Nothingface (Nothingface album)

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Nothingface
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Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 31, 1995 [1]
Genre Nu metal
Length44:05 (original)
42:36 (remaster)
Label Emporium (1995)
Sick6/Play the Assassin (2009)
Producer Nothingface
Nothingface chronology
Thicker
(1994)
Nothingface
(1995)
Pacifier
(1997)
Digital reissue cover
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Professional ratings
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Nothingface is a self-titled demo album by American metal band Nothingface. It is the first album with lead singer Matt Holt.

Contents

The album was initially released in 1995 but was reissued as a download on April 30, 2009, with remastering done by Drew Mazurek (producer for Hellyeah, Linkin Park, GWAR and others)

Track listing

1995 original

  1. "Defaced" 3:15
  2. "Perfect Person" 4:23
  3. "Severed" 4:56
  4. "Useless" 3:51
  5. "Self Punishment" 4:54
  6. "Hitch" 5:50
  7. "Carousel" 4:05
  8. "Deprive" 3:12
  9. "Godkill" 4:06
  10. "Communion" 5:37

Personnel

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References

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  2. "Nothingface – Nothingface". AllMusic . Retrieved July 1, 2023.