About to Crack
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About To Crack is the fifth studio album by Dutch punk hardcore band Vitamin X. Released through Tankcrimes on September 11, 2012 in the US, Agipunk in Europe and Peculio Discos in Brazil. The album was recorded at Electrical Audio in Chicago by Steve Albini [1] who previously recorded Nirvana, Neurosis, PJ Harvey, High on Fire, Iggy Pop & The Stooges. Art is by John Dyer Baizley.[2]
An official animation video of the song 'About To Crack' was released in 2016 based on John Baizleys artwork and created by Marco IMOV from IMOV Studios [3]. The video features (animated) cameos from people across the punk and metal scenes (Lemmy, Danzig, Muncipal Waste, Ozzy, etc) [4]. The cartoon style owes a debt to Beavis & Butthead while paying homage to The Simpsons [5]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Marc Emmerik, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "About To Crack" | 1.14 |
| 2. | "Ready To Burn" | 1:40 |
| 3. | "Carnival Of Fools" | 1:03 |
| 4. | "Crank It Up" | 1:02 |
| 5. | "Straight Back" | 1:20 |
| 6. | "Maelstrom" | 1:28 |
| 7. | "I Don't Know What To Say" | 1:28 |
| 8. | "Shatter The Beast" (Lyrics: Emmerik/Koutsman) | 1:21 |
| 9. | "Outta Here" | 1:09 |
| 10. | "No Return" | 1:12 |
| 11. | "Raise The Flag" | 0:51 |
| 12. | "Sick And Tired" (Koutsman) | 1:23 |
| 13. | "Mind Control/Crowd Control" | 1:24 |
| 14. | "Last Laugh" | 1:50 |
Personnel
The following people contributed to 'About To Crack':[6]
- Marko Korac - Vocals
- Marc Emmerik - Guitars, backing vocals
- Alex Koutsman - Bass, backing vocals
- Wolfi - Drums
Other credits
- Steve Albini - Recording, engineering, mixing
- Dan Randall - Mastering
- Benjamin Flint - Assistent engineer
- Patrick Delabie - Additional dubs
- John Dyer Baizley - Art
- Gijs Edge, Marc, Marko - layout
References
- ^ Joseffer, Jordan (2010-03-22). "Vitamin X". Thrasher. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ Leseman, Linda (2013-05-17). "Best bands featuring the album art of John Dyer Baizley". Village Voice. Retrieved 2015-06-25.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ https://noisey.vice.com/en_uk/article/rq4qab/vitamin-x-about-to-crack-video/ retrieved 10 July 2017
- ^ https://www.punknews.org/article/60838/vitamin-x-about-to-crack/ retrieved 10 july 2017
- ^ http://www.promonews.tv/videos/2016/07/11/vitamin-x-about-crack-marco-imov/ retrieved 10 july 2017
- ^ About To Crack - Credits. Retrieved 10 July 2017.