Now the Road of Knives

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Now the Road of Knives
Gravitar - Now the Road of Knives.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 25, 1997 (1997-02-25)
RecordedTime Stereo, Detroit, MI
328 John, Ann Arbor, MI
Genre Noise rock, experimental rock
Length71:57
Label Charnel
Producer John D'Agostini
Gravitar chronology
Gravitaativarravitar
(1995)
Now the Road of Knives
(1997)
You Must First Learn to Draw the Real
(1999)
Professional ratings
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Now the Road of Knives is the third studio album by American noise rock band Gravitar, released on February 25, 1997 by Charnel Music.

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Gravitar

No.TitleLength
1."McCoy"4:01
2."Real Li"14:23
3."Leelamau"9:11
4."[untitled]"1:28
5."Nellcotte"4:50
6."[untitled]"0:52
7."Catadrone"5:17
8."[untitled]"0:33
9."I Know"8:13
10."Brain Circus"3:44
11."G's Dub"1:23
12."[untitled]"1:26
13."Sleep Not With Those Ugly Shakes, But Steal the Diamond From Her Shadow"2:47
14."Christmas Only Comes Once, Ever"3:11
15."+LEE+19357-039"10:38

Personnel

Adapted from the Now the Road of Knives liner notes. [2]

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States1997CharnelCDCHCD-24

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References

  1. Kantor, Matt. "Gravitar: Now the Road of Knives > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved January 16, 2016.
  2. Now the Road of Knives (booklet). Gravitar. San Francisco, California: Charnel Music. 1997.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)