''In a Warzone'' is the third album by the American
punk rock/
hip hop band
Transplants
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*Transplant thought experiment, an experiment similar to Trolley problem
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. It was premiered as a stream on ''
Rolling Stone
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s website on June 17, 2013 and released via
Epitaph Records on June 25, 2013. Recording sessions took place at Opra Music Studios and The Boat in
Los Angeles
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. Audio production of the record was entirely handled by the Transplants with Christopher Holmes.
Rancid's
Matt Freeman
Matthew "McCall" Freeman (born Roger Matthew Freeman; April 23, 1966) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his bass work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy, Rancid and as the frontman of Devil's Brigade.
...
,
Left Alone
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's Elvis Cortez,
UGK
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's
Bun B, Bored Stiff's Equipto, and
Expensive Taste
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's
Paul Wall
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made their appearances on the album as additional musicians and vocalists. The band supported the album by touring with
Rancid.
The album peaked at #58 on the
''Billboard'' 200 in the United States. Its
lead single
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Release s ...
"Come Around" did not appear on any major chart.
Track listing
Personnel
*
Tim Armstrong
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– vocals, guitar
*
Rob "Skinhead Rob" Aston – vocals, photography, design & layout
*
Travis Barker
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– drums
*
Kevin Bivona
Kevin Bivona (born November 8, 1986) is an American musician and audio engineer best known for his work with the Transplants and Tim Armstrong. He is currently the guitarist for the ska punk band the Interrupters.
Early career
In 2005, Bivo ...
– acoustic guitar, bass, keyboards, engineering
* Elvis Cortez – guitar
*
Bernard Freeman
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– vocals
(track 5)
* Ilych Sato – vocals
(track 5)
*
Paul Slayton – vocals
(track 9)
*
Matt Freeman
Matthew "McCall" Freeman (born Roger Matthew Freeman; April 23, 1966) is an American musician, singer and songwriter. He is best known for his bass work with the punk rock bands Operation Ivy, Rancid and as the frontman of Devil's Brigade.
...
– bass
(track 9)
*
Christopher Holmes – additional producer, engineering, mixing
*
James M. Ingram – engineering
*
Brian Gardner
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– mastering
*
Estevan Oriol
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– photography
* Usugrow – artwork
*
Mark Machado – artwork
* Nick Pritchard – design & layout
* Kevin Wolff – management
*
Lawrence Vavra – management
Charts
References
External links
*
{{Authority control
2013 albums
Epitaph Records albums
Transplants (band) albums