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. It was released in 1990 and was a major influence in the grindcore and

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). Another of the first bands to use this technique is Spanish grindcore band

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. The cover had to be changed because it was too graphic and violent. The original cover, and most of the Impetigo artwork, was drawn by band frontman Stevo Dobbins.

Track listing

#"Maggots" (intro from

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, 1980) #"Dis-Organ-Ized" #"Intense Mortification" #"Revenge of the Scabby Man" (intro from

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, 1975) #"Venereal Warts 3" #"Bloody Pit of Horror" (intro from

, 1975) #"Dear Uncle Creepy" #"Bitch Death Teenage Mucous Monster from Hell" (intro was created and done by Stevo in the studio, not from a movie) #"Zombie" (intro from

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, 1979) #"Jane Fonda Sucks Part 2" #"Red Wigglers" #"Harbinger of Death" #"Unadulterated Brutality" (intro from

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, 1970) #"Mortado" (outro from a prank phone call done by the guys in Texas grind band Splatterreah a long time ago) #"Heart of Illinois" #"My Lai" #"Bad Dreams" (intro from

's Cannibal Holocaust, 1980) #"Who's Fucking Who?"

Notes

"Heart of Illinois" and "My Lai" are LP

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, "Bad Dreams" and "Who's Fucking Who?" cassette tape bonus tracks.

References

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