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band Slik Toxik. The album was released in 1992. The album reached No. 61 in Canada and was certified

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"Helluvatime", "By the Fireside", "White Lies, Black Truth", and "Sweet Asylum" were released as singles and they all had accompanying music videos. The album won the 1993 Juno Award for "Best Rock Album of the Year". At the 1992

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Video Awards, the "Helluvatime" video won the People's Choice Award for "Best Video of the Year" and "Best Metal Video Award".

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "the music is lively and hard as nails but, yawn, these stories don`t accelerate toward any rush at all, let alone a big one."

Track listing

*Lyrics by Dave Mercel. Music by Slik Toxik. #"Big Fuckin' Deal" #"Helluvatime" #"Sweet Asylum" #"White Lies, Black Truth" #"Cherry Bomb" #"Marionette" #"It's Not Easy" #"Crashed" #"By the Fireside" #"Blood Money" #"Cheap Nicotine" #"Midnight Grind" #"Rachel's Dead"

Band members

*Nick Walsh – vocals *Rob Bruce – guitar *Kevin Gale – guitar *Pat Howarth – bass *Neal Busby – drums

Charts

Certifications

Awards

1993 Juno Awards

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MuchMusic Video Awards

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References

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