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(Redirected from Downset (song)) 1994 studio album by downset.This article is about the band's 1994 eponymous debut album. For the band, see downset.
downset.
Studio album by downset.
ReleasedJuly 12, 1994
Recorded1994
StudioSilver Cloud Studios, Burbank, California
Genre
Length35:34
LabelMercury
Producer
Downset. chronology
downset.
(1994) 		Do We Speak a Dead Language?
(1996)
Singles from downset.
  1. "Anger"
    Released: June 13, 1994
  2. "Downset"
    Released: 1995

downset. is the debut studio album by American rapcore band downset. The band's major label debut, it was released on July 12, 1994 by Mercury Records.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Kerrang!
Los Angeles Times(positive)

According to Rey Oropeza, the album has sold 275,000 copies worldwide.

Track listing

All tracks are written by downset and Roy Z, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Anger"downset.4:13
2."Ritual" 3:34
3."Take Em' Out" 2:40
4."Prositutionalized" 3:13
5."Downset"downset.3:02
6."My American Prayer" 5:25
7."Holding Hands" 3:15
8."About to Blast" 2:56
9."Breed The Killer" 2:51
10."Dying Of Thirst" 3:22
Total length:35:34

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal and liner notes.

downset.

  • Rey Oropeza – vocals, songwriting
  • James Morris – bass guitar, songwriting
  • Chris Lee – drums, songwriting
  • Brian "Ares" Schwarger – guitar, songwriting
  • Rogelio "Roy" Lozano – guitar, songwriting

Production

  • Roy Z. – production, mixing, engineering, songwriting (2–4, 6–10)
  • Joe Floyd – mixing, engineering (on tracks 1, 3–5, 10)
  • Sean Kenesie – mixing, engineering (on tracks 1, 3–5, 10)
  • Shay Baby – mixing, engineering (on tracks 2, 6–9)

Artwork

Barry Greenhut – artwork, design

References

  1. Downset Downset Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-11
  2. "10 Nu-Metal Bands Who Were Surprisingly Real as Hell". 18 May 2021.
  3. Emperor Rhombus (21 July 2022). "10 Surprisingly Hard Tracks From Nu-Metal Records That Were Lost to Time". MetalSucks. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1994-07-30). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  5. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1994-07-30). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
  6. Downset Downset Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-11
  7. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  8. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Downset". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
  9. Arnopp, Jason (October 29, 1994). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 518. EMAP. p. 45.
  10. "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Downset's Passions Ring True". Los Angeles Times. 1994-08-25. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  11. "Interview: Downset". Modern Fix. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
  12. "Credits / Downset / Downset - TIDAL". Tidal.
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