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Album information

The album received favorable reviews and was considered to be their best release.* Rotsaert, Rick. ''Rickter Scale''. Thrasher Magazine, May 1992, p. 70. Many of the album's songs are from old demos, unreleased, and new material, including "Corporate Life", "Self Defense" and "Cold". The production was handled by guitarist George Barberio and Damian Kain co-produced and engineered. The working title for the album was ''Three''.* Makin, Robert. ''Current Vinyl''. East Coast Rocker, February 12, 1992, p. 25. The original art and cover layout was never commercially released and differs greatly from the cover that was released in 1995. In 1994, a compilation album 101/3 Fists and a Mouthful was released, which contains additional new material with many original tracks of 3 Fists and a Mouthful. The 1994 material, produced by Hogans Heroes and Ryk Oakley was recorded at Sonic Edge and Excello Studios.

Reception

Thrasher Magazine, The Rickter Scale said about ''3 Fists and a Mouthful'' ...... "Hogans Heroes, Lp. Great skatecore by veteran Heroes. Their best yet-hard, fast, and fun, the way it should be...". East Coast Rocker, Current Vinyl said about ''3 Fists and a Mouthful''...... "still a lot of hardcore going on..."....."sounds like groove meditation after primal shock therapy..." ".....change tempos like a horny....date changes panties.." "more like slow, burnin' sex with the wife of a screaming bald idiot. who's chasing after you with a machete...".

Track listing (3 Fists and a Mouthful)

;Compilation bonus track

Track listing (101/3 Fists and a Mouthful)

;Newly recorded tracks ;3 Fists and a mouthful reused tracks ;Compilation bonus tracks

Personnel

*George Barberio – lead guitar, vocals *George Barberio – bass: on tracks 3–5, 7–9, 12 & 13 *John Cuccinello – bass: on tracks 1, 2, 6, 10 & 11 *George Barberio – drums, vocals on "Something" *Skip Hoefling – vocals

Uncredited

*George Barberio, Skip Hoefing, Damian Kain – back up vocals *George Barberio – wind chimes (on "MoonBlanket" "Bleeding Blind") *George Barberio – sleigh bells (on "Spiderbite" – reprise)

Production

*Produced by George Barberio * Recorded and mixed by Damian Kain

References

External links

HOGAN'S HEROES at Rhapsody

HOGAN'S HEROES at MTV
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