Who's the Enemy

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Who's the Enemy
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EP by
Released28 August 1982
Genre Crust punk
Length14:22
Label Spiderleg Records
Amebix chronology
Who's the Enemy
(1982)
No Sanctuary
(1983)

Who's the Enemy is an extended play and the first studio release overall by the British crust punk band Amebix. It was released on Spiderleg Records on 28 August 1982. [1]

Contents

The EP was re-released as part of the compilation No Sanctuary: The Spiderleg Recordings in 2008 on Alternative Tentacles.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Carnage"5:04
2."Curfew"2:40
3."Belief"2:51
4."No Gods, No Masters"3:47

Personnel

Amebix

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References

  1. "AMEBIX- Who's the Enemy 7"EP (Spiderleg Records, UK, 1982)". goodbadmusic.com. Retrieved 5 June 2012.