Prowler in the Yard is an album by Virginia

Virginia

The Commonwealth of Virginia , is a U.S. state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" and sometimes the "Mother of Presidents" after the eight U.S. presidents born there...

n Grindcore

Grindcore

Grindcore is an extreme genre of music that started in the early- to mid-1980s. It draws inspiration from some of the most abrasive music genres – including death metal, industrial music, noise and the more extreme varieties of hardcore punk....

 band, Pig Destroyer

Pig Destroyer

-Biography:The band formed in 1997 with vocalist J. R. Hayes , guitarist Scott Hull , and drummer John Evans. Evans was later replaced by Brian Harvey...

. It was released in 2001 by Relapse Records

Relapse Records

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. The album follows a dark and twisted story of love, obsession and gore. The booklet also features an extra page of prose about the protagonist

Protagonist

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 and 'Jennifer'. The album was recorded on an 8-track

Multitrack recording

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 in drummer Brian Harvey's basement.

In March 2009, Terrorizer

Terrorizer Magazine

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named the album the number three American grindcore release.

Track listing

All lyrics written by J. R. Hayes and all music published by Release Relapse Music (BMI

Broadcast Music Incorporated

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1. "Jennifer" - 1:21
2. "Cheerleader Corpses" - 0:35
3. "Scatology Homework" - 0:49
4. "Trojan Whore" - 1:35
5. "Ghost of a Bullet" - 0:20
6. "Heart and Crossbones" - 0:48
7. "Strangled with a Halo" - 1:25
8. "Intimate Slavery" - 1:05
9. "Mapplethorpe Grey" - 1:21
10. "Evacuating Heaven" - 0:16
11. "Tickets to the Car Crash" - 0:39
12. "Naked Trees" - 1:46
13. "Sheet Metal Girl" - 1:09
14. "Preacher Crawling" - 1:29
15. "Pornographic Memory" - 0:57
16. "Murder Blossom" - 0:18
17. "Body Scout" - 1:01
18. "Snuff Film
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     at Eleven" - 1:10
19. "Hyperviolet" - 3:28
20. "Starbelly" - 5:03
21. "Junkyard God" - 1:59
22. "Piss Angel" - 7:57
23. "Delusional Supremacy"

Track #23 is a Japan

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ese bonus track

Bonus track

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Credits

• Brian Harvey - Drums
• J. R. Hayes - Vocals
• Scott Hull - Guitars
• Paul Booth - Cover art
• Matthew F. Jacobson - Executive Producer
• Scott Kinkade - Photos
• Jonathan Canady - Design