''Reality Check'' is the debut studio album by American

industrial rock Industrial rock is a fusion genre that fuses industrial music and rock music. It initially originated in the 1970s, and drew influence from early experimental and industrial acts such as Throbbing Gristle, Einstürzende Neubauten and Chrom ...

group

Deathline International Deathline International are an American industrial rock group based in Oakland, California, known for experimenting with multiple electronic music styles. The original nucleus of the band comprised composers Shawn Brice (Wiz Art, Spawn) and Chri ...

, released on May 10, 1993, by

COP International COP International, also shortened to ''COP Int'l.'', is a music label based in Oakland, California. Initially, the label was founded in 1991 by Christian Petke (a.k.a. Count Zero of Deathline Int'l.) in Frankfurt, Germany. A few months later, ...

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted from the ''Reality Check'' liner notes. Deathline International * Shawn Brice (as Wiz Art) – vocals, trombone, producer * Christian Petke (as Count Zero) – vocals, producer,

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Additional performers *

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 ...

– backing vocals (5) * John Carson – bass guitar * Kim Hansen (as Kim X) – backing vocals *

Alfred Harth Alfred Harth, now known as Alfred 23 Harth or A23H, is a German multimedia artist, band leader, multi-instrumentalist musician, and composer who creatively mixes genres. Career Harth founded a free improvisation band, Just Music (band), Just M ...

– saxophone,

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* Seppl Niemeyer – drums * Suzanne Santos – backing vocals Production and design * Armin Johnert – producer * Stefan Noltemeyer – mastering * Kim Phan – photography * Evan Sornstein (Curium Design) – design,

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Release history

References

External links

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(list of releases)
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