Power and Pain
Encyclopedia
Power and Pain is the debut album from New Jersey
thrash metal
band, Whiplash
. It was released in 1985 on Roadrunner Records
and was followed up by 1987's Ticket to Mayhem
.
In 1998, Displeased Records
rereleased Power and Pain, which included their second album, Ticket to Mayhem
.
The album features members of New York
bands, Carnivore
and Agnostic Front
, on backing vocals.
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
thrash metal
Thrash metal
Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...
band, Whiplash
Whiplash (band)
Whiplash is an American thrash metal/speed metal band. The band was founded in 1984 in Passaic, New Jersey by the three Tonys: Tony Portaro , Tony Scaglione and Tony Bono . Joe Cangelosi replaced Tony Scaglione in 1986 when he left for a small stint with Slayer...
. It was released in 1985 on Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records
Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...
and was followed up by 1987's Ticket to Mayhem
Ticket to Mayhem
Ticket to Mayhem is the second studio album from New Jersey thrash metal band, Whiplash. It was released on Roadrunner Records in 1987 and follows 1985's Power and Pain...
.
In 1998, Displeased Records
Displeased Records
Displeased Records is a Dutch independent record label, founded by Lars Eikema and Ron Veltkamp. The label has many Dutch and other extreme metal bands on its roster, but has also rereleased many classic albums, including albums by Agathocles , Cryptopsy, Infernäl Mäjesty, Sadus, Toxik and Whiplash...
rereleased Power and Pain, which included their second album, Ticket to Mayhem
Ticket to Mayhem
Ticket to Mayhem is the second studio album from New Jersey thrash metal band, Whiplash. It was released on Roadrunner Records in 1987 and follows 1985's Power and Pain...
.
The album features members of New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
bands, Carnivore
Carnivore (band)
Carnivore was an American crossover thrash band formed in Brooklyn, New York by Peter Steele , and was formed out of the ruins of the Brooklyn hard rock group Fallout in 1982.-History:...
and Agnostic Front
Agnostic Front
Agnostic Front is an American hardcore band. The band began playing hardcore similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before evolving to incorporate thrash...
, on backing vocals.
Track listing
- "Stage Dive" – 3:09
- "Red Bomb" – 5:18
- "Last Man Alive" – 3:31
- "Message in Blood" – 4:04
- "War Monger" – 3:18
- "Power Thrashing Death" – 4:13
- "Stirring the Cauldron" – 4:18
- "Spit on Your Grave" – 2:49
- "Nailed to the Cross" – 4:05
Credits
- Tony Portaro – vocals, guitar
- Tony Bono – bass
- Tony Scaglione – drums
- Peter SteelePeter SteelePeter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...
and Louie Beateaux (CarnivoreCarnivore (band)Carnivore was an American crossover thrash band formed in Brooklyn, New York by Peter Steele , and was formed out of the ruins of the Brooklyn hard rock group Fallout in 1982.-History:...
) – backing vocals - Vinnie Stigma and Rob Kabula (Agnostic FrontAgnostic FrontAgnostic Front is an American hardcore band. The band began playing hardcore similar to their contemporaries, and were thrust to the forefront of the burgeoning New York hardcore scene in the mid-1980s with their widely regarded 1984 classic Victim in Pain before evolving to incorporate thrash...
) – backing vocals - Recorded at Systems II, Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Produced by Norman Dunn
- Engineered by Michael Marciano