Firetribe

Firetribe
Studio album by Clay People
Released	May 1993 (1993-05) [1]
Studio	Various (Albany, New York) Hyland Studios (Albany, New York) Electric Music Foundation
Genre	Industrial metal, alternative metal
Length	50:41
Label	Re-Constriction
Producer	Clay People, George Hagegeorge, Art Snay
Clay People chronology
Toy Box (1991) Firetribe (1993) The Iron Icon (1995)

Firetribe is the debut studio album of The Clay People, released in May 1993 by Re-Constriction Records. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Jason Anderson of AllMusic gave the album a negative review, calling Firetribe "slightly ill-defined" and "one of the group's lesser offerings", but noted that the band would improve on following releases. ^[3] Aiding & Abetting credited the band for providing the industrial music scene with a unique personality. ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kevin Bakerian, Alex Eller, Daniel Neet and Karla Williams.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Deadman"	2:00
2.	"Crudsong"	3:22
3.	"In Chaos"	4:47
4.	"Close My Eye"	3:42
5.	"Godsick"	2:30
6.	"Nothing"	3:40
7.	"Scripture"	2:43
8.	"Spit"	3:54
9.	"Skin"	3:25
10.	"Void"	4:25
11.	"Fire Eyes"	3:20
12.	"Teeth to Grind"	1:36

Personnel

Adapted from the Firetribe liner notes. ^[5]

Clay People

• Kevin Bakerian  – drums
• Alex Eller  – keyboards, programming
• Daniel Neet  – lead vocals
• Karla Williams  – electric guitar

Production and design

• Paul Benedetti – engineering (1–3, 5, 7, 10, 11)
• Rocco Nigro – cover art, illustrations
• Clay People  – production, design
• Pete Pryor – cover art
• George Hagegeorge – production (1–3, 5, 7, 10, 11), engineering (4, 6, 8, 9, 12), pre-production (6, 8, 9)
• Mike Rose – design
• Art Snay – production (4, 6, 8, 9, 12), engineering (4, 6, 8, 9, 12)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1993	Re-Constriction	CD	REC-006

References

1. Barnhart, Becky (2000). "Schwann Spectrum". Schwann Spectrum . 9 (2). Stereophile, Incorporated: 49. ISBN   9781575980782 . Retrieved November 28, 2019.
2. Yücel, Ilker (December 25, 2017). "The Clay People InterView: Conquering the Colossus". ReGen. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
3. Anderson, Jason. "Clay People: Firetribe > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
4. Worley, Jon (June 30, 1993). "Clay People". Aiding & Abetting (36). Retrieved November 28, 2019.
5. Firetribe (booklet). Clay People. San Diego, California: Re-Constriction Records. 1993.

External links

• Firetribe at Discogs (list of releases)