Oppressing the Masses

Oppressing the Masses
Studio album by Vio-Lence
Released	1990
Recorded	December 1989
Genre	Thrash metal
Length	41:28
Label	Megaforce/Atlantic
Producer	Alex Perialas
Vio-Lence chronology
Eternal Nightmare (1988) Oppressing the Masses (1990) Torture Tactics (1991)

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Allmusic	[1]

Oppressing the Masses is second album recorded by the San Francisco Bay Area thrash band Vio-lence. It was released originally in 1990 on Megaforce Records. The original print (20,000) contained the song "Torture Tactics," but all copies were destroyed because of Atlantic's objection to the lyrical content. However, that song can be found on the Japanese version of the album.^[2] The re-release version contains the tracks from Torture Tactics EP.

Megaforce/Atlantic reportedly destroyed 25,000 copies of the CD which contained the song "Torture Tactics"; the song can be found on promotional advance cassettes but as of 2009 a finished original CD containing this song has yet to surface.

Track listing

Side one
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Profit"	Flynn, Demmel - Killian	7:04
2.	"Officer Nice"	Demmel, Flynn - Killian	5:23
3.	"Subterfuge"	Flynn, Demmel - Killian	4:38
4.	"Engulfed by Flames"	Demmel, Flynn, Killian - Killian	3:55

Side two
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"World in a World"	Flynn, Demmel - Killian	4:11
2.	"Mentally Afflicted"	Flynn, Demmel, Killian - Killian	5:49
3.	"Liquid Courage"	Demmel, Flynn, Killian - Killian	5:27
4.	"Oppressing the Masses"	Demmel, Flynn - Killian	4:58

Credits

• Sean Killian - Vocals
• Phil Demmel - Guitar
• Robb Flynn - Guitar
• Dean Dell - Bass
• Perry Strickland - Drums

References

1. "Oppressing the Masses - Vio-Lence". Allmusic.
2. http://www.discogs.com/Vio-Lence-Oppressing-The-Masses/release/4189962