''Stop at Nothing'' is the fourth album by American
technical death metal
Technical death metal (also referred to as tech-death) is a musical subgenre of death metal that began and developed in the early- to mid-1990s, with particular focus on challenging, demanding instrumental skill and complex songwriting.
Techni ...
band
Dying Fetus
Dying Fetus is an American death metal band originally from Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland. Formed in 1991, the group is known for their consistently hook-laden song structures, characterized by blast beats, complex riffing, slam riffs and ...
. The album, like its predecessor ''
Destroy the Opposition'', was produced by the band and Steve Carr.
Shortly after the release of ''Destroy the Opposition'', all of the band except for John Gallagher quit. Gallagher brought in new vocalist Vince Matthews, guitarist Mike Kimball, bass guitarist Sean Beasley and drummer Eric Seyanga.
The black and white part of the cover of the album is part of a photograph taken by
Lewis Wickes Hine, the
American sociologist and
photographer
A photographer (the Greek φῶς (''phos''), meaning "light", and γραφή (''graphê''), meaning "drawing, writing", together meaning "drawing with light") is a person who makes photographs.
Duties and types of photographers
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, called "Power house mechanic working on steam pump".
The steam pump has been shown in color while the original photo was completely black and white.
A video was produced for the song "One Shot, One Kill".
Two tracks from the album were used in ''
Viva La Bam
''Viva La Bam'' is an American reality television series that stars Bam Margera and his friends and family. The show is a spin-off from MTV's '' Jackass'', in which Margera and most of the main cast appeared. Each episode had a specific theme, ...
'', "Schematics" in the second-season episode "
Tree Top Casino" and "Forced Elimination" in the third-season episode "
Angry Ape".
Track listing
Personnel
* Vince Matthews - lead vocals
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John Gallagher - guitars, co-lead vocals
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Mike Kimball - guitars
* Sean Beasley - bass
* Erik Sayenga - drums
References
Dying Fetus albums
2003 albums
Relapse Records albums
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