''LetDownCrush'' is the third

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, released on August 7, 1996 by

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and

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Reception

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awarded ''LetDownCrush'' three out of five possible stars. ''Aiding & Abetting'' gave the album a mixed review as well, calling ''LetDownCrush'' "diverse, and while obviously not a live-to-tape session, more immediate-sounding" and praised the songs for being "tight and vicious." ''

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'' gave the album a positive review, saying "Hard beats dominate, and beefy guitar plays right into them, maximizing their power to make you wig." Black Monday noted the band's artistic progression in combining the song structure of ''Skin'' with the

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of ''Wisdom'' but criticized the

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influences. ''Sonic Boom'' lauded Eric Powell's musical maturation and said "the best musical elements from all of his previous work appear like a trail of footprints down well trod path which ends at the edge of a precipice."

Track listing

Accolades

Personnel

Adapted from the ''LetDownCrush'' liner notes. 16volt *

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, programming * Eric Powell –

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, programming,

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(3, 7, 9), mixing (4) Addition performers *

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– loops (8) *

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(1) * Dan Pred – live drums (3) * Ed Tinley (10) * William Tucker – additional guitar (10),

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(5) Production and design * Dave Friedlander –

, mixing (7, 9) * Bill Garcelon – engineering * Matt Gibson – engineering * Zlatko Hukic – engineering * Jon Irish – engineering,

(1, 2, 5, 6, 8), mixing (4) * Rick McMillen – mastering * Esther Nevarez – engineering * Jeff "Critter" Newell –

, engineering, mixing (1, 2, 5, 6, 8), recording (3, 7, 9) * Jordan Nogood –

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* Ed Tinley – engineering

Release history

References

External links

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''LetDownCrush''
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