Oppressing the Masses

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Oppressing the Masses
Vio-lence - Oppressing The Masses Front.JPG
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 13, 1990
RecordedDecember 1989
Genre Thrash metal
Length41:28
Label Megaforce/Atlantic
Producer Alex Perialas
Vio-lence chronology
Eternal Nightmare
(1988)
Oppressing the Masses
(1990)
Torture Tactics
(1991)
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Oppressing the Masses is the second album by San Francisco Bay Area thrash metal band Vio-lence. It was originally released in July 13, 1990 via Megaforce Records. The original print (20,000) contained the song "Torture Tactics" but all copies were destroyed because of Atlantic Records' objection to the lyrical content. However, that song can be found on the Japanese version of the album. [2] The re-release version contains the tracks from Torture Tactics EP. As of 2023, this is one of the two Vio-lence studio albums (along with Nothing to Gain ) to have never been made available on digital services worldwide.

Contents

Track listing

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Profit"Flynn, Demmel – Killian7:04
2."Officer Nice"Demmel, Flynn – Killian5:23
3."Subterfuge"Flynn, Demmel – Killian4:38
4."Engulfed by Flames"Demmel, Flynn, Killian – Killian3:55
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."World in a World"Flynn, Demmel – Killian4:11
2."Mentally Afflicted"Flynn, Demmel, Killian – Killian5:49
3."Liquid Courage"Demmel, Flynn, Killian – Killian5:27
4."Oppressing the Masses"Demmel, Flynn – Killian4:58

Japan bonus track

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
5."Torture Tactics"Demmel, Flynn, Killian – Killian5:18

Credits

References

  1. "Oppressing the Masses – Vio-Lence". AllMusic.
  2. "Vio-Lence – Oppressing the Masses (1990, CD)".