Socialized Hate was the debut album from Arizona

Arizona

Arizona ; is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. It is also part of the western United States and the mountain west. The capital and largest city is Phoenix...

 thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 band, Atrophy

Atrophy (band)

Atrophy was a thrash metal band formed in Tucson, Arizona, USA by Chris Lykins, James Gulotta, and Brian Zimmerman. The original bandname was Heresy, but by the time the band was rounded out to its professional line-up – with Tim Kelly and Rick Skowron joining the fold – the name was...

. It was released on 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:...

 in 1988 and follows two successful demo cassettes produced by the band the previous year. It was followed up in 1990 by the band's final album, Violent By Nature

Violent by Nature

Violent by Nature was the second and final album from Arizona thrash metal band, Atrophy. It was released on Roadrunner Records – like its predecessor, Socialized Hate – in 1990. Again, the album was co-produced by prolific producer/engineer, Bill Metoyer. The band made the journey from...

in 1990. The album was co-produced by prolific producer/engineer, Bill Metoyer, who became famous for his work on early Slayer

Slayer

Slayer is an American thrash metal band formed in Huntington Park, California, in 1981 by guitarists Jeff Hanneman and Kerry King. Slayer rose to fame with their 1986 release, Reign in Blood, and is credited as one of the "Big Four" thrash metal acts, along with Metallica, Megadeth and...

 albums and went on to produce a lot of the thrash metal

Thrash metal

Thrash metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that is characterized usually by its fast tempo and aggression. Songs of the genre typically use fast percussive and low-register guitar riffs, overlaid with shredding-style lead work...

 material released in the 1980s and 1990s, mainly on Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records

Metal Blade Records is a record label which was founded by Brian Slagel in 1982. The U.S. corporate office for Metal Blade is located in Agoura Hills, California. It also has offices in Arizona, Germany, Japan, Canada, and the UK. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony BMG Music...

. The band went on to tour the USA and Europe with the likes of Sacred Reich

Sacred Reich

Sacred Reich is a Phoenix, Arizona-based thrash metal band that formed in 1985. Singer/songwriter Phil Rind's interest was in socially conscious and political speed metal. After several records on Metal Blade Records, they signed to Hollywood Records for a short stint, but later returned to Metal...

 and Coroner

Coroner (band)

Coroner is a Swiss thrash metal/progressive metal band from Zurich. They garnered relatively little attention outside of Europe. Formed in 1983, the band broke up in 1996, but decided to reform 14 years later. The band will perform at multiple live venues and festivals around the world in 2011,...

.

Track listing

1. "Chemical Dependency" (Atrophy
   Atrophy (band)
   Atrophy was a thrash metal band formed in Tucson, Arizona, USA by Chris Lykins, James Gulotta, and Brian Zimmerman. The original bandname was Heresy, but by the time the band was rounded out to its professional line-up – with Tim Kelly and Rick Skowron joining the fold – the name was...
   
   ) – 4:04
2. "Killing Machine" (James Gulotta, Brian Zimmerman, Chris Lykins) – 3:43
3. "Matter of Attitude" (Lykins) – 3:25
4. "Preacher, Preacher" (Gulotta, Lykins, Zimmerman) – 4:15
5. "Beer Bong" (Lykins, Lehman) – 2:01
6. "Socialized Hate" (Atrophy) – 5:01
7. "Best Defense" (Lykins, Gulotta) – 3:46
8. "Product of the Past" (Lykins) – 3:48
9. "Rest in Pieces" (Lykins, Zimmerman) – 4:39
10. "Urban Decay" (Lykins) – 3:29

Credits

• Brian Zimmerman – vocals
• Chris Lykins – guitar
• Rick Skowron – guitar
• James Gulotta – bass
• Tim Kelly – drums

• Recorded at Music Grinder and EQ Sound Studios, Hollywood, and Pacific Studio, Chatsworth, California, USA
• Produced by Bill Metoyer and Atrophy
  Atrophy (band)
  Atrophy was a thrash metal band formed in Tucson, Arizona, USA by Chris Lykins, James Gulotta, and Brian Zimmerman. The original bandname was Heresy, but by the time the band was rounded out to its professional line-up – with Tim Kelly and Rick Skowron joining the fold – the name was...
  
  
• Engineered and mixed by Bill Metoyer
• Mixed at Track Records, North Hollywood, USA
• Cover art by Brian Anderson