Unsilent Death

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Unsilent Death
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Studio album by
Released12th March 2010
RecordedDecember 27, 2009 – January 2, 2010
Genre Powerviolence, [1] grindcore [2]
Length13:52
Label Six Feet Under Records, Southern Lord [3]
Producer Kurt Ballou
Nails chronology
Obscene Humanity 12"
(2009)
Unsilent Death
(2010)
Abandon All Life
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Unsilent Death is the debut studio album by American hardcore punk band Nails, released in March 2010 by Streetcleaner Records/Six Feet Under Records. [5] It was rereleased by Southern Lord Records.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Conform"0:31
2."Scum Will Rise"1:03
3."Your God"0:32
4."Suffering Soul"1:30
5."Unsilent Death"2:41
6."Traitor"0:28
7."I Will Not Follow"1:26
8."No Servant"0:59
9."Scapegoat"0:55
10."Depths"3:47
Total length:13:52

Personnel

Nails
Production

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