Blood on the Moon (album)

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Blood on the Moon
Chrome - Blood on the Moon.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 31, 1981
RecordedMobius Music in San Francisco, California, United States
Genre Experimental rock
Length34:14
Label Don't Fall Off the Mountain
Producer
Chrome chronology
Red Exposure
(1980)
Blood on the Moon
(1981)
3rd from the Sun
(1982)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Blood on the Moon is the fifth studio album by American experimental rock band Chrome. It was released on May 31, 1981 by Don't Fall Off the Mountain.

Contents

Reception

Ned Raggett of AllMusic opined that, with Blood on the Moon, "Chrome veered towards creating more 'regular' rock music, if only conceptually". [1]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Helios Creed and Damon Edge.

Side A
No.TitleLength
1."The Need"3:02
2."Innervacume"2:55
3."Perfumed Metal"4:39
4."Planet Strike"2:25
5."The Strangers"3:35
Side B
No.TitleLength
1."Insect Human"4:55
2."Out of Reach"3:36
3."Brain Scan"3:59
4."Blood on the Moon"5:08

Personnel

Chrome
Technical

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References

  1. 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "Blood on the Moon – Chrome : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". AllMusic . AllRovi . Retrieved April 24, 2013.