Firetribe

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Firetribe
Clay People - Firetribe.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 1993 (1993-05) [1]
Studio
Various
Genre Industrial metal, alternative metal
Length50:41
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]

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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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.TitleLength
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

Production and design

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 1993 Re-Constriction CD REC-006

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References

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  2. Yücel, Ilker (December 25, 2017). "The Clay People InterView: Conquering the Colossus". ReGen. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. 1 2 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.CS1 maint: others (link)