''Ungod'' is the debut album by American

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band

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. The album was recorded in six weeks in

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in 1993, and released by

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on February 15, 1994. With adequate album sales and touring with the likes of

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, a second album, ''

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'', was released in 1996. The guitar line in the chorus of the song "Ungod" was later used in

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" in 1995. Stuart Zechman, who was also playing guitar for Filter at the time, took the riff and showed it to Stabbing Westward who ended up using it as well.

Reception

In 2005, ''Ungod'' was ranked number 425 in ''

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'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.

Track listing

Personnel

* Christopher Hall – lead vocals, guitar * Stuart Zechman – guitar * Jim Sellers – bass * Walter Flakus – keyboards, programming * David Suycott – drums

Appearances

*The "Thread Mix" of "Violent Mood Swings" was featured in the

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to the 1994 film ''

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''. *The song "Nothing" appeared in the movie '' Bad Boys'' in 1995, but was not featured on the official soundtrack album. The song also accompanied the end credits of the 1995 film ''

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'' and was included on the film's soundtrack, along with the song "Lost". *The songs "Lost", "Lies", and "Can't Happen Here" were included in the 1995 film ''

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'', but were not included on the official soundtrack.

References

{{Authority control 1994 debut albums Albums produced by John Fryer (producer) Columbia Records albums Stabbing Westward albums