Smoke This | ||||
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Released | October 19, 1999 | |||
Genre | Nu metal, rap metal | |||
Length | 61:59 | |||
Label | SGR | |||
Producer | George Lynch | |||
Lynch Mob chronology | ||||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [1] |
Kerrang! | [2] |
Smoke This is the third studio album by American rock band Lynch Mob, released in 1999. After the second breakup of the original lineup in 1998, George Lynch reformed the band with all unknown members, taking the music into a rap metal/nu metal direction.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "World Spinning Away" | 4:19 |
2. | "Hype-O" | 5:40 |
3. | "Chromeplated" | 5:17 |
4. | "Hollow" | 6:28 |
5. | "Playalistics" | 4:30 |
6. | "Beg" | 4:45 |
7. | "Relaxin' in the Land of AZ" | 6:09 |
8. | "Get It Together" | 5:55 |
9. | "Indra's Net" | 3:57 |
10. | "When I Rise" | 6:16 |
11. | "What Do You Want" | 3:48 |
12. | "Smoke This" | 4:55 |
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