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''Freedumb'' is the ninth studio album by American
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Suicidal Tendencies Suicidal Tendencies is an American crossover thrash band formed in 1980 in Venice, California, by vocalist Mike Muir. The band has undergone various lineup changes, with Muir as the only remaining original member. Their current lineup includes ...
. It was released in 1999 on Suicidal Records. The tracks are rawer than the funk-influenced
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direction they were taking before the hiatus. The album's cover art is a reference to the photo ''
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Reception

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'' wrote that the songs "display thousand-mile-an-hour, classic hardcore guitar assaults." In 2005, ''Freedumb'' was ranked number 489 in '' Rock Hard'' magazine's book of ''The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time''.


Track listing


Credits

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Mike Muir Michael Allen Muir (born March 14, 1963) is an American singer who is the lead vocalist and the sole continuous member of Los Angeles-based bands Suicidal Tendencies, Los Cycos, and Infectious Grooves. He has also released several solo albums un ...
– vocals * Dean Pleasants – lead guitar * Mike Clark – rhythm guitar *
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– drums * Josh Paul – bass (credited as "additional musician")


Tracks 1, 2, 5–10, 12, 13

* Recorded at Ocean Studios and Skip Saylor Studios * Produced by
Paul Northfield Paul Northfield is a prolific British record producer and sound engineer, who has worked on albums by bands such as Dream Theater, Queensrÿche, Rush, Porcupine Tree and Suicidal Tendencies. Northfield worked at Advision Studio, London from 1 ...
and Suicidal Tendencies * Engineered and mixed by Paul Northfield


Tracks 3, 4, 11, 14

* Recorded at Titan Studios, except track 11 guitars at Skip Saylor * Produced by Suicidal Tendencies * Engineered by Michael Vail Blum * Mixed by Paul Northfield at Skip Saylor Studios * Mastered by Brian Gardner at Bernie Grundman Mastering Studios


References


External links


Suicidal Tendencies official website
{{Authority control Suicidal Tendencies albums 1999 albums SideOneDummy Records albums Albums produced by Paul Northfield