Extreme Volume II Live | ||||
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Released | September 8, 1992 | |||
Venue | Country Club, Reseda, California | |||
Studio | Sound City Studios, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 36:54 | |||
Label | Shrapnel | |||
Producer | Ron Bloom, Ricky Delena, Racer X, GGGarth, Mike Varney | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 8/10 [2] |
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All songs written by Paul Gilbert and Jeff Martin except where noted.
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