XTRMST (album)

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XTRMST
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ReleasedNovember 18, 2014
Recorded2014
Genre Hardcore punk [1]
Length31:32
Label Dim Mak
Producer Jade Puget
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XTRMST is the debut and only studio album by American hardcore punk band XTRMST. It was released on November 18, 2014, through Dim Mak Records, the label founded by Steve Aoki. Three singles were released from the album; "Conformist" was the lead single, followed by "Exterminate" and "Dirty Nails". A music video was produced for "Conformist".

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Words For The Unwanted"2:03
2."Conformist"2:36
3."Social Deathplay"1:42
4."Merciless"2:11
5."Exterminate"1:57
6."Sharper"2:11
7."Extremist"2:30
8."The Breed"2:34
9."Humanity"2:17
10."The Way"1:53
11."Swallow Your God"1:52
12."Dirty Nails"3:03
13."Juliets"2:52
14."Coward, Bow Your Head"1:50
Total length:31:32

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