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| Regressive by Default | |
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| Studio album by DeadXheaD | |
| Released | September 13, 2006 |
| Recorded | 2004-2005 |
| Genre | Thrash metal, Speed metal |
| Length | 50:05 |
| Label | Mazzar Records |
| Producer | Paul Staine |
Regressive by Default is the debut album by Russian band DeadXheaD, released in 2006. [1]
DeadXheaD would like to say personal 'thank you' to Sergey 'Angry Again' Tkachenko, Colleen Dows, Vitaliy Novozhilov (Manic Depression) for all their great help!
The specials: Anastasia 'LeadenRain' Chirkova, Maria Shatalova, Maxim Plankin, Eugene 'Shurup' Povazhny, Pacifist, Ivan Mitrofanov, Roman Evlanov, Ivan Sergeev
Also we would like to thank all the following people that support us so much: Oleg 'Psychotron' Sitnikov (Music Box Magazine), Roman 'Combrig' Razguliaev, Denis Dubrovskiy, Alexej 'Seducer' Dohov (Seducer's Embrace), Alexej 'alegri' Grinenko, Alexej 'midas' Korolev, Nikolaj 'Tornado' Halabuzar (Neformat), Alexandr Avduevskiy (A&T Trade Company), Denis 'JNZ' Kuznetsov, crowbird (Hater), Eugene 'Jedi_Council' Soloviev, Maria Tarasova, Iron Man, Vishnya, Procopus, @ndrew, SeNA, System Lord Jimi (megadeth.com/forums), HolyWars, DethMatch, MetalGrasshopper, Metal Syn Stijn De Becker, Hammer of Megadeth, Wesley Oechsel Slayerized_Deth, Megathom, dtj, youngmetalattack, and all our crazy fans all around the world!
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