La Sexorcisto: Devil Music, Vol. 1
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Some pressings of the CD
incorrectly divide tracks 12 and 13, beginning track 13 at 3:31 of "Grindhouse (A Go-Go)."
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. The track contains numerous short audio samples from movies and songs which play in a fashion similar to that of someone changing radio channels every few seconds.
game, thirteen years later) and was nominated the Grammy for Best Metal Performance of 1993.
. It also appears in the video game Guitar Hero III and as downloadable content for the Rock Band series.
classic 1971 film A Clockwork Orange
. Also, the lyrics "Time a Diamond Ass right on my line" is a reference to their song "Diamond Ass" off the Soul-Crusher
album. Iggy Pop
speaks the words "Burning like fat in the fire the smell of red, red kroovy(krovvy) screamed mega-flow; a stalking ground without prey. A flash of superstition whimpering like a crippled animal. Dogs of the Soul-Crusher pulling closer like the blue steel jaws of hell" in the middle of the song. According to Rob, it was this song that inspired Geffen Records to sign the band to its label.
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. The song was featured in the trailer for the 2007 movie I Am Legend.
2002
film Hollywood Ending
. In 2000, the song was covered by Habeas Corpus for the White Zombie tribute album
Super-Charger Hell
.
. "X minus 5 seconds...4...3...2...1" is from the 1950 sci-fi film Rocketship X-M.
Singles
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
incorrectly divide tracks 12 and 13, beginning track 13 at 3:31 of "Grindhouse (A Go-Go)."
"Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag"
"Welcome to Planet Motherfucker/Psychoholic Slag" is the first track on the album. It is a two-part song, the first part having its own music videoMusic video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
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Audio Samples
- 0:25 - The explosion and sounds of growling is taken from the 1989 mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
- 1:48 - "Now let's move", "but let's take the back door" and the sample right at the end of the song are from the 1965 exploitation filmExploitation filmExploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams....
- 4:14 - "Do you have to open graves to find girls to fall in love with?" is taken from the horror filmHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
The Mummy (1932 film)The Mummy (1932 film)The Mummy is a 1932 horror film from Universal Studios directed by Karl Freund and starring Boris Karloff as a revived ancient Egyptian priest. The movie also features Zita Johann, David Manners and Edward Van Sloan...
- 4:35 - "Get up and kill!" is taken from the 1978 zombie film Dawn Of The Dead
"Knuckle Duster (Radio 1-A)"
"Knuckle Duster (Radio 1-A)" is the second track and the first of two radio channel imitations on the album. It takes its name from a metal weapon worn over the knuckles used in hand-to-hand combat, otherwise known as brass knucklesBrass knuckles
Brass knuckles, also sometimes called knuckles, knucks, brass knucks, or knuckledusters, are weapons used in hand-to-hand combat. Brass knuckles are pieces of metal, usually steel despite their name, shaped to fit around the knuckles...
. The track contains numerous short audio samples from movies and songs which play in a fashion similar to that of someone changing radio channels every few seconds.
Audio Samples
- 0:07 - "We know how fast we can go" is taken from the 1965 cult filmCult filmA cult film, also commonly referred to as a cult classic, is a film that has acquired a highly devoted but specific group of fans. Often, cult movies have failed to achieve fame outside the small fanbases; however, there have been exceptions that have managed to gain fame among mainstream audiences...
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams....
- 0:17 - "These are the facts as we know them. There is an epidemic of mass murders being committed by a virtual army of unidentified assassins" is taken from the 1968 horror filmHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Night of the Living DeadNight of the Living DeadNight of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...
during a radio broadcast.
- 0:17 - The screaming in the background is from the 1978 horror filmHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
HalloweenHalloween (1978 film)Halloween is a 1978 American independent horror film directed, produced, and scored by John Carpenter, co-written with Debra Hill, and starring Donald Pleasence and Jamie Lee Curtis in her film debut and the first installment in the Halloween franchise. The film is set in the fictional midwestern...
when Laurie StrodeLaurie StrodeLaurie Strode is a fictional character in the Halloween horror film series, portrayed by actresses Jamie Lee Curtis and Scout Taylor-Compton. She appears in six of the present ten Halloween installments, first appearing in John Carpenter's original 1978 film...
(played by Jamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee CurtisJamie Lee Curtis is an American actress and author. Although she was initially known as a "scream queen" because of her starring roles in several horror films early in her career, such as Halloween, The Fog, Prom Night and Terror Train, Curtis has since compiled a body of work that spans many...
) is being attacked by Michael MyersMichael Myers (Halloween)Michael Myers is a fictional character from the Halloween series of slasher films. He first appears in John Carpenter's Halloween as a young boy who murders his older sister, then fifteen years later returns home to murder more teenagers...
in a closet.
"Thunder Kiss '65"
"Thunder Kiss '65" is the third track on the album. It helped the band gain some notoriety through its music video and chart success (and again through its inclusion in the first Guitar HeroGuitar Hero
Guitar Hero is a music video game developed by Harmonix Music Systems and published by RedOctane for the PlayStation 2 video game console. It is the first entry in the Guitar Hero series. Guitar Hero was released on November 8, 2005 in North America, April 7, 2006 in Europe and June 15, 2006 in...
game, thirteen years later) and was nominated the Grammy for Best Metal Performance of 1993.
Audio Sample
- 1:28 - "You're all shook up, aren't you baby?" is taken from the 1965 exploitation filmExploitation filmExploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams....
"Black Sunshine"
"Black Sunshine" is the fourth track on the album. Though minimally successful as a single, the song has gone on to become a fan favorite and is still played live with Zombie's solo act as well as appearing on his greatest hits albums. The spoken intro and end were provided by Iggy PopIggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
. It also appears in the video game Guitar Hero III and as downloadable content for the Rock Band series.
Audio Sample
- 3:25 - "I work on this baby the same way, trying to get maximum performance" is taken from the 1965 exploitation filmExploitation filmExploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams....
"Soul-Crusher"
"Soul-Crusher" is the fifth track on the album. The lyrics "Speed kills, I'm alive yeah, in my ... Durango '95, yeah!" and "Motherfucker scream horrorshow!" are both references to Stanley Kubrick'sStanley Kubrick
Stanley Kubrick was an American film director, writer, producer, and photographer who lived in England during most of the last four decades of his career...
classic 1971 film A Clockwork Orange
A Clockwork Orange (film)
A Clockwork Orange is a 1971 film adaptation of Anthony Burgess's 1962 novel of the same name. It was written, directed and produced by Stanley Kubrick...
. Also, the lyrics "Time a Diamond Ass right on my line" is a reference to their song "Diamond Ass" off the Soul-Crusher
Soul-Crusher
The reception of the album, at the time, was somewhat positive. A significant amount of praise was directed at Rob's creative and bizarre lyrical contributions. Sean recalls that "Critics seemed to enjoy Rob's psychotic lyrics, so much so that their entire review would try to emulate his style,...
album. Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
speaks the words "Burning like fat in the fire the smell of red, red kroovy(krovvy) screamed mega-flow; a stalking ground without prey. A flash of superstition whimpering like a crippled animal. Dogs of the Soul-Crusher pulling closer like the blue steel jaws of hell" in the middle of the song. According to Rob, it was this song that inspired Geffen Records to sign the band to its label.
Audio Samples
- 0:00 - "Meanwhile, behind the façade of this innocent-looking bookstore" is taken from the 1966 episode of Batman (TV series)Batman (TV series)Batman is an American television series, based on the DC comic book character of the same name. It stars Adam West as Batman and Burt Ward as Robin — two crime-fighting heroes who defend Gotham City. It aired on the American Broadcasting Company network for three seasons from January 12, 1966 to...
, the title of the episode being "Zelda The GreatZelda The Great"Zelda The Great" is the ninth episode of the Batman television series in its first season, first airing February 9, 1966 and rerun June 22, 1966. It begins the story of Zelda the Great, an magician whose fading career has led her to crime...
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- 1:26 - "You're all shook up, aren't you baby?" is taken from the 1965 exploitation filmExploitation filmExploitation film is a type of film that is promoted by "exploiting" often lurid subject matter. The term "exploitation" is common in film marketing, used for all types of films to mean promotion or advertising. These films then need something to exploit, such as a big star, special effects, sex,...
Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill! is a 1965 exploitation film directed by Russ Meyer, who also wrote the script with Jack Moran. It stars Tura Satana, Haji, and Lori Williams....
- 3:20 - "They come from the bowels of hell..." is taken from the 1959 science fiction filmScience fiction filmScience fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
Plan 9 from Outer SpacePlan 9 from Outer SpacePlan 9 from Outer Space is a 1959 science fiction film written and directed by Edward D. Wood, Jr. The film features Gregory Walcott, Mona McKinnon, Tor Johnson and Maila "Vampira" Nurmi...
"Spiderbaby (Yeah-Yeah-Yeah)"
"Spiderbaby (Yeah-Yeah-Yeah)" is the seventh track on the album. It takes its name from the 1968 cult film Spider BabySpider Baby
Spider Baby is a 1964 black comedy horror film, written and directed by Jack Hill. It stars Lon Chaney, Jr. as Bruno, the chauffeur and caretaker of three orphaned siblings who suffer from "Merrye Syndrome", which causes them to mentally, socially, and physically regress backwards down the...
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Audio Samples
- 0:00 - The bell sounds at the beginning of the song are from the 1988 horror filmHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Hellbound: Hellraiser IIHellbound: Hellraiser IIHellbound: Hellraiser II is a 1988 horror film directed by Tony Randel. It draws heavily upon, and was made by much of the same cast and crew as its precursor, Hellraiser.-Summary:...
- 2:23 - The ominous chanting listeners hear is in fact the score from the 1976 horror filmHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
The OmenThe OmenAn original score for the film, including the movie's theme song Ave Satani, was composed by Jerry Goldsmith, for which he received the only Oscar of his long career. The score features a strong choral segment, with a foreboding Latin chant...
- 4:00 - The other-language chanting is taken from the The Exorcist (film)The Exorcist (film)The Exorcist is a 1973 American horror film directed by William Friedkin, adapted from the 1971 novel of the same name by William Peter Blatty and based on the exorcism case of Robbie Mannheim, dealing with the demonic possession of a young girl and her mother’s desperate attempts to win back her...
"I Am Legend"
"I Am Legend" is the eighth track on the album. The song is closely based on the 1954 horror novel I Am Legend, written by Richard MathesonRichard Matheson
Richard Burton Matheson is an American author and screenwriter, primarily in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres. He is perhaps best known as the author of What Dreams May Come, Bid Time Return, A Stir of Echoes, The Incredible Shrinking Man, and I Am Legend, all of which have been...
. The song was featured in the trailer for the 2007 movie I Am Legend.
"Knuckle Duster (Radio 2-B)"
"Knuckle Duster (Radio 2-B)" is the ninth track and the second of two radio channel imitations on the album.Audio Samples
- 0:00 - "Now, what we have to ask is why is it that God has admonished us to hate evil? Well, first of all, God loves ..." from a sermon by Atlanta pastor, Dr. Charles Stanley (pastor).
- 0:14 - "... And strangled them and finally dismembered their bodies"
- 0:20 - "homelessness and all that ..." sample are the words of the American radio talk show host Rush LimbaughRush LimbaughRush Hudson Limbaugh III is an American radio talk show host, conservative political commentator, and an opinion leader in American conservatism. He hosts The Rush Limbaugh Show which is aired throughout the U.S. on Premiere Radio Networks and is the highest-rated talk-radio program in the United...
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- 0:21 - "And now, the voice you've been waiting for ..."
Audio Samples
- 0:00 - The speaking at the introduction of this song is taken from the 1989 mangaMangaManga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend
- 1:50 - "It has been established..." sample is taken from the 1968 zombie film Night Of The Living DeadNight of the Living DeadNight of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...
Audio Samples
- 0:00 - The music in the background is from the 1968 horror filmHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
Night Of The Living DeadNight of the Living DeadNight of the Living Dead is a 1968 American independent black-and-white zombie film and cult film directed by George A. Romero, starring Duane Jones, Judith O'Dea and Karl Hardman. It premiered on October 1, 1968, and was completed on a USD$114,000 budget. After decades of cinematic re-releases, it...
- 0:01 - "Only parts of the corpse had been removed" is from the 1974 horror filmHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
The Texas Chainsaw MassacreThe Texas Chain Saw MassacreThe Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a 1974 American independent horror film directed and produced by Tobe Hooper, who cowrote it with Kim Henkel. It stars Marilyn Burns, Paul A. Partain, Edwin Neal, Jim Siedow, and Gunnar Hansen, who respectively portray Sally Hardesty, Franklin Hardesty, the...
"Grindhouse (A Go-Go)"
"Grindhouse (A Go-Go)" is the twelfth cut on the album. It was featured in Woody Allen'sWoody Allen
Woody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
2002
2002 in film
The year 2002 in film involved some significant events. The first significant releases of sequels took place between The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones, Men in Black II, Analyze That, Spy Kids 2: The Island of...
film Hollywood Ending
Hollywood Ending
Hollywood Ending is a 2002 American film written and directed by Woody Allen, who also plays the principal character. It tells the story of a once-famous film director who suffers hysterical blindness due to the intense pressure of directing.-Plot:...
. In 2000, the song was covered by Habeas Corpus for the White Zombie tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
Super-Charger Hell
Super-Charger Hell
Super-Charger Hell is a tribute album dedicated to groove metal band White Zombie.-Track listing:# "I Am Legend" - 5:06 # "Grindhouse " - 3:45 # "Blood, Milk and Sky" - 5:58...
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"Starface"
"Starface" is the thirteenth track on the album. The audio sample at the beginning of the track, "One. We are one. One is the beginning ...", is from the episode The Way To Eden from Star Trek: The Original SeriesStar Trek: The Original Series
Star Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969...
. "X minus 5 seconds...4...3...2...1" is from the 1950 sci-fi film Rocketship X-M.
Audio Samples
- 0:00 - "One. One is the beginning..." and "Oh Herbert, you are stiff!" samples from the beginning and end of the song are taken from the 1969 episode of Star Trek: The Original SeriesStar Trek: The Original SeriesStar Trek is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry, produced by Desilu Productions . Star Trek was telecast on NBC from September 8, 1966, through June 3, 1969...
entitled "The Way to Eden"
- 0:18 - "X minus 5 seconds..." sample is taken from the 1950 science fiction filmScience fiction filmScience fiction film is a film genre that uses science fiction: speculative, science-based depictions of phenomena that are not necessarily accepted by mainstream science, such as extraterrestrial life forms, alien worlds, extrasensory perception, and time travel, often along with futuristic...
Rocketship X-MRocketship X-MRocketship X-M was the second of the American science fiction feature films of the space adventure genre begun in the post-war era, in 1950...
- 2:27 - In the background there is an eerie jingle playing, this is from 1979's Phantasm (film)Phantasm (film)Phantasm is a low-budget "cult classic" horror film produced in 1977 and released in 1979. The film was directed, written, photographed, co-produced and edited by Don Coscarelli...
Audio Sample
- 0:00 - The creepy warped tune at the beginning of the song is from the 1987 horror filmHorror filmHorror films seek to elicit a negative emotional reaction from viewers by playing on the audience's most primal fears. They often feature scenes that startle the viewer through the means of macabre and the supernatural, thus frequently overlapping with the fantasy and science fiction genres...
HellraiserHellraiserHellraiser is a 1987 British and American horror film based upon the novella The Hellbound Heart by Clive Barker, who also wrote the screenplay and directed the film. Hellraiser explores themes of sadomasochism and morality under duress and fear. The film spawned a series of sequels...
Band members
- Ivan de PrumeIvan de PrumeIvan de Prume is a heavy metal drummer whose music became famous in the groove metal band White Zombie.Born in Brooklyn, New York City, de Prume comes from a rich history of artists. Ivan's sister, Cathryn is a successful actress and they have collaborated on two short films together. But it is...
- Drums - Sean YseultSean YseultSean Yseult is an American rock musician. She has played various instruments with different bands over the years, most notably her bass work with the band White Zombie. Her father, Michael S. Reynolds, was a noted biographer of Ernest Hemingway...
- Bass, Art Direction - J.Jay Noel YuengerJay Noel Yuenger , also known simply as "J.", is a rock guitarist best known for his work with the Grammy nominated groove metal/alternative metal band White Zombie.-Early life:...
- Guitar - Rob ZombieRob ZombieRob Zombie is an American musician, film director, screenwriter and film producer. He founded the heavy metal band White Zombie and has been nominated three times as a solo artist for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.Zombie has also established a career as a film director, creating the...
- Vocals, Lyricist, Art Direction, Illustrations, Sleeve Illustration
Technical crew
- Kristin Callahan - Photography
- David Carpenter - Assistant Engineer
- Alison Dyer - Photography
- Michael Golob - Art Direction, Photoshop Artist
- Iggy PopIggy PopIggy Pop is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Though considered an innovator of punk rock, Pop's music has encompassed a number of styles over the years, including pop, metal, jazz and blues...
- Additional Vocals (Black Sunshine) - Andy WallaceAndy Wallace (producer)Andy Wallace is a Grammy Award-winning music studio engineer with a long track record of successful productions, beginning with the 1986 production of the Run-DMC/Aerosmith collaboration on "Walk This Way" with Rick Rubin...
- Producer, Engineer, Mixing - Howie WeinbergHowie WeinbergHowie Weinberg is a music mastering engineer who has worked with numerous bands.- Career :He has worked at Masterdisk, New York City, since 1977...
- Mastering
Chart positions
Album| Chart (1992) | Position |
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| US Billboard 200 Billboard 200 The Billboard 200 is a ranking of the 200 highest-selling music albums and EPs in the United States, published weekly by Billboard magazine. It is frequently used to convey the popularity of an artist or groups of artists... |
26 |
| Heatseekers | 2 |
Singles
| Single | Chart (1993) | Position |
|---|---|---|
| "Thunder Kiss '65" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 14 |
| New Zealand Albums Chart Recording Industry Association of New Zealand The Recording Industry Association of New Zealand is a non-profit trade association of record producers, distributors and recording artists who sell music in New Zealand... |
47 | |
| Single | Chart (1994) | Position |
| "Black Sunshine" | US Mainstream Rock Tracks | 39 |