''Killjoy'' is the second full-length

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released by

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rock band

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. This album was released in May 1995. It is their first album to go gold in New Zealand and has since gone platinum in said country. It is widely regarded as a classic New Zealand rock album. According to

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and the members of metal band

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have both highly praised this album.

Track listing

# "You Again" - 4:37 # "Gimme Gimme" - 5:17 # "The Call" - 5:13 # "Envy" - 3:54 # "Deb’s Night Out" - 3:37 # "Bitter" - 4:12 # "For What You Burn" - 5:43 # "Silvercup" - 5:03 # "Get Up" - 4:11 The Japanese version included an extra track called "N.I.L." This track was also included as a bonus track on the 20th Anniversary remaster of Killjoy released in 2015.

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* All songs by:

* Produced by: Shihad & Malcolm Welsford * Assistant Engineer: Nick Treacy * Recorded and Mixed by: Malcolm Welsford * Digital Editing: Evan Robertson * Additional Percussion: DLT

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