The New Age of Terror

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The New Age of Terror
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18th, 2004
Genre Thrash metal [1]
Label Deep Six Records
Hirax chronology
Hate, Fear and Power
(1986)
The New Age of Terror
(2004)
El Rostro de la Muerte
(2009)
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The New Age of Terror is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Hirax and the first after their reunion. It consisted of new members with an added guitarist, now making it a five-piece band. The final track "Unleash the Dogs of War (Open the Gates)" opens with a quote from the 2003 film Underworld .

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Killswitch"3:46
2."Hostile Territory"1:45
3."The New Age of Terror"4:54
4."Swords of Steel"3:59
5."Into the Ruins"0:46
6."Massacre of the Innocent" (Instrumental)1:41
7."Hell on Earth"4:23
8."Suffer"3:38
9."El Día de los Muertos (The Day of the Dead)" (Instrumental)2:13
10."El Diablo Negro"4:14
11."Unleash the Dogs of War (Open the Gates)"5:56
Total length:37:15

Personnel

Production

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References

  1. "HIRAX The New Age of Terror" . Retrieved 2010-12-21.
  2. Lee, Cosmo, The New Age of Terror – Overview, allmusic.com, retrieved 2011-01-06