Death to Tyrants

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Death to Tyrants
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2006
Recorded2005 at Atomic Recording Studio (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre Hardcore punk, heavy hardcore
Length33:45
Label Abacus Recordings
Producer Tue Madsen, Armand Majidi
Sick of It All chronology
Outtakes for the Outcast
(2004)
Death to Tyrants
(2006)
Based on a True Story
(2010)
Alternative cover
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Persistence Tour 2006 edition cover
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Death to Tyrants is the eighth album by American hardcore punk band Sick of It All, released on April 18, 2006. On this record, the band introduced a much heavier and stronger sound. This was the first Sick of It All album not released on Fat Wreck Chords (who released their previous three albums) since 1997's Built to Last .

Contents

Track listing

All the tracks were written by Sick of It All.

  1. "Take the Night Off" 2:42
  2. "Machete" 2:05
  3. "Preamble" 0:27
  4. "Uprising Nation" 2:23
  5. "Always War" 2:03
  6. "Die Alone" 2:34
  7. "Evil Schemer" 2:42
  8. "Leader" 1:12
  9. "Make a Mark" 3:08
  10. "Forked Tongue" 1:30
  11. "The Reason" 2:05
  12. "Faithless" 2:51
  13. "Fred Army" 2:43
  14. "Thin Skin" 2:13
  15. "Maria White Trash" 2:50
  16. "Don't Join the Crowd" (European edition bonus track) 2:56

"Persistence Tour 2006 edition" track listing

  1. "Take the Night Off" 2:42
  2. "Machete" 2:05
  3. "Preamble" 0:27
  4. "Uprising Nation" 2:23
  5. "Always War" 2:03
  6. "Die Alone" 2:34
  7. "Evil Schemer" 2:42
  8. "Leader" 1:12
  9. "Make a Mark" 3:08
  10. "Forked Tongue" 1:30
  11. "The Reason" 2:05
  12. "Faithless" 2:51
  13. "Fred Army" 2:43
  14. "Thin Skin" 2:13
  15. "Maria White Trash" 2:50
  16. "Don't Join the Crowd" 2:56
  17. Walls of Jericho - "Us Vs. Them" (cover) 3:14
  18. Madball - "Give Respect" (cover) 1:16
  19. "Take the Night Off" (recorded live in Essen, Germany 2006)
  20. "Machete" (recorded live in Essen, Germany 2006)
  21. "Take the Night Off" music video

Extra information

Credits

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References

  1. Corey Apar (April 18, 2006). "Death to Tyrants - Sick of It All | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic . Retrieved June 5, 2017.