Menace to Society | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 1, 1986 | |||
Studio | Music Grinder, Hollywood and Preferred Sound, Woodland Hills, California | |||
Genre | Heavy metal | |||
Length | 41:50 | |||
Label | Enigma/Metal Blade | |||
Producer | Jim Faraci, Lizzy Borden, Brian Slagel | |||
Lizzy Borden chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal | 6/10 [2] |
Menace to Society is the second studio album by Los Angeles metal band Lizzy Borden.
Released in 1986 by Metal Blade Records, [3] this would become a success for the band appearing on the Billboard 200 for 10 weeks and peaking at 144. [4] The album was re-released in 2002 with 4 bonus tracks, and again on vinyl in 2018. [5]
All tracks are written by Gene Allen, Lizzy Borden, Mike Davis, Joey Scott Harges, Alex Nelson, except where noted
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Generation Aliens" | 4:30 |
2. | "Notorious" | 4:15 |
3. | "Terror on the Town" | 5:21 |
4. | "Bloody Mary" | 4:40 |
5. | "Stiletto (Voice of Command)" | 3:33 |
No. | Title | Length |
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6. | "Ultra Violence" | 4:08 |
7. | "Love Kills" | 5:24 |
8. | "Brass Tactics" | 3:26 |
9. | "Ursa Minor" | 4:00 |
10. | "Menace to Society" | 4:05 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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11. | "Taking on the World" (Demo) | 3:54 | |
12. | "White Rabbit" (Live demo, Jefferson Airplane cover) | Grace Slick | 3:43 |
13. | "Stiletto (Voice of Command)" (Live demo) | 3:36 | |
14. | "Betrayer" (Live demo) | 2:16 |
Chart (1986) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [6] | 144 |
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