Industrial is the debut album by the band Pitch Shifter. It was released in 1991 on Peaceville Records. It is the only Pitchshifter album featuring Mark Clayden on lead vocals. After Industrial was released, the band released a single "Death Industrial" with two new tracks that would later be released on Submit.
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| Released | 1 January 1991 | |||
| Recorded | September 1990 at Lion Studios, Leeds | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal | |||
| Length | 38:47 | |||
| Label | Peaceville | |||
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| AllMusic |    [1] |
Background
editAccording to bassist and singer Mark Clayden the band "made the first album for £500 in a week in a shithole studio in Leeds."[2] The album cover is a shot of Frank Booth's death in the film Blue Velvet. The deluxe edition of the album The Industrialist by American industrial metal band Fear Factory contains a cover of "Landfill".
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Landfill" | Mark Clayden, Jonathan Alan Carter | 3:50 |
| 2. | "Brutal Cancroid" | Carter, Clayden, Stuart E. Toolin | 5:09 |
| 3. | "Gravid Rage" | Clayden, Carter | 3:25 |
| 4. | "New Flesh" | Clayden, Carter | 4:34 |
| 5. | "Catharsis" | Val | 5:39 |
| 6. | "Skin Grip" | Clayden, Carter | 5:19 |
| 7. | "Inflammator" | Clayden, Carter | 4:10 |
| 8. | "Eye" | Clayden, Carter | 6:44 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 9. | "Gravid Rage (live)" | Clayden, Carter | 3:28 |
Personnel
editPitchshifter
edit- Mark Clayden – bass, lead vocals
- Stuart E. Toolin – rhythm guitar
- Johnny A. Carter – lead guitar, keyboard and drum machine programming
- J.S. Clayden – backing vocals
Technical personnel
edit- Paul Sludgefeast – artwork
- Mick A. – artwork
- Guy Hatton – engineering
- Nimbus – mastering
- Cath – Photography
References
edit- ^ Carlson, Dean. Pitchshifter: Industrial > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ^ Clayden, Mark (10 January 2010). "Pitchshifter Interview". MusicReview (Interview). Interviewed by Sergio Pereira. Johannesburg. Archived from the original on 28 October 2014. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
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