''Power and Pain'' is the debut album by American

thrash metal Thrash metal (or simply thrash) is an extreme subgenre of heavy metal music characterized by its overall aggression and often fast tempo.Kahn-Harris, Keith, ''Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge'', pp. 2–3, 9. Oxford: Berg, 2007, . ...

band

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. It was released in 1986 via

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and was followed up by 1987's ''

Ticket to Mayhem ''Ticket to Mayhem'' is the second studio album by American thrash metal band Whiplash. It was released on Roadrunner Records in October 1987 and follows 1986's '' Power and Pain''. In 1989, the band released a follow-up album, '' Insult to Inj ...

''. In 1998,

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rereleased ''Power and Pain'', which included their second album, ''

''. The album features members of New York City bands,

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and

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, on backing vocals.

Track listing

*All songs written by Tony Portaro. except where noted.

Credits

* Tony Portaro – vocals, guitar * Tony Bono – bass * Tony Scaglione – drums *

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and Louie Beateaux (

) – backing vocals *

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and Rob Kabula (

) – backing vocals * Recorded at Systems II,

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* Produced by Norman Dunn * Engineered by Michael Marciano

References

External links

Roadrunner Records band pageEncyclopaedia Metallum album entryDispleased Records band page
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