''To Hell 'n' Back'' is a anthology album of

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, released on December 8, 2009, by

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Reception

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awarded ''To Hell 'n' Back'' four out of five stars, saying "plenty of bands have made music like this that's full of arty calculation, but

gave their noises a brutal, purposeful focus and feral passion that was both comic and just a bit scary." ''

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'' compared the band favorably to

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and The Birthday Party and was especially complimentary towards

Charles Tolnay Grong Grong were a punk rock band from Adelaide, South Australia. They formed in 1982 with Michael Farkas on vocals, synthesiser and saxophone, his half-brother Charlie Tolnay on guitar, George Klestinis on drums, and Dave Taskas on bass guita ...

's dissonant guitar technique.

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''To Hell 'n' Back'' liner notes. Grong Grong * Michael Farkas – lead vocals, saxophone, synthesizer, mixing * George Klestines – drums, mixing * Dave Taskas – bass guitar, mixing *

– guitar, mixing Production and design *

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* Caroline Birkett – photography * Eric Cecil – liner notes * Andrew DeCaux –

cover art Cover art is a type of artwork presented as an illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product, such as a book (often on a dust jacket), magazine, newspaper ( tabloid), comic book, video game ( box art), music album ( album ar ...

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* Bruce Griffiths – photography * Regina Hayson – photography * Russell Hopkinson – mastering *

Ian Underwood Ian Robertson Underwood (born May 22, 1939) is a woodwind and keyboards player, known as a member of the original version of Frank Zappa's band the Mothers of Invention. Following the original band's split in late 1969, Underwood continued to w ...

– illustrations, design

Release history

References

External links

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