Six the Hard Way

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Six the Hard Way
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ReleasedNovember 17, 1998
RecordedOcean Studios
Skip Saylor
Live in France
Length20:19
Label Suicidal Records
Producer Paul Northfield
Suicidal Tendencies
Suicidal Tendencies chronology
Friends & Family, Vol. 1
(1997)
Six the Hard Way
(1998)
Freedumb
(1999)

Six the Hard Way is the first EP by crossover thrash band Suicidal Tendencies, released on November 17, 1998. Until 2018's Get Your Fight On! , this was the only EP the band had released.

Contents

The record features two live recordings and four new tracks. Two of the new tracks, "Freedumb" and "Cyco Vision", went on to appear on their next album the following year.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Freedumb" Mike Muir, Josh Paul, Dean Pleasants, Mike Clark 2:55
2."Cyco Vision"Muir, Clark, Paul1:52
3."Refuse"Muir, Clark, Paul, Pleasants3:16
4."What's the Word?"Muir, Clark4:34
5."Fascist Pig" (Live)Muir1:41
6."I Saw Your Mommy" (Live)Muir6:01

Credits

Tracks 1 – 2

Tracks 3 – 4

Tracks 5 – 6

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