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 Witte – drums
- 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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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20071019055714/http://www.kvltsite.com/kvlt-slantings/music/municipal-waste-%11-the-art-of-partying.html kvltsite.com review]
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Category:Municipal Waste (band) albums
Category:Earache Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Chris "Zeuss" Harris
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