Menace to Society (Lizzy Borden album)
| Menace to Society | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 1, 1986 | |||
| Studio | Music Grinder, Hollywood and Preferred Sound, Woodland Hills, California | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 41:50 | |||
| Label | Enigma/Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Jim Faraci, Lizzy Borden, Brian Slagel | |||
| Lizzy Borden chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10[2] |
Menace to Society is the second studio album by Los Angeles metal band Lizzy Borden.
Released in 1986 by Metal Blade Records,[3] this would become a success for the band appearing on the Billboard 200 for 10 weeks and peaking at 144.[4] The album was re-released in 2002 with 4 bonus tracks, and again on vinyl in 2018.[5]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Gene Allen, Lizzy Borden, Mike Davis, Joey Scott Harges, Alex Nelson, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Generation Aliens" | 4:30 |
| 2. | "Notorious" | 4:15 |
| 3. | "Terror on the Town" | 5:21 |
| 4. | "Bloody Mary" | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Stiletto (Voice of Command)" | 3:33 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 6. | "Ultra Violence" | 4:08 |
| 7. | "Love Kills" | 5:24 |
| 8. | "Brass Tactics" | 3:26 |
| 9. | "Ursa Minor" | 4:00 |
| 10. | "Menace to Society" | 4:05 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Taking on the World" (Demo) | 3:54 | |
| 12. | "White Rabbit" (Live demo, Jefferson Airplane cover) | Grace Slick | 3:43 |
| 13. | "Stiletto (Voice of Command)" (Live demo) | 3:36 | |
| 14. | "Betrayer" (Live demo) | 2:16 |
Personnel
[edit]- Lizzy Borden
- Lizzy Borden - vocals
- Gene Allen - guitars
- Alex Nelson - guitars, backing vocals
- Mike Davis - bass
- Joey Scott Harges - drums
- Production
- Jim Faraci - producer, engineer
- Brian Slagel - executive producer
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1986) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] | 144 |
References
[edit]- ^ Mason, Stewart. "Lizzy Borden - Manace to Society review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
- ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
- ^ "Lizzy Borden "Menace to Society" | Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Lizzy Borden Menace To Society Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Lizzy Borden: 'Love You To Pieces' and 'Menace To Society' LP re-issues now available via Metal Blade Records | Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
- ^ "Lizzy Borden Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2018.