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Cut to the Chase | ||||
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Released | November 12, 2019 | |||
Recorded | 1993 | – 1995|||
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Length | 60:10 | |||
Label | Rodentia Productions | |||
Vampire Rodents chronology | ||||
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Daniel Vahnke chronology | ||||
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Cut to the Chase is a compilation album by Vampire Rodents, released on November 12, 2019, by Rodentia Productions. The album compiles tracks from outside the band's main discography, namely the previously unreleased songs "Cut to the Chase", "Henry Catwallace", "Lizardman" and "Blind Acceleration", remixed tracks by Chemlab, Killing Floor and Penal Colony and the song "Cocked, Loaded & Ready" with the original opening intact. [1] [2]
No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Artist | Length |
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1. | "Cut to the Chase" | Daniel Vahnke | Daniel Vahnke | Vampire Rodents | 2:50 |
2. | "Henry Catwallace" | Vahnke | Ether Bunny | 4:20 | |
3. | "Chemical Halo" (V. Rodents' Sax Mix) | Jared Louche | Dylan Thomas More | Chemlab | 4:30 |
4. | "Blind Acceleration" | Vahnke | Vahnke | Vampire Rodents | 2:41 |
5. | "Lizardman" | Vahnke |
| Vampire Rodents | 4:36 |
6. | "Cocked, Loaded & Ready" | Mel Hammond | Vahnke | Vampire Rodents | 4:31 |
7. | "Gout" (V. Rodents' Mix) | Dee Madden |
| Penal Colony | 3:01 |
8. | "Good Vibrations" (V. Rodents' Mix) | Brian Wilson | Brian Wilson | Fleshhouse | 4:58 |
9. | "Combine" (V. Rodents' Mix) | Madden |
| Penal Colony | 3:44 |
10. | "Valentine" (V. Rodents' Mix) | Christian Void |
| Killing Floor | 5:10 |
11. | "Reconciled" (V. Rodents' Mix) | Madden |
| Penal Colony | 4:44 |
12. | "Clockseed" (Alt Vox Take) | Vahnke | Vampire Rodents | 4:25 | |
13. | "Heliopause" (Alt Vox Take) | Madden | Vahnke | Vampire Rodents | 2:50 |
14. | "Dowager's Egg" (Lo Vox Mix) | Christian Void | Vahnke | Vampire Rodents | 2:57 |
15. | "Chemical Halo" (Loud Sax Mix) | Louche | More | Chemlab | 4:44 |
Adapted from the Cut to the Chase liner notes. [3]
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Region | Date | Label | Format |
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United States | 2019 | Rodentia Productions | DL |
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