''Raging Speedhorn'' is the debut album by the British
metal
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band
Raging Speedhorn
Raging Speedhorn are a British extreme metal band formed in Corby, Northamptonshire in 1998.
Career
Raging Speedhorn were formed in August 1998 from the merging of the bands Soulcellar and Box. The band quickly established itself as a maj ...
. It features an altogether different sound when compared to the band's later albums, leaning more towards
nu metal
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rather than the
sludge metal
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style featured in later material.
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Metal Hammer
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'' named it the seventh best album of 2000.
Track listing
Bonus tracks (UK Enhanced Edition)
#"The Gush"
#"Thumper" (PC-CD ROM music video)
Personnel
* Frank Regan - vocals
* John Loughlin - vocals
* Gareth Smith - guitar
* Tony Loughlin - guitar
* Darren Smith - bass
* Gordon Morison - drums
References
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2000 debut albums
Raging Speedhorn albums
Nu metal albums by English artists