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Menace to Society (Lizzy Borden album)

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Menace to Society
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 1, 1986
StudioMusic Grinder, Hollywood and Preferred Sound, Woodland Hills, California
GenreHeavy metal
Length41:50
LabelEnigma/Metal Blade
ProducerJim Faraci, Lizzy Borden, Brian Slagel
Lizzy Borden chronology
The Murderess Metal Road Show
(1986)
Menace to Society
(1986)
Terror Rising
(1987)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]

Menace to Society is the second studio album by Los Angeles metal band Lizzy Borden.

Released in 1986 by Metal Blade Records,[3] this would become a success for the band appearing on the Billboard 200 for 10 weeks and peaking at 144.[4] The album was re-released in 2002 with 4 bonus tracks, and again on vinyl in 2018.[5]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Gene Allen, Lizzy Borden, Mike Davis, Joey Scott Harges, Alex Nelson, except where noted

Side one
No.TitleLength
1."Generation Aliens"4:30
2."Notorious"4:15
3."Terror on the Town"5:21
4."Bloody Mary"4:40
5."Stiletto (Voice of Command)"3:33
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Ultra Violence"4:08
7."Love Kills"5:24
8."Brass Tactics"3:26
9."Ursa Minor"4:00
10."Menace to Society"4:05
2002 Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
11."Taking on the World" (Demo) 3:54
12."White Rabbit" (Live demo, Jefferson Airplane cover)Grace Slick3:43
13."Stiletto (Voice of Command)" (Live demo) 3:36
14."Betrayer" (Live demo) 2:16

Personnel

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Lizzy Borden
  • Lizzy Borden - vocals
  • Gene Allen - guitars
  • Alex Nelson - guitars, backing vocals
  • Mike Davis - bass
  • Joey Scott Harges - drums
Production
  • Jim Faraci - producer, engineer
  • Brian Slagel - executive producer

Charts

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Chart (1986) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 144

References

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  1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Lizzy Borden - Manace to Society review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2021-03-12.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (November 1, 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 200. ISBN 978-1-894959-31-5.
  3. ^ "Lizzy Borden "Menace to Society" | Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  4. ^ "Lizzy Borden Menace To Society Chart History". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  5. ^ "Lizzy Borden: 'Love You To Pieces' and 'Menace To Society' LP re-issues now available via Metal Blade Records | Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Retrieved 2018-07-21.
  6. ^ "Lizzy Borden Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 21, 2018.