Century Days

Century Days
Studio album by Die Kreuzen
Released	July 1988
Recorded	December 3, 1987 (1987-12-03)–January 26, 1988 (1988-01-26) at Breezeway Studio, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Length	56:35
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Die Kreuzen, Butch Vig
Die Kreuzen chronology
October File (1986) Century Days (1988) Gone Away (1989)

Century Days is the third album by Die Kreuzen, released in July 1988 through Touch and Go Records. ^{[1] [2]} The album was produced in part by Butch Vig. ^[3] It sold around 10,000 copies in its first three years of release. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]

The Washington Post wrote: "Unlike [bands] who are trying to integrate melody into hardcore without undermining its power, Die Kreuzen ... owes more to early-'70s metal." ^[6] Trouser Press deemed Century Days "an album of impressive dynamic range and sonic control." ^[7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Die Kreuzen.

No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Earthquakes"		3:19
2.	"Lean into It"		5:11
3.	"Different Ways"		3:28
4.	"So Many Times"		4:33
5.	"These Days"		5:30
6.	"Elizabeth"		5:28
7.	"Stomp"		2:14
8.	"Slow"		3:09
9.	"The Bone"		4:09
10.	"Bitch Magnet"		3:03
11.	"Number Three"		6:22
12.	"Dream Sky"	cassette and CD editions	6:25
13.	"Halloween (John Carpenter)"	CD edition	3:44

Personnel

Die Kreuzen

• Keith Brammer – bass guitar
• Brian Egeness – guitar, piano
• Dan Kubinski – vocals
• Erik Tunison – drums

Production and additional personnel

• Peter Balistrieri – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Tim Cole – trumpet
• Richard Kohl – cover art
• Die Kreuzen  – production, mixing
• Butch Vig  – production, engineering, mixing
• Gene Emery Zanow – cover art

References

1. Gettelman, Parry (September 17, 1989). "Milwaukee's Die Kreuzen Has Class without Classification". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 23.
2. Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books. p. 117.
3. Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 811.
4. Christensen, Thor (October 25, 1991). "New album buries reports of Die Kreuzen's demise". The Milwaukee Journal. p. D1.
5. Dougan, John. "Century Days". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
6. Jenkins, Mark (June 3, 1988). "Breaking Out of the Hard-land". The Washington Post. p. N24.
7. Leland, John; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Die Kreuzen". Trouser Press . Retrieved May 26, 2013.

External links

• Century Days at Discogs (list of releases)