Absolute Power (Pro-Pain album)

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Absolute Power
Propain-cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 5, 2010
Genre Groove metal, thrash metal, hardcore punk
Length37:13
Label AFM
Pro-Pain chronology
No End in Sight
(2008)
Absolute Power
(2010)

Absolute Power is the twelfth studio album by New York-based hardcore and Groove Metal band Pro-Pain. The album was released on May 5, 2010, by AFM Records.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Unrestrained" – 3:47
  2. "Destroy The Enemy" – 4:47
  3. "Stand My Ground" – 3:38
  4. "Road To Nowhere" – 4:43
  5. "AWOL" – 2:49
  6. "Hell On Earth" – 4:57
  7. "Divided We Stand" – 1:48
  8. "Gone Rogue (I Apologize)" – 4:45
  9. "Rise Of The Antichrist" – 3:20
  10. "Hate Coalition" – 2:38

Personnel

Critical reception

The NewReview gave the album a 4 out of 5 rating, and states "Pro-Pain broke the chains shackling me to generic, current music by showing that older can definitely be superior." [1]

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References

  1. Amos, Luke (May 30, 2010), "Pro-Pain – Absolute Power", The NewReview, archived from the original on June 8, 2010, retrieved May 31, 2010