''Tarantula'' is the fifth and final studio album by the American punk rock band the

Riverdales The Riverdales were an American punk rock band from Chicago, Illinois, United States, made up of Screeching Weasel members. Bassist Dan Vapid (Dan Schafer) and guitarist Ben Weasel (Ben Foster) are heavily influenced by the Ramones' sound and b ...

. It was released digitally on June 8, 2010 and was released on CD and vinyl on June 22, 2010 through

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. It was the only Riverdales album to be released through

, as well as their only album featuring second guitarist Simon Lamb.

Ben Weasel Benjamin Foster (born 1968), also known as Ben Weasel, is an American musician, best known as the lead singer and guitarist of the punk rock band Screeching Weasel. Early life Foster was born in 1968, and was raised in Prospect Heights, Illi ...

has stated that "If ehad it isway, ''Tarantula'' would have been part two of a double album with '' Invasion USA''." ''Tarantula'' is said to sound more "

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" due to the use of two guitars and features hard rock-styled guitar solos. After the album was recorded, Lamb left the band and was replaced by Drew Fredrichsen.

Track listing

#"Bad Seed Baby" - 1:46 #"The Beginning of the End" - 1:40 #"Infection" - 1:39 #"Diabolik" - 1:31 #"Volcano" - 1:58 #"The Girl in Lover's Lane" - 1:40 #"Girls Town" - 2:06 #"Soultaker" - 2:22 #"12 to the Moon" - 1:46 #"Crash of the Moons" - 3:15 #"Stranded in Space" - 2:18 #"I Don't Wanna Live Forever" - 1:43 #"Master Ninja" - 2:35 #"Time Chaser" - 3:21

Personnel

Ben Foster Ben Foster may refer to: *Ben Foster (actor) (born 1980), American actor *Ben Foster (footballer) (born 1983), English goalkeeper *Ben Foster (composer) (born 1977), British composer, orchestrator and conductor * Ben Foster (director) (born 1984), ...

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

* Dan Schafer - bass, lead vocals * Simon Lamb - guitar,

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

* Adam Cargin -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other Percussion instrument, auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair o ...

* Drew Fredrichsen -

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

on track 3 * Justin Perkins - co-producer, engineer, mixing, mastering, additional guitar, vocals, keyboard, percussion

References

External links

* https://www.twitter.com/BenWeasel/status/14306171145 * http://www.recessrecords.com/_wordpress/?p=462 * https://www.amazon.com/Tarantula/dp/B003O3RUIK/ref=sr_shvl_album_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1275013264&sr=301-2 2010 albums Riverdales albums {{2010s-punk-album-stub