The Art of Partying

The Art of Partying
Studio album by Municipal Waste
Released	June 11, 2007
Recorded	Planet Z Studios
Genre	Crossover thrash thrash metal
Length	32:01
Label	Earache Records
Producer	Zeuss Municipal Waste
Municipal Waste chronology
Hazardous Mutation (2005) The Art of Partying (2007) Massive Aggressive (2009)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Punknews.org	[2]

The Art of Partying is the third studio album from the crossover thrash band Municipal Waste, released on June 11, 2007, through Earache Records.

Release history

A limited edition version was also released at the same time, containing two bonus tracks and including a free woven patch.

The band released a video for "Headbanger Face Rip," which was filmed with independent B-movie house, Troma Entertainment. The Video on YouTube features footage from Troma Films, including The Toxic Avenger and its sequels. They followed up with a video for "Sadistic Magician".

Artwork

The album's cover artwork "contains zombies and vomit," according to Monsieur De Suede Pompeux of Metal Hammer . ^[3] It is the bands' visual representation of the song "Chemically Altered."^{[ citation needed ]}

Track listing

All songs written by Municipal Waste.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Pre-Game"	0:39
2.	"The Art of Partying"	2:04
3.	"Headbanger Face Rip"	1:51
4.	"Mental Shock (Deathripper Part II)"	1:48
5.	"A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Destroyer)"	2:12
6.	"The Inebriator"	2:07
7.	"Lunch Hall Food Brawl"	1:58
8.	"Beer Pressure"	2:37
9.	"Chemically Altered"	2:21
10.	"Sadistic Magician"	2:09
11.	"Open Your Mind"	1:54
12.	"Radioactive Force"	2:27
13.	"Septic Detonation"	1:20
14.	"Rigorous Vengeance"	2:12
15.	"Born to Party"	4:20

Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
16.	"Thrashing's My Business... And Business Is Good"	0:50
17.	"I Just Wanna Rock"	2:09
18.	"Boner City"	1:13

Personnel

• Tony "Guardrail" Foresta – vocals
• Dave Witte – drums
• Philip "LandPhil" Hall – bass, vocals
• Ryan Waste – guitars, vocals, logo
• Zeuss – recording, mixing, production
• Alan Douches – mastering
• Andrei Bouzikov – front and back cover painting
• Mark Reategui – layout
• Jim "Barf" Callahan – additional logo and album font
• David Kenedy – band photos

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. The Art of Partying at AllMusic
2. "Municipal Waste - The Art of Partying". Punknews.org. August 7, 2007.
3. Pompeuxpublished, Monsieur De Suede (March 20, 2015). "Analysing some more of metal's goriest album covers". Louder. Retrieved September 5, 2025.

External links

• kvltsite.com review