesie – mixing, engineering (on tracks 1, 3–5, 10)
- Shay Baby – mixing, engineering (on tracks 2, 6–9)
Artwork
References
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 30, 1994.
- ↑ Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. July 30, 1994.
- ↑ Downset Downset Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved June 11, 2022
- ↑ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Downset". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
- ↑ Arnopp, Jason (October 29, 1994). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 518. EMAP. p. 45.
- ↑ "Interview: Downset". Modern Fix. January 24, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ↑ "Credits / Downset / Downset - TIDAL". Tidal. January 1994.