''Deaf Dumb Blind'' is the debut studio album by Swedish
rap metal
Rap metal is a subgenre of rap rock and alternative metal music which combines hip hop with heavy metal. It usually consists of heavy metal guitar riffs, funk metal elements, rapped vocals and sometimes turntables.
History Origins and early ...
band
Clawfinger
Clawfinger is a Swedish rap metal band from Stockholm. The group is known for aggressive but melodic music and tackling political and anti-racist themes in their songs.
History Origins: 1989–1991
The band's origin dates back to mid-1989, w ...
. It was released on 21 April 1993.
Background
The musical content is mainly
metal
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hard rock
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modernized with a few
electronic
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elements. The vocal approach is an aggressive flux of words sung in a rap style. The album has ten standard tracks; three bonus tracks were added to the re-release in 2004. Clawfinger also released four singles (detailed below) and three videos ("Nigger", "The Truth" and "Warfair").
The lyrics of "Catch Me" are translated from the
Asta Kask song "Dom Får Aldrig Mig".
Track listing
All tracks by Clawfinger.
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# "Nigger" – 3:47
# "The Truth" – 4:12
# "Rosegrove" – 4:02
# "Don't Get Me Wrong" – 3:12
# "I Need You" – 4:58
# "Catch Me" – 4:39
# "Warfair" – 3:48
# "Wonderful World" – 2:40
# "Sad to See Your Sorrow" – 5:18
# "I Don't Care" – 3:11
# "Get It" – 4:44 (bonus track)
# "Profit Preacher" – 5:55 (bonus track)
# "Stars & Stripes" – 3:52 (bonus track)
Personnel
* Martin Beskow – photography
* Clawfinger – producer
* Björn Engelman – mastering
* Stefan Glaumann – mixing
* Lena Granefelt – photography
* Jacob Hellner – producer
* Adam Kviman – engineer
* Per Kviman – A&R
* Sebastian Oberg – cello, soloist, cover design
* Erlend Ottem – guitar, group member
* Andre Skaug – bass guitar
* Morten Skaug – drums
* Jocke Skog – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, group member
* Zak Tell – vocals, group member
* Bård Torstensen – guitar, backing vocals
*Patrik Elofsson – scratches
*Gustave Lund – scratches
Released singles
* "Nigger"
* "The Truth"
* "Rosegrove"
* "Warfair"
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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Clawfinger albums
1993 debut albums