| When Obscenity Becomes the Norm...Awake! | ||||
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| Released | April 1989 | |||
| Recorded | September–October 1988 | |||
| Studio | Austin Recording Studios, Austin, Texas | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 38:52 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Angkor Wat, Kerry Crafton | |||
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When Obscenity Becomes the Norm...Awake! is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Angkor Wat, released in April 1989 by Metal Blade Records.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Innocence '89" | Adam Grossman, Danny Lohner, Dave Nuss | 4:29 |
| 2. | "Something to Cry About" | Adam Grossman, Danny Lohner, Dave Nuss | 2:28 |
| 3. | "Seat of Power" | Adam Grossman, Danny Lohner, Dave Nuss | 2:30 |
| 4. | "Prolonged Agony/Ricky" | David Brinkman, Adam Grossman | 4:10 |
| 5. | "The Search" | Adam Grossman, Danny Lohner, Dave Nuss | 3:23 |
| 6. | "Awake!" | Adam Grossman, Danny Lohner, Dave Nuss | 0:47 |
| 7. | "Under Lock and Key" | David Brinkman, Adam Grossman | 4:04 |
| 8. | "Emotional Blackmail" | David Brinkman, Adam Grossman | 3:02 |
| 9. | "Warsaw" | David Brinkman, Adam Grossman | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Died Young" | David Brinkman, Adam Grossman | 2:30 |
| 11. | "Circus of Horrors/Civilized" | David Brinkman, Adam Grossman | 7:12 |
Adapted from the album's liner notes. [2]
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| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
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| United States | 1989 | Metal Blade | CD, LP | 51155 |
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