| Rivet Head Culture | ||||
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| Compilation album by Various artists | ||||
| Released | May 30, 1993 | |||
| Genre | Electro-industrial | |||
| Length | 77:39 | |||
| Label | If It Moves... | |||
| Re-Constriction Records V/A chronology | ||||
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Rivet Head Culture is a various artists compilation album released on May 30, 1993 by If It Moves.... [1] [2]
A critic at Sonic Boom praised the Rivet Head Culture compilation, saying "it amazes me that bands like A-Politiq, Death Method and M.A.S. still remain hidden from record labels" and "Chase has done the entire industrial music industry a huge favor by digging through the mountains of demo tapes he receives for some of the best unsigned talent in the industry." [3]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Artist | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Wicked Painted Sun" | Jeff Hillard, Jason Whitcomb | Non-Aggression Pact | 2:42 |
| 2. | "Mein Klein Engel (My Little Angel)" | Timothy Wiles | Death Method | 4:30 |
| 3. | "Satellite Thought (Taken Out Life)" | Dana Gumbiner, Britton Holland, Matt Holland | Little Guilt Shrine | 3:57 |
| 4. | "Nose Dive" | Dan Gatto, Daniel Vahnke | Recliner | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Perversion (Of the Truth)" | Todd Christenson, James Frisch | Stash Krohl | 3:23 |
| 6. | "More Like Me" | Steven Seibold | Hate Dept. | 3:02 |
| 7. | "Neurozone" | Jared Louche, Dylan Thomas Moore | Chemlab | 5:33 |
| 8. | "Raw Dog" | Dave Ogilvie, Kevin Ogilvie, Rose Ogilvie | Raw Dog | 4:39 |
| 9. | "Selfish" | Shonn Bratlien, Barry Dost, Johan Sherriffs, Thomas Smith | Pain Emission | 4:43 |
| 10. | "Party Girl" | Dave Creadeau, Boom chr Paige | Society Burning | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Admire the Question" (Naïve Mix) | Mark Alan Miller | Out Out | 4:25 |
| 12. | "Progression" | John D. Norten | Blue Eyed Christ | 4:08 |
| 13. | "Televandalism" (Drive-By Judas Mix) | Chad Bishop, Allan King, Shayde Sartin | STG | 3:42 |
| 14. | "Cold (Insight)" | Seann Vowell, Steve Watkins | Scar Tissue | 3:39 |
| 15. | "Black Box" | William Hayden, Keith York | Apolitiq | 4:44 |
| 16. | "Send Me to Heaven" | Steve Lenos | The M.A.S. | 4:25 |
| 17. | "Growing Stronger" (Steroid Mix) | Mick Hale, R.A. Werner, vMarkus | Crocodile Shop | 3:58 |
| 18. | "Whitley Park" | Michael J. Fasano, J. Eliot Goldberg, Jason Thretcher, Ray Usher | They Killed Fritz | 4:13 |
| 19. | "Santa in Flames" | Jim Coursey, Mark Edwards | Fleshhouse | 5:26 |
Adapted from the Rivet Head Culture liner notes. [4]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1993 | If It Moves... | CD | IIM-003 |
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