The Art of Partying

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{{Infobox album

| name = The Art of Partying

| type = studio

| artist = Municipal Waste

| cover = Art of Partying.jpg

| alt =

| released = June 12, 2007

| recorded = Planet Z Studios

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Crossover thrash|thrash metal}}

| length = 32:01

| label = Earache Records

| producer = Zeuss
Municipal Waste

| prev_title = Hazardous Mutation

| prev_year = 2005

| next_title = Massive Aggressive

| next_year = 2009

}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}} {{AllMusic|class=album|id=r1074692|first=Eduardo|last=Rivadavia}}

| rev2 = Punknews.org

| rev2Score = {{Rating|4|5}} {{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/6560/municipal-waste-the-art-of-partying|title=Municipal Waste - The Art of Partying|date=August 7, 2007|website=Punknews.org}}

}}

The Art of Partying is the third studio album from the crossover thrash band Municipal Waste, released on June 12, 2007, through Earache Records. A limited edition version was also released at the same time, containing two bonus tracks and including a free woven patch.

The band released a video for "Headbanger Face Rip," which was filmed with independent B-movie house, Troma Entertainment. The {{YouTube|BSXCogYvQlw}} features footage from Troma Films, including The Toxic Avenger and its sequels. They followed up with a video for "Sadistic Magician".

The cover is the bands' visual representation of the song "Chemically Altered."

Track listing

All songs written by Municipal Waste.

{{Track listing

| title1 = Pre-Game

| length1 = 0:39

| title2 = The Art of Partying

| length2 = 2:04

| title3 = Headbanger Face Rip

| length3 = 1:51

| title4 = Mental Shock (Deathripper Part II)

| length4 = 1:48

| title5 = A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Destroyer)

| length5 = 2:12

| title6 = The Inebriator

| length6 = 2:07

| title7 = Lunch Hall Food Brawl

| length7 = 1:58

| title8 = Beer Pressure

| length8 = 2:37

| title9 = Chemically Altered

| length9 = 2:21

| title10 = Sadistic Magician

| length10 = 2:09

| title11 = Open Your Mind

| length11 = 1:54

| title12 = Radioactive Force

| length12 = 2:27

| title13 = Septic Detonation

| length13 = 1:20

| title14 = Rigorous Vengeance

| length14 = 2:12

| title15 = Born to Party

| length15 = 4:20

}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Bonus Tracks

| title16 = Thrashing's My Business... And Business Is Good

| length16 = 0:50

| title17 = I Just Wanna Rock

| length17 = 2:09

| title18 = Boner City

| length18 = 1:13

}}

Personnel

  • Tony "Guardrail" Foresta – vocals
  • Dave Wittedrums
  • Philip "LandPhil" Hall – bass, vocals
  • Ryan Waste – guitars, vocals, logo
  • Zeuss – recording, mixing, production
  • Alan Douches – mastering
  • Andrei Bouzikov – front and back cover painting
  • Mark Reategui – layout
  • Jim "Barf" Callahan – additional logo and album font
  • David Kenedy – band photos

References

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