Retaliation is the second and final album by the Brooklyn crossover thrash

Crossover thrash

__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...

 band Carnivore

Carnivore (band)

Carnivore was an American crossover thrash band formed in Brooklyn, New York by Peter Steele , and was formed out of the ruins of the Brooklyn hard rock group Fallout in 1982.-History:...

. It was released in 1987 by Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...

, and later released on CD in 1991 without tracks 4 and 9.

It was re-issued with a different cover on January 23, 2001, and contains three demo tracks.

"Manic Depression" is a Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...

 cover. "S.M.D." stands for Suck My Dick.

The track "Jack Daniel's and Pizza" is a recording of someone (apparently Peter Steele

Peter Steele

Peter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...

) rushing into the bathroom to vomit into a toilet; presumably after drinking Jack Daniel's

Jack Daniel's

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 and eating pizza

Pizza

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Track listing

All songs written by Peter Steele

Peter Steele

Peter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...

 except when noted.

1. "Jack Daniel's and Pizza" (0:55)
2. "Angry Neurotic Catholics" (2:48)
3. "S.M.D." (2:27)
4. "Ground Zero Brooklyn" (4:40)
5. "Race War" (5:56)
6. "Inner Conflict" (5:03)
7. "Jesus Hitler" (5:17)
8. "Technophobia" (3:56)
9. "Manic Depression
   Manic Depression (song)
   "Manic Depression" is a song written and recorded by Jimi Hendrix and first released in 1967 on the Are You Experienced album.-Overview:The song's name is an old name for bipolar disorder, a mental health disorder...
   
   " (Jimi Hendrix
   Jimi Hendrix
   James Marshall "Jimi" Hendrix was an American guitarist and singer-songwriter...
   
   ) (3:07)
10. "USA for USA" (3:21)
11. "Five Billion Dead" (3:02)
12. "Sex and Violence" (3:51)
13. "World Wars III and IV" (demo) (7:42) - Reissue only
14. "Carnivore" (demo) (3:41) - Reissue only
15. "The Subhuman" (demo) (11:09) - Reissue only

Credits

• Peter Steele
  Peter Steele
  Peter Thomas Ratajczyk , better known by his stage name Peter Steele, was the lead singer, bassist, and composer for the gothic metal band Type O Negative...
  
   - vocals, bass guitar
• Marc Piovanetti - guitar, vocals
• Louie Beato - drums

Production

• Produced & Mixed By Alex Perialas
  Alex Perialas
  Alex Perialas is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer, best known for his extensive work during the "golden age" of thrash metal in the mid–1980s to early–1990s...
  
  
• Engineered By Michael Marciano & Alex Perialas