Face of Collapse

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Face of Collapse
Dazzling Killmen - Face of Collapse.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 14, 1994
RecordedSeptember 1993
Studio Electrical Audio (Chicago, Illinois) [1]
Genre
Length42:06
Label Skin Graft
Producer Steve Albini
Dazzling Killmen chronology
Dig Out the Switch
(1992)
Face of Collapse
(1994)
Recuerda
(1996)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Face of Collapse is the second and final studio album by Dazzling Killmen, released on March 14, 1994 through Skin Graft Records. [4] Since its initial release, the album has been noted by reviewers to of help influence the development of genres such as math rock, math metal, [1] and post-metal [5] with its utilization of song structures typically associated with jazz and progressive music. [1] [2]

Contents

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Skin Graft Records, a deluxe remastered edition of the album was released on November 11, 2016 as a double LP set. This edition included a book detailing the band's history as well as remastered bonus tracks pulled from the "Medicine Me" 7-inch.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dazzling Killmen

No.TitleLength
1."Staring Contest"3:18
2."Bone Fragments"5:46
3."My Lacerations"1:29
4."Blown (Face Down)"5:52
5."Windshear"2:08
6."Painless One"4:44
7."In the Face of Collapse"13:58
8."Agitator"4:51
2016 Special Edition Bonus Tracks
No.TitleLength
9."Medicine Me"2:39
10."Poptones"4:01
11."My Lacerations" (alternative mix)1:25
Total length:50:11

Personnel

Dazzling Killmen
Production and additional personnel

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