Cause for Alarm (album)

Infobox Album
Name = Cause for Alarm
Type = Studio album
Artist = Agnostic Front


Released = 1986
Recorded = Systems II,
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Genre = Hardcore punk
Crossover Thrash
Length = 23:48
Label = Relativity Records/
Combat Records
Producer = Norman Dunn
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:7su1z87a3yvj link]
Last album = "Victim in Pain"
(1984)
This album = "Cause for Alarm"
(1986)
Next album = "Liberty and Justice for..."
(1987) |

"Cause for Alarm" is the second full-length studio album from New York hardcore band, Agnostic Front. It was released in 1986 on Relativity/Combat Records and follows 1984's "Victim in Pain". The album is still available on a split release with "Victim in Pain" on the same disc.

Overview

The addition of a second guitarist – Alex Kinon – led to a more metallic sound, although the songs were still of hardcore punk-standard length. One other line-up change was the replacement of Dave Jones by Louie Beatto on drums. The band would further explore the metal sound on their next album, 1987's "Liberty and Justice for...".

Track listing

#"The Eliminator" – 3:10
#"Existence of Hate" – 2:18
#"Time Will Come" – 1:22
#"Growing Concern" – 4:10
#"Your Mistake" – 1:26
#"Out for Blood" – 2:13
#"Toxic Shock" – 2:27
#"Bomber Zee" – 2:28
#"Public Assistance" – 2:44
#"Shoot His Load" – 1:30

Credits

* Roger Miret – vocals
* Vinnie Stigma – guitar
* Alex Kinon – guitar
* Rob Kabula – bass
* Louie Beatto – drums

* Recorded at Systems II, Brooklyn, New York, USA
* Produced by Norman Dunn
* Engineered by Mike Maricano

Trivia

* Cause For Alarm was also the name of Kabula and Kinon's previous band
* Stigma and Beatto appear on backing vocals on the New Jersey thrash metal band, Whiplash's album "Power and Pain" – it was recorded in the same studio with the same producer

External links

* [http://www.fuzzlogic.com/flex/a/77.php Flex! Discography album entry]
* [http://www.discogs.com/release/425423 Discogs album entry]
* [http://www.agnosticfront.com Agnostic Front official website]