Suffering Hour

1988 studio album by Anacrusis

Suffering Hour

Studio album by

Anacrusis

Released| 1988
Recorded| March 20–25, 1988
Studio| Holly Hills Studios, Kansas City
Genre| Thrash metal, technical thrash metal
Length| 47:10
Label| Active
Producer| Anacrusis & Jeff Johnson
Anacrusis chronology
|  | Suffering Hour
(1988)  | Reason
(1990)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
Metal Forces| (8.5/10)[2]

Suffering Hour is the first album by the American thrash/progressive metal band Anacrusis, released in 1988 on the European label Active Records.[3][4] The album's recording was self-financed by the band members with $1,200.[5]

The album was re-released on CD in 1990 by Metal Blade Records.

## Track listing

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Music and lyrics by Kenn Nardi, except where indicated

1. "Present Tense" (Nardi, Kevin Heidbreder, Tom Liskey) – 6:22
2. "Imprisoned" – 6:11
3. "R.O.T." (Nardi, Heidbreder) – 4:51
4. "Butcher's Block" – 6:07
5. "A World to Gain" – 4:04
6. "Frigid Bitch" (Heidbreder) – 4:03
7. "Fighting Evil" – 3:25
8. "Twisted Cross" – 7:20
9. "Annihilation Complete/Disembowled" (Heidbreder/Nardi, John Emery) – 4:41

## Personnel

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* Kenn Nardi – guitars, lead vocals
* Kevin Heidbreder – guitars
* John Emery – bass
* Mike Owen – drums, backing vocals

## References

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1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Anacrusis Suffering Hour review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
2. ^ Krgin, Borivoj (1988). "Anacrusis – Suffering Hour". Metal Forces (28). Retrieved July 6, 2012.
3. ^ King, Louise (March 8, 1990). "Anacrusis: Crashing Into Heavy Metal". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. pp. 8G. Retrieved April 11, 2010. "European-based Active Records took an interest, signing the quartet to a record deal and to release Anacrusis' debut album, Suffering Hour. ..."
4. ^ Durchholz, Daniel (June 18, 1993). "Proving their metal album no. 4 by Anacrusis is hard-hitting". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Retrieved April 11, 2010. "Which makes it a particularly opportune time for Anacrusis to celebrate the release of its ... which released the band's debut, "Suffering Hour," in 1988. ..."
5. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Anacrusis Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved July 6, 2012.

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