Hallucinations (Atrocity album)

Hallucinations is the debut album by the German death metal band Atrocity. It was released in 1990 by Roadrunner Records and was produced by Scott Burns. It is a concept album which follows the story of a young girl who is sexually abused as a child, and her descent into drug abuse, prostitution and eventual death.

Hallucinations
Cover art by H. R. Giger
Studio album by
Released15 October 1990
RecordedMorrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, June/July 1990
GenreTechnical death metal
Length35:54
LabelNuclear Blast, Roadrunner
ProducerMarkus Staiger, Scott Burns, Tom Morris, Atrocity
Atrocity chronology
Blue Blood
(1989)
Hallucinations
(1990)
Todessehnsucht
(1992)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]

The album was reissued in 1997 with the Blue Blood EP.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Deep in Your Subconscious"5:26
2."Life Is a Long and Silent River"3:36
3."Fatal Step"2:45
4."Hallucinations"4:30
5."Defeated Intellect"5:25
6."Abyss of Addiction"3:39
7."Hold Out (To the End)"5:14
8."Last Temptation"5:17
Total length:35:54

Personnel

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Atrocity

  • Alexander Krull - vocals
  • Mathias Röderer - guitar
  • Richard Scharf - guitar
  • Oliver Klasen - bass
  • Michael Schwarz - drums

Production

  • Scott Burns and Atrocity - production
  • Markus Staiger - executive production
  • Scott Burns and Tom Morris - engineering
  • Scott Burns and Atrocity - mixing
  • H.R. Giger - cover illustration: Work Nº 93, “Hommage an S. Beckett I”

References

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  1. ^ Connolly, Dave. "Hallucinations - Atrocity". AllMusic.