| Corpus Christi | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | May 1990 | |||
| Recorded | December 1989 | |||
| Studio | Firestation, San Marcos, TX | |||
| Genre | Crossover thrash | |||
| Length | 48:37 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Angkor Wat, Kerry Crafton | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
Corpus Christi is the second studio album by Angkor Wat, released in 1990 by Metal Blade Records.
All tracks are written by Angkor Wat, except "Barracuda" by Heart.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Indestructible: Innocence 1990" | 1:55 |
| 2. | "Corpus Christi" | 4:44 |
| 3. | "Turn of the Screw" | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Golden" | 5:46 |
| 5. | "Anne Marie" | 3:46 |
| 6. | "Birdsong (Earth)" | 2:43 |
| 7. | "Ordinary Madness" | 7:34 |
| 8. | "Sinking" | 3:25 |
| 9. | "Schizophrenic" | 4:09 |
| 10. | "Barracuda" | 3:36 |
| 11. | "Sour Born" | 6:02 |
Adapted from the Corpus Christi liner notes. [2]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1990 | Metal Blade | CD, CS, LP | ZORRO 5 |
| United Kingdom | Restless | CD | 72430 |
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