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2000 studio album by Racer X
Superheroes
Studio album by Racer X
ReleasedNovember 6, 2000 (Japan)
February 27, 2001 (North America)
GenreHeavy metal
Length51:20
LabelUniversal Japan
ProducerPaul Gilbert
Racer X chronology
Technical Difficulties
(1999) 		Superheroes
(2000) 		Snowball of Doom
(2002)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Metal Hammer5/10

Superheroes is the fourth studio album by Racer X. It was released in Japan under the name "Adventure of Racer X-Men" and distributed by Universal Japan. This album was released on Paul Gilbert's 34th birthday.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Superheroes"Racer X4:40
2."Let the Spirit Fly"Racer X3:47
3."Godzilla" (Blue Öyster Cult cover)Donald Roeser4:50
4."Dead Man's Shoes"Racer X4:07
5."King of the Monsters"Racer X4:49
6."Mad at the World"Racer X4:00
7."Evil Joe"Racer X3:59
8."That Hormone Thing"Racer X4:36
9."Viking Kong"Racer X5:02
10."Time Before the Sun"Jeff Martin, Mike Onesko7:14
Total length:47:10
Japanese/European edition bonus track
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."O.H.B." (One Hot Bitch)Racer X4:10
Total length:51:20

Personnel

Production

Charts

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Japanese Albums (Oricon) 35

Trivia

  • The song "Mad at the World" uses the same chord progression (but in a lower tuning) as "My Kinda Woman" by Mr. Big which was released on Lean into It.
  • The song "Godzilla" is a cover of Blue Öyster Cult, and includes a brief interpolation of David Bowie's "Fame".
  • The album was mixed by former Racer X guitar player Bruce Bouillet.
  • The track "Evil Joe" contains samples from a prank call made by a friend of Gilbert's to Joe Aufricht of the black metal band Satanicon. The call in its entirety appears as a bonus track on Mushroomhead's 1999 album M3 under the title "Dark and Evil Joe".

References

  1. O'Neill, Brian. "Superheroes - Racer X". AllMusic. Retrieved April 10, 2013.
  2. Ewing, Jerry (February 2001). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 83. UK: Future plc. p. 85.
  3. "Allmusic: Adventure of Racer X-Men"
  4. "スーパー・ヒーローズ". Oricon.co.jp. Retrieved October 30, 2023.

External links

Racer X
Studio albums
Live albums
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