''Momentum'' is the fourth EP by

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, released on November 17, 1998 by

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. The album peaked at No. 15 on the

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RPM charts.

Reception

A critic at ''Last Sigh Magazine'' called ''Momentum'' "not music to necessarily relax to,

Hate Dept. Hate Dept. is an American Industrial rock, industrial/punk rock band, formed in 1991 by Steven Seibold. Seibold is a multi-instrumentalist who writes, records and releases Hate Dept. albums with minimal outside help. He formed Hate Dept. in 1991 ...

, Cameron Lewis (Ipecac Loop), Fishtank No. 9 and Heavy Water Factory kick it hard with their own renditions of Battery songs that whisp the listener into another dimension of high intensity sound energy." Sonic Boom said "If you are looking for a band with unbelievable strong female vocals and who are not afraid to develop a music style all of their own that have a listen to

and I am sure that you will not be disappointed."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Momentum'' liner notes. Battery *

Maria Azevedo Maria Azevedo is an American musician based in San Francisco, best recognized as the lead vocalist of the 1990s electro-industrial outfits Battery and Ivoux. She also collaborated with Deathline Int'l., Razor Skyline and Vampire Rodents. Bio ...

– lead vocals, production,

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* Shawn Brice –

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, production, recording * Evan Sornstein (Curium Design) – instruments, production, recording,

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, design Additional performers * Warren Harrison –

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er (5) * Cameron Lewis – remixer (7) * Jesse McClear – remixer (4) *

Steven Seibold Hate Dept. is an American industrial/punk rock band, formed in 1991 by Steven Seibold. Seibold is a multi-instrumentalist who writes, records and releases Hate Dept. albums with minimal outside help. He formed Hate Dept. in 1991 in reaction to f ...

– remixer (2) Production and design * Christian Petke (as Count Zero) – production

Release history

References

External links

''Momentum''
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