Fighting for Voltage | ||||
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Released | April 22, 2008 (Canada) September 23, 2008 (USA) | |||
Recorded | 2005–2008 | |||
Genre | Cyberpunk Industrial metal Electronic music Electronica Drum & bass Punk rock | |||
Length | 69:11 | |||
Label | Synthetic Sounds (Canada) Bit Riot Records (USA) | |||
Producer | Chris Peterson | |||
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Fighting for Voltage is the debut full-length album by Canadian Cyberpunk/Industrial metal band Left Spine Down. The album was released on April 22, 2008 via Synthetic Sounds in Canada and on September 23, 2008 in the USA via Bit Riot Records.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Intro" | 1:47 |
2. | "U Can't Stop The Bomb" | 3:46 |
3. | "Ready or Not" | 3:51 |
4. | "Reset" | 4:24 |
5. | "Caught in Time" | 0:59 |
6. | "Last Daze" | 4:05 |
7. | "Tape 2: Further Studies and Strategies" | 0:27 |
8. | "Prozac Nation" | 4:41 |
9. | "Flip The Switch" | 3:56 |
10. | "Policy of Hypocrisy" | 3:19 |
11. | "Time Holes <?>" | 1:02 |
12. | "Hang Up" | 5:25 |
13. | "Future Implosion" | 1:04 |
14. | "Ignorance is Piss" | 3:04 |
15. | "Fighting for Voltage" | 3:52 |
16. | "Outro" | 23:23 |
Total length: | 69:05 |
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