Obedience thru Suffering

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Obedience thru Suffering
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 26, 1991
Genre Sludge metal
Length43:15
Label Grind Core
Producer Mark Nawara, Lenny Moore, Crowbar
Crowbar chronology
Obedience thru Suffering
(1991)
Crowbar
(1993)
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Obedience thru Suffering is the debut studio album by the American sludge metal band Crowbar, released in 1991.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Waiting in Silence"4:27
2."I Despise"4:18
3."A Breed Apart"5:34
4."Obedience Thru Suffering"5:00
5."Vacuum"4:18
6."4 Walls"4:41
7."Subversion"3:09
8."Feeding Fear"3:37
9."My Agony"4:21
10."The Innocent"3:46
1995 reissue bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
11."Fixation" (Live)4:07
12."4 Walls" (Live)4:06

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References

  1. Torreano, Bradley. "Crowbar - Obedience Thru Suffering". AllMusic.