''Extreme Conditions Demand Extreme Responses'' is the debut full-length album by American

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band Brutal Truth, released in September 1992 via

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Release

Music videos were made for "Collateral Damage" (which once held the

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for the shortest music video) and "Ill Neglect". In 2010, Earache issued a limited edition redux version on CD, containing the original album along with 11 bonus tracks from the single ''Ill Neglect'' and the ''Perpetual Conversion'' EP as well as S.O.B. cover songs and music videos.

Reception

In March 2009, Terrorizer named the album the number one American grindcore release.

Track listing

Personnel

*Kevin Sharp – vocals,

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*Brent McCarthy –

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* Dan Lilker –

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, vocals, sampling *Scott Lewis –

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*Bill Yurkiewicz – guest vocals, noise, animal sounds

Production

* Colin Richardson – production *Jim Welch – production * Digby Pearson – executive production *Garris Shipon – engineering * Howie Weinberg – mastering

References

Brutal Truth albums 1992 debut albums Earache Records albums {{1990s-metal-album-stub