Occupational Hazard is Unsane's fourth studio album.[7][8] It was released in 1998 through Relapse Records.
| Occupational Hazard | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | January 27, 1998 | |||
| Studio | Excello, Brooklyn, NY | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 39:17 | |||
| Label | Relapse[1] | |||
| Producer | Billy Anderson, Bruce Hathaway | |||
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| Singles from Occupational Hazard | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 7/10[4] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [1] |
| Rock Hard | 6.5/10[6] |
Critical reception
editBake Butler of AllMusic described the album as "getting hit by a semi, kicked in the teeth, and thrown down three flights of stairs all at once. [...] In a way unlike almost any other, they scream in your face fairly emotional, damaging lyrics, while breaking the musical boundaries, as well as your eardrums."[3] CMJ New Music Monthly called it "still all meat-grinder riffs slathered on top of a pummeling, breakneck-tempo rhythm section."[9]
Track listing
editAll lyrics written by Chris Spencer, except "Scam", written by Dave Curran. All songs written by Unsane.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Committed" | 2:42 |
| 2. | "This Plan" | 3:18 |
| 3. | "Over Me" | 2:56 |
| 4. | "Take in the Stray" | 3:07 |
| 5. | "Stop" | 3:36 |
| 6. | "Wait to Lose" | 3:03 |
| 7. | "Sick" | 2:35 |
| 8. | "Hazmat" | 3:08 |
| 9. | "Smells Like Rain" | 2:38 |
| 10. | "Lead" | 3:17 |
| 11. | "Humidifier" | 2:43 |
| 12. | "Scam" | 2:43 |
| 13. | "Understand" | 3:21 |
Credits
edit- Vincent Signorelli – drums
- Chris Spencer – guitar, vocals
- Dave Curran – bass, vocals
Footnotes
edit- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 8. MUZE. p. 353.
- ^ "The Frank Kozik Resource Center - Unsane - MR 024". mansruin.com. Archived from the original on 1998-06-14. Retrieved 2024-01-13.
- ^ a b Butler, Blake. "AllMusic ((( Occupational Hazard > Review )))". AllMusic. Retrieved May 18, 2006.
- ^ "CoC : Unsane - Occupational Hazard : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 470. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
- ^ "UNSANE - Occupational Hazard". ROCK HARD Heavy-Metal-Magazin.
- ^ "Unsane | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ Blush, Steven (October 4, 2016). New York Rock: From the Rise of The Velvet Underground to the Fall of CBGB. Macmillan. ISBN 9781250083616 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly. CMJ Network, Inc. May 12, 1998 – via Google Books.
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