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1988 studio album by Die Kreuzen
Century Days Released July 1988 Recorded December 3, 1987 (1987-12-03 ) –January 26, 1988 (1988-01-26 ) at Breezeway Studio, Waukesha, Wisconsin Length 56 :35 Label Touch and Go Producer Die Kreuzen, Butch Vig
Century Days is the third album by Die Kreuzen , released in July 1988 through Touch and Go Records .[1] [2] The album was produced in part by Butch Vig .[3] It sold around 10,000 copies in its first three years of release.[4]
Critical reception [ edit ]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating AllMusic [5]
The Washington Post wrote: "Unlike [bands] who are trying to integrate melody into hardcore without undermining its power, Die Kreuzen ... owes more to early-'70s metal."[6] Trouser Press deemed Century Days "an album of impressive dynamic range and sonic control."[7]
Track listing [ edit ]
All tracks are written by Die Kreuzen
Title {{{extra_column}}} 1. "Earthquakes" 3:19 2. "Lean into It" 5:11 3. "Different Ways" 3:28 4. "So Many Times" 4:33 5. "These Days" 5:30 6. "Elizabeth" 5:28 7. "Stomp" 2:14 8. "Slow" 3:09 9. "The Bone" 4:09 10. "Bitch Magnet" 3:03 11. "Number Three" 6:22 12. "Dream Sky" cassette and CD editions 6:25 13. "Halloween (John Carpenter)" CD edition 3:44
Personnel [ edit ]
Die Kreuzen
Keith Brammer – bass guitar
Brian Egeness – guitar, piano
Dan Kubinski – vocals
Erik Tunison – drums
Production and additional personnel
References [ edit ]
^ Gettelman, Parry (September 17, 1989). "Milwaukee's Die Kreuzen Has Class without Classification". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel . p. 23.
^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal . Zonda Books. p. 117.
^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock . Miller Freeman Books. p. 811.
^ Christensen, Thor (25 Oct 1991). "New album buries reports of Die Kreuzen's demise". The Milwaukee Journal . p. D1.
^ Dougan, John. "Century Days" . AllMusic . Retrieved May 26, 2013 .
^ Jenkins, Mark (3 June 1988). "Breaking Out of the Hard-land". The Washington Post . p. N24.
^ Leland, John; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Die Kreuzen" . Trouser Press . Retrieved May 26, 2013 .
External links [ edit ]