| Life & Death | ||||
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| Released | 1992 | |||
| Studio | Oz Studio (Baltimore, Maryland) | |||
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| Length | 36:22 | |||
| Label | Fifth Colvmn | |||
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Life & Death is the debut studio album by Thud, released in 1992 by Fifth Colvmn Records. [1] In April 2015 the lead track "Ventilator" was played on Diane's Kamikaze Fun Machine: Playlist on WMUC-FM. [2]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
AllMusic gave Life & Death gave three out of five possible stars. [1] Fabryka Music Magazine awarded the album a flawless rating of four out of four stars, describing it as "heaviest Fifth Colvmn album" and "a violent assault of great rock and heavy metal." [3]
All tracks are written by Robert Dotolo, Gregg Hudson, Chris Rasley and Adam Rutland, except "Ventilator" co-written by Jared Louche.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ventilator" | 3:13 |
| 2. | "Blind Judgement" | 3:44 |
| 3. | "Black Whole" | 2:38 |
| 4. | "Contradiction" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Shell Shock" | 4:38 |
| 6. | "Hustle" | 2:03 |
| 7. | "Image Pig" | 2:27 |
| 8. | "Temptation" | 3:05 |
| 9. | "Rain" | 3:11 |
| 10. | "Lose" | 2:52 |
| 11. | "Loaded" | 2:28 |
| 12. | "Nod" | 2:23 |
Adapted from the Life & Death liner notes. [4]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1992 | Fifth Colvmn | CD | FCR 002 |
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