Hallucinations (Atrocity album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Hallucinations

| type = studio

| artist = Atrocity

| cover = Atrocity - Hallucinations.jpg

| alt =

| caption = Cover art by H. R. Giger

| released = 15 October 1990

| recorded = Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, June/July 1990

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Technical death metal

| length = 35:54

| label = Nuclear Blast, Roadrunner

| producer = Markus Staiger, Scott Burns, Tom Morris, Atrocity

| prev_title = Blue Blood

| prev_year = 1989

| next_title = Todessehnsucht

| next_year = 1992

}}

{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Allmusic

|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web |last=Connolly |first=Dave |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/hallucinations-mw0000264393 |title=Hallucinations - Atrocity |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=}}

}}

Hallucinations is the debut album by the German death metal band Atrocity. It was released in 1990 by Roadrunner Records and was produced by Scott Burns. It is a concept album which follows the story of a young girl who is sexually abused as a child, and her descent into drug abuse, prostitution and eventual death.

The album was reissued in 1997 with the Blue Blood EP.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| total_length = 35:54

| title1 = Deep in Your Subconscious

| length1 = 5:26

| title2 = Life Is a Long and Silent River

| length2 = 3:36

| title3 = Fatal Step

| length3 = 2:45

| title4 = Hallucinations

| length4 = 4:30

| title5 = Defeated Intellect

| length5 = 5:25

| title6 = Abyss of Addiction

| length6 = 3:39

| title7 = Hold Out (To the End)

| length7 = 5:14

| title8 = Last Temptation

| length8 = 5:17

}}

Personnel

Atrocity

  • Alexander Krull - vocals
  • Mathias Röderer - guitar
  • Richard Scharf - guitar
  • Oliver Klasen - bass
  • Michael Schwarz - drums

Production

  • Scott Burns and Atrocity - production
  • Markus Staiger - executive production
  • Scott Burns and Tom Morris - engineering
  • Scott Burns and Atrocity - mixing
  • H.R. Giger - cover illustration: Work Nº 93, “Hommage an S. Beckett I”

References