Cognicide

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{{Infobox album

| name = Cognicide

| type = studio

| artist = Western Addiction

| cover = Cognicide.jpg

| alt =

| released = November 1, 2005

| recorded = 2005

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| studio =

| genre = Punk rock, hardcore punk

| length =

| label = Fat Wreck Chords

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| prev_title = New Mexican Disaster Squad / Western Addiction

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Tremulous

| next_year = 2017

}}

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Punknews.org

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}

| rev2 = AllMusic

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}

| noprose = yes

}}

Cognicide is Western Addiction's first full-length album. It was released on Fat Wreck Chords on November 1, 2005.{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/index.php/news/entry/archive_107|title=This week on the Mammoth Stream? Western Addiction!|work=Alternative Press|date=November 1, 2005|accessdate=June 24, 2016}} The album is known for featuring a sound heavily inspired by Hardcore punk acts of the 1980s. Fat Mike has often listed Cognicide as one of the greatest releases on his label, Fat Wreck Chords, calling it one of the best hardcore albums he's ever heard. Joey Cape of Lagwagon has also stated that it is his favorite album released on Fat Wreck Chords.