Spinal Injuries

by Cortex

Spinal Injuries cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: May 1983
  • Label: Heartwork
  • Country: Sweden
  • Length: 1:09:09
  • Community rating: 3.44/5 from 2 ratings

Artists on this release: Gerth Svensson, Kai Martin, Freddie Wadling, Conny J枚rnryd, Michael 脰rtendahl, Henrik Venant, Uno Wall, Mikael Westergren

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Emerging from the remarkably fertile Gothenburg punk scene, this debut album heavily pioneered the Scandinavian post-punk and darkwave movements. 'Spinal Injuries' is defined by Freddie Wadling's unhinged, intensely theatrical vocal delivery layered over driving basslines, clattering drum machines, and screeching synthesizer noise. The deeply paranoid, chaotic atmosphere of the record secured its legacy as a foundational, highly influential cult classic of European deathrock.

Genres

Descriptors: repetitive, rhythmic, noisy, lo-fi

Tracklist

  1. Mind of Darkness (3:14)
  2. Warrior Night (3:34)
  3. Fear of Glass (3:27)
  4. Nightmare No. 74 (3:09)
  5. Morning Moon (2:56)
  6. The Freaks (3:14)
  7. Mayhem Troopers (3:58)
  8. Napalm Sticks To Kids (2:49)
  9. 5 Seconds (3:28)
  10. Flowers of Evil (2:21)

Credits

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