Break the Spell (Voodoo Glow Skulls album)

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Breaking the Spell
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Studio album by Voodoo Glow Skulls
Released January 17, 2012
Genre Rock, punk, ska punk
Label Smelvis Records
Voodoo Glow Skulls chronology
Southern California Street Music
(2007)
Breaking the Spell
(2012)

Break the Spell is the ninth studio album from Voodoo Glow Skulls, released January 17, 2012 on Smelvis Records. [1] It was recorded in a home studio and took four years to make. [2]


Voodoo Glow Skulls are an American ska punk band formed in 1988 in Riverside, California by brothers Frank, Eddie, and Jorge Casillas and their longtime friend Jerry O'Neill. Voodoo Glow Skulls first played at backyard parties and later at Spanky's Café in their hometown of Riverside, where they played shows with the Angry Samoans, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Firehose, Murphy's Law, and The Dickies.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Intro"2:36
2."Don't Jump the Gun"2:49
3."Police Knocking on My Door"2:37
4."Creep Tonight"3:05
5."Knucklehead"3:11
6."Haunt You"2:38
7."Bro Truck"2:17
8."Dead Soldiers"3:01
9."Long Way Home"1:42
10."Static on My Radio"2:36
11."Puro Desmadre"1:59
12."Unlucky Bastard"2:21
13."My Girlfriend Is a Chola"0:50
14."The Resurrection"3:20

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References

  1. "Reviews - Voodoo Glow Skulls - Break The Spell" . Retrieved 19 August 2012.
  2. "Voodoo Glow Skulls Break the Spell" . Retrieved 19 August 2012.