One Nation Underground (Hawaii album)
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One Nation Underground is the title of the first studio album released by Hawaii
, a speed metal
band from the United States
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Hawaii (band)
Hawaii was a heavy metal band formed in 1982 by guitarist Marty Friedman, originally formed as "Vixen" in 1981. Hawaii was one of the two notable heavy metal bands from Honolulu, Hawaii, the other being Sacred Rite...
, a speed metal
Speed metal
Speed metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal music that originated in the late 1970s from NWOBHM and hardcore punk roots. It is described by Allmusic as "extremely fast, abrasive, and technically demanding" music....
band from the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
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Track listing
- "Living in Sin" – 3:15
- "Silent Nightmare" – 3:01
- "One Nation Underground" – 4:03
- "You're Gonna Burn" – 4:05
- "Escape the Night" – 3:49
- "Nitro Power" – 4:26
- "The Pit and the Pendulum" – 3:07
- "Secret of the Stars" – 4:38
- "Overture Volcania" – 3:42
Personnel
- Marty FriedmanMarty Friedman (guitarist)Marty Friedman is a guitarist, well known for his tenure as the lead/rhythm guitarist for thrash metal band Megadeth, which lasted almost a decade...
- guitarGuitarThe guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
s, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Jeff Graves - drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
, backing vocalsBacking vocalistA backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists... - Gary St. Pierre - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
, lead vocals
Credits
- Recorded at Rendez-Vous Recording, Honolulu, HawaiiHawaiiHawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, March-May 1983. - Produced by Pierre Grill and Hawaii.
- Engenereed by Pierre Grill
- Additional backing vocals by Rocky DeSopra and Roger Holland