''The Tyranny of Will'' is the second studio album by American

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band

Iron Reagan Iron Reagan is an American crossover thrash supergroup from Richmond, Virginia, consisting of Municipal Waste vocalist Tony Foresta, Cannabis Corpse and Municipal Waste bassist Phil "LandPhil" Hall, former A.N.S. guitarist Mark Bronzino, form ...

. Released in September 2014, it was their first under the

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label and the first to feature bassist Rob Skotis.

Recording and release

''The Tyranny of Will'' was recorded from February to April 2014 at Blaze of Torment Studios in

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and mixed at

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at GodCity Studio in

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. It was announced in March that the band had signed with

, and, when their

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was released weeks later, the tracks "The Living Skull" and "Your Kid's an Asshole" were included. On July 9, the track "Miserable Failure" was released as a single through

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. The full album was released on September 16, 2014 on compact disc, LP,

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, and via digital download and

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Track listing

Personnel

Iron Reagan *

Tony Foresta Anthony Russell Foresta (born May 20, 1976) is an American vocalist who is the lead singer of crossover thrash bands Municipal Waste, Iron Reagan and (since 2022) the supergroup Heaven's Gate which he helped co-found with Cannibal Corpse drum ...

– vocals *Mark Bronzino – guitar *Phil Hall – guitar *Rob Skotis – bass guitar *Ryan Parrish – drums Guest vocalists *Luna Duran (on "Consensual Harassment") Production *Produced by Phil Hall * Mixed by

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Brad Boatright Bradley Boatright (born 1976) is an American musician, record producer, and mastering engineer based in Portland, Oregon. Boatright is known for his work as a guitarist and vocalist in From Ashes Rise and The Cooters, and as a mastering engi ...

*Cover design by Orion Landau *Artwork by Alexis Mabry

Charts

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tyranny of Will, The 2014 albums Iron Reagan albums Relapse Records albums