Total Destruction

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This article is about the Unsane album. For the military doctrine, see Mutual assured destruction.

Total Destruction
File:Unsane TotalD.jpg
Studio album by
Unsane
ReleasedJanuary 18, 1994
RecordedJanuary 1993
StudioBC (Brooklyn)
Genre
Length35:58
Label
Producer
Unsane chronology
Singles 89-92
(1992) 		Total Destruction
(1994) 		Scattered, Smothered & Covered
(1995)
Singles from Self Destruct
  1. "Body Bomb"
    Released: January 24, 1994[1]

Total Destruction is the second studio album by American noise rock band Unsane, released on January 18, 1994, through Matador and Atlantic Records.[2] At the time, Matador and Atlantic had a deal where at the least six albums issued by Matador must be released through Atlantic's promotion system.[3] The album was recorded for $25,000—a comparatively small budget for a major label album—in order to reduce the amount of money Unsane would owe to Atlantic.[4]

To promote the album, a music video was produced for the track "Body Bomb", in which a disturbed man builds a bomb and blows up a building filled with people. The video was banned from airing on MTV.[5] In 1998, Vox ranked the album's cover artwork at number 41 on its list of the "50 worst album sleeves of all time".[6]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarHalf star[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular MusicStarStarStarStar[8]
Kerrang!StarStarStar[9]
NME7/10[10]
Rock Hard7.5/10[11]
SelectStarStar[12]
Vox3/10[13]

Total Destruction received mixed reviews from critics. John Bush from AllMusic called it "less compelling than the singles collection" and "too repetitive", adding that "the band has slowed down the rhythms a bit."[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Body Bomb"3:41
2."Straight"4:02
3."Black Book"2:40
4."Trench"4:02
5."Dispatched"2:18
6."Throw It Away"3:59
7."Broke"1:55
8."Road Trip"3:48
9."Wayne"2:47
10."Get Away"3:04
11."S.O.S."3:11
12."455"2:31
Total length:35:58

Personnel

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Personnel per liner notes.[14]

Unsane
Additional musicians and production

References

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