The Herd (Wipers album)

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The Herd
The Wipers The Herd album cover.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 20, 1996
RecordedAt Zeno Studios, Phoenix, Arizona
Genre Punk rock
Length42:40
Label Tim/Kerr
Producer Greg Sage
Wipers chronology
Silver Sail
(1993)
The Herd
(1996)
Power in One
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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In Music We Trust B− [4]
MusicHound Rock 4.5/5 [5]

The Herd is the eighth studio album by punk rock band Wipers, released in 1996 by the label Tim/Kerr. [6] [7] The album was written, produced and recorded by Sage at his own Zeno Studios in Phoenix, Arizona. [8]

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Greg Sage.

  1. "Psychic Vampire" – 3:42
  2. "No Place Safe" – 4:02
  3. "Last Chance" – 3:25
  4. "Wind the Clock Slowly" – 3:28
  5. "The Herd" – 4:01
  6. "Stormy" – 3:14
  7. "Green Light Legion" – 3:14
  8. "Sinking as a Stone" – 4:08
  9. "Sunrise" – 3:17
  10. "Defiant" – 3:38
  11. "Resist" – 3:28
  12. "Insane" – 3:03

Personnel

Adapted from the liner notes:

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