''Plague'' is the second

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by The Watchmen, released in 1992 by Prescient Thought.

Reception

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'' called the music of ''Plague'' "slick and well mastered" and said "keyboards, samples, distorted vocals and titles such as "Fear" prepare you for

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-style aggression; instead, much of the material is caught in the netherworld between modern dance music and accessible industrial beats."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Plague'' liner notes. The Watchmen * Boom Fernandez (as Boom Christopher) –

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, recording,

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(A2, A3, A6, A8, B2, B7),

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(A3, A7, B1, B3, B4, B5),

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(A4, A5, A8, B5, B7),

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(A3, A5, B2, B7),

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(A3),

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(B3) * Dave Mansfield (as Dave Creadeau) – keyboards, production, recording, engineering, lead vocals (A2, A4, A5, A6, A7, B4, B5, B6),

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(A1, A7, B1, B3, B6), backing vocals (A7, B2, B8), Walkie-talkie (B6) Additional performers * Michael Sauter –

(B5, B7) * David Secore (as !x! Blaze) –

(A4),

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(B7) Production and design * Neil Henderson –

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, mastering

Release history

References

External links

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