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. It is their second on Roadrunner Records and follows '' Tower of Spite'' from the previous year. One line-up change occurred – Kev Frost replacing Andy Baker on drums and after the release, the band toured the UK and

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with death metal band, Obituary. The album was followed up swiftly by ''

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'' in 1992. Two

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s were included on the album – "No Survivors", originally recorded by

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band GBH, and "Smash It Up" written by legendary band, The Damned. On the latter track, lead vocals were supplied by

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Track listing

#"Bastards" – 2:16 #"Descent Into the Unconsciousness" – 5:18 #"Veil of Tears" – 4:53 #"Beyond Jerusalem" – 5:15 #"Return to Infinity" – 4:51 #"Sphereborn" – 3:55 #"I Lost a Friend" – 0:49 #"Ritual Abuse" – 4:56 #"Mammonite" – 4:32 #"Middle Third (Mono-Culture) I" – 3:59 #"Maimed to Beg" – 2:59 #"No Survivors" ( GBH) – 2:47 #"Smash It Up" ( The Damned) – 2:52

Credits

*Simon Forrest – vocals *Tony Warburton – guitar *Gregg Fellows – guitar *

Frank Healy Francis "Frank" Healy (born in Handsworth, Birmingham, England) is a former Napalm Death guitarist. Healy also was the bass player for Cerebral Fix. He also played bass in the first live Anaal Nathrakh session for the John Peel show. He was t ...

– bass *Kev Frost – drums *

– vocals on "Smash It Up" * Recorded at Rhythm Studios, Leamington Spa,

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* Produced by Paul Johnson

External links

Encyclopaedia Metallum album entry
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