| Deathshead Extermination | ||||
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| Released | March 26, 1996 [1] | |||
| Recorded | October 1995 | |||
| Studio | Smash (New York City) | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 50:30 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10 [4] |
| Hit Parader | [2] |
| Kerrang! | [6] |
| Metal Hammer (Germany) | 6/7 [7] |
| Rock Hard | 7.5/10 [8] |
Deathshead Extermination is the second studio album by American heavy metal band Crisis, released on March 26, 1996, by Metal Blade Records.
All lyrics are written by Karyn Crisis; all music is composed by Crisis. [9]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Onslaught" | 2:06 |
| 2. | "Working Out the Graves" | 5:13 |
| 3. | "Wretched" | 3:41 |
| 4. | "The Watcher" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Deadfall" | 3:40 |
| 6. | "Methodology" | 7:44 |
| 7. | "Bloodlines" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Nowhere But Lost" | 4:31 |
| 9. | "Different Ways of Decay" | 2:50 |
| 10. | "Prisoner Scavenger" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "2 Minutes Hate" | 4:17 |
| 12. | "Aftermath" | 4:26 |
| Total length: | 50:30 | |
Adapted from liner notes. [9]
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