Technocracy (EP)

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Technocracy
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Released1987
RecordedSeptember 1986
Genre Crossover thrash
Length13:04
Label Metal Blade
Producer Dick Hodgin, Corrosion of Conformity
Corrosion of Conformity chronology
Animosity
(1985)
Technocracy
(1987)
Blind
(1991)
Professional ratings
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Technocracy is an EP by American heavy metal band Corrosion of Conformity. It was released in 1987 on Metal Blade Records and re-released in 1992 via Relativity Records with four additional songs, including three demo versions of songs from the EP with bassist Mike Dean singing.

Contents

Track listing

  1. "Technocracy" – 3:13
  2. "Hungry Child" – 1:15
  3. "Happily Ever After" – 4:22
  4. "Crawling" – 4:23
  5. "Ahh Blugh (Milking the Sick Farce)" – 0:31

Bonus tracks on Relativity re-release (demo)

  1. "Intervention" - 2:10
  2. "Technocracy" - 3:27
  3. "Crawling" - 5:00
  4. "Happily Ever After" - 4:34

Personnel

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References

  1. "Technocrazy - Corrosion of Conformity". AllMusic.