Void Terra Firma

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Void Terra Firma
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 26, 1990
RecordedDecember 1989 at Prairie Sun Recording Studios, Cotati, California
Genre Thrash metal
Length40:10
Label Roadracer Records
Producer John Cuniberti
Defiance chronology
Product of Society
(1989)
Void Terra Firma
(1990)
Beyond Recognition
(1992)
Professional ratings
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Void Terra Firma was the second album by American thrash metal band Defiance, released in 1990. It was the first album to feature vocalist Steev Esquivel. It was advertised as being recorded "Live and in Your Face!"

Contents

This album is Defiance's best known, as it features their cover of Iron Maiden's "Killers".

Track listing

  1. "Void Terra Firma" (05:25)
  2. "Deception of Faith" (04:28)
  3. "Questions" (04:58)
  4. "Skitz-Illusions" (03:26)
  5. "Slayground" (03:30)
  6. "Killers" (04:42) (Iron Maiden cover)
  7. "Steamroller" (03:23)
  8. "Checkmate" (03:39)
  9. "Buried or Burned" (03:22)
  10. "Last Resort (Welcome to Poverty)" (03:16)

Re-release bonus tracks

  1. Violent Remedy (Void) – (live)
  2. Skitz-Illusions
  3. Checkmate
  4. Deception of Faith
  5. Checkmate – (live)
  6. Drum Solo-Lockjaw – (live)
  7. The Fault – (live)

Personnel

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References

  1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. Void Terra Firma at AllMusic. Retrieved 4 June 2015.