ECW: Extreme Music

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ECW: Extreme Music
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Compilation album by
various artists
ReleasedOctober 27, 1998 (1998-10-27)
Genre Heavy metal
Length48:33
Label

ECW: Extreme Music is a compilation album of songs related to Extreme Championship Wrestling during the late 1990s. The album was released in 1998 through CMC International. The executive producer was Bob Chiappardi of Concrete Marketing. [1] Rights to the entire album are owned by the WWE since 2003.

Contents

All songs were performed by professional musicians. Additionally, many of the songs were covers.

The wrestler on the album cover was The Sandman. Each track also had a short introduction in the CD booklet by a different selected wrestler, some who had the tracks specially selected for them.

Track listing

No.TitleArtistLength
1."This Is Extreme!" (ECW Theme) Harry Slash & The Slashtones 2:30
2."El Phantasmo and the Chicken-Run Blast-O-Rama" (Wine, Women & Song Mix; Lance Storm Theme) White Zombie 3:58
3."Walk" (Rob Van Dam Theme) Kilgore (originally performed by Pantera)4:58
4."Trust" (ECW Instrumental Mix; Jerry Lynn Theme) Megadeth 5:28
5."The Zoo" (Bam Bam Bigelow Theme) Bruce Dickinson and Roy Z (originally performed by Scorpions)6:07
6."Enter Sandman" (The Sandman Theme) Lemmy featuring Zebrahead (originally performed by Metallica)5:14
7."Snap Your Fingers, Snap Your Neck" (Justin Credible Theme) Grinspoon (originally performed by Prong)4:27
8."Phantom Lord" (Mike Awesome Theme) Anthrax (originally performed by Metallica)4:30
9."Heard It on the X" (Francine Theme) Tres Diablos featuring Dimebag Darrell, Rex, and Vinnie Paul (originally performed by ZZ Top)2:54
10."Kick Out the Jams" (clean edit; Axl Rotten Theme) Monster Magnet (originally performed by MC5)2:35
11."Big Balls" (Balls Mahoney Theme) Muscadine (originally performed by AC/DC)2:56
12."Huka Blues" (Sabu Theme)Harry Slash & The Slashtones2:51

Personnel

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References

  1. 1 2 "Various- ECW Extreme Music". Discogs.com. Retrieved June 28, 2015.