Break It Up (SSD album)
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Break It Up was the fourth and final release from Boston Crossover Thrash
band SSD
. It had both feet planted in the metal genre, leaving behind all trappings of punk and hardcore.
Crossover thrash
__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...
band SSD
SSD (band)
SSD were a straight edge hardcore band from Boston. They released two records as SS Decontrol and then formally changed their name to SSD. As SSD they released two more records, these with a very heavy metal influenced sound...
. It had both feet planted in the metal genre, leaving behind all trappings of punk and hardcore.
Side A
- "Break It Up" (3:19)
- "Children Will Rock" (3:46)
- "Heart Failure" (4:35)
- "Hit the Bottom" (4:28)
- "Blood Flood" (5:07)
Side B
- "No Solution" (4:17)
- "Baby Black" (3:49)
- "Calendar" (5:27)
- "Screams of the Night" (4:58)
- "Feel the Flame" (4:11)
Personnel
- Springa - vocals
- Al Barile - guitar
- Francois LevesqueFrançois LévesqueFrançois Lévesque was a French-born merchant and political figure in Quebec. He served as a member of the Legislative and Executive Councils....
- guitar - Jaime SciarappaJaime SciarappaJaime Sciarappa is a Boston area bass player best known for his work with 1980s hardcore punk bands SSD and Slapshot.- References :...
- bass - Chris FoleyChris FoleyChris Foley is a drummer best known for his work with the Boston hardcore band SSD, in the early and mid 1980s- recording four highly influential albums with the band. He graduated from Berklee College of Music and went to pursue a career as a drummer and musical instrument maker. He was the...
- drums