''U.S.A. for M.O.D.'' is the debut full-length studio album from American

crossover thrash Crossover thrash (often abbreviated to crossover) is a fusion genre of thrash metal and hardcore punk. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and hardcore punk. Other genres on the same continuum, such as metalcore and grindcore, ma ...

band, M.O.D. It was released in 1987 on

Megaforce Records Megaforce Records is an American independent record label founded in 1982 by Jon Zazula and his wife Marsha Zazula to release the first works of Metallica, and devoted primarily to hard rock and heavy metal. It has offices in New York City (wh ...

. In 1988, the band subsequently released the EP, ''

Surfin' M.O.D. ''Surfin' M.O.D.'' is an EP from American crossover thrash band, M.O.D. It was released in 1988 on Megaforce Records and follows 1987's debut album, ''U.S.A. for M.O.D.'' In 1989, the band subsequently released ''Gross Misconduct'', their secon ...

''.

Album name

While

Stormtroopers of Death Stormtroopers of Death (abbreviated to S.O.D.) was an American crossover thrash band formed in New York City in 1985. They are credited as being among the first bands to fuse hardcore punk with thrash metal into a style sometimes referred to as ...

were recording their debut album, ''

Speak English or Die ''Speak English or Die'' is the debut album by American crossover thrash band Stormtroopers of Death, released in August 1985. Parts of the songs "March of the S.O.D.", "Milano Mosh", "Chromatic Death" and "Sargent D and the S.O.D." were used f ...

'', tentative plans were made for a follow-up titled ''U.S.A. for S.O.D.''. When the band did not release an immediate follow-up, M.O.D. used the title instead.

Track listing

All songs written by M.O.D., unless otherwise stated

Credits

M.O.D.

Billy Milano Billy Milano is an American heavy metal and hardcore punk musician. He is the singer and occasionally guitarist and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and was the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death. Prior to these bands, ...

– vocals * Tim McMurtrie – guitar * Ken Ballone – bass * Keith Davis – drums

Others

Scott Ian Scott Ian (born Scott Ian Rosenfeld, December 31, 1963) is an American musician, best known as the rhythm guitarist and co-founder of the thrash metal band Anthrax. Ian is the guitarist and a founding member of the crossover thrash band Stormtroo ...

– acoustic guitar, backing vocals * Recorded at Pyramid Sound,

Ithaca, New York Ithaca is a city in the Finger Lakes region of New York (state), New York, United States. Situated on the southern shore of Cayuga Lake, Ithaca is the seat of Tompkins County, New York, Tompkins County and the largest community in the Ithaca m ...

, USA * Produced by

Alex Perialas Alex Perialas is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer, best known for his extensive work during the "golden age" of thrash metal in the mid–1980s to early–1990s. Having worked with many of the genre's top acts, including Ove ...

and

* Engineered by

* Executive produced by Jon Zazula * Cover art by Anthony Ferrara

References

External links

MOD and SOD official fansite
1987 debut albums M.O.D. albums Albums produced by Alex Perialas Megaforce Records albums {{1980s-metal-album-stub