''Deaf Dumb Blind'' is the debut studio album by Swedish
rap metal
Rap metal is a fusion genre that combines hip hop music, hip hop with heavy metal music, heavy metal. It usually consists of heavy metal guitar riffs, funk metal elements, Rapping, rapped vocals and sometimes turntablism, turntables.
History O ...
band
Clawfinger
Clawfinger is a Swedish rap metal band formed in Stockholm in 1989. Considered pioneers of the rap metal genre, the band had their international and commercial breakthrough in 1993 with the release of their debut album, '' Deaf Dumb Blind''. Th ...
, released on 21 April 1993. Produced by the band and
Jacob Hellner
Jacob Hellner (born 19 March 1961) is a Swedish record producer, songwriter and composer. As a producer, he has worked with acts in the metal, rock, pop, hip hop and electronic genres. Hellner is best known for his extensive collaboration with ...
, the album sold over 600,000 copies worldwide and was critically acclaimed by the Swedish press.
The band won a
Swedish Grammy Award in the Hard Rock/Metal of the Year category in 1994 for the album. ''Deaf Dumb Blind'' spawned four singles, including the successful single
"Nigger", a controversial anti-racist statement.
Background
The musical content is mainly
metal
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hard rock
Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and Distortion (music), distorted electric guitars. Hard rock began in the mid-1960s with the Garage rock, garage, Psychedelic rock, psychedelic and blues ...
modernized with a few
electronic elements. The vocal approach is an aggressive flux of words sung in a
rap style.
The album contains ten standard tracks; three bonus tracks were added to the re-release in 2004. Clawfinger also released four singles (detailed below) and three videos ("Nigger", "The Truth" and "Warfair").
The lyrics of "Catch Me" are translated from the
Asta Kask song "Dom Får Aldrig Mig".
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Clawfinger — Deaf Dumb Blind
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* Martin Beskow – photography
* Clawfinger – producer
* Björn Engelman – mastering
* Stefan Glaumann – mixing
* Lena Granefelt – photography
* Jacob Hellner
Jacob Hellner (born 19 March 1961) is a Swedish record producer, songwriter and composer. As a producer, he has worked with acts in the metal, rock, pop, hip hop and electronic genres. Hellner is best known for his extensive collaboration with ...
– producer
* Adam Kviman – engineer
* Per Kviman – A&R
* Sebastian Oberg – cello, soloist, cover design
* Erlend Ottem – guitar, group member
* Andre Skaug – bass guitar
* Morten Skaug – drums
* Jocke Skog – keyboards, programming, backing vocals, group member
* Zak Tell – vocals, group member
* Bård Torstensen – guitar, backing vocals
*Patrik Elofsson – scratches
*Gustave Lund – scratches
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
Certifications
References
External links
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Clawfinger albums
1993 debut albums