Combat Shock (album)

Combat Shock is the third studio album by Swamp Terrorists, released in 1993 by Alfa International and Contempo Records.[1][2] A music video for "Pale Torment" was produced for four thousand dollars and televised by MTV Brasil and MTV Europe.[3]

Combat Shock
Studio album by Swamp Terrorists
Released	1993
Studio	Combat Shock Studio (Bern, CH)
Genre	Industrial
Length	77:27
Label	Alfa International/Contempo
Producer	DJ Killroy Iron E.
Swamp Terrorists chronology
Grow – Speed – Injection (1992) Combat Shock (1993) The Pale Torment EP (1994)
Alternative cover
1994 LP cover

Reception

Aiding & Abetting gave Combat Shock a positive review, saying "it's catchy as hell, heavy enough to attract the headbanger and with good enough beats to work in a club."[4] A critic for Keyboard concurred, saying "behind vocalist Ane H.'s snarling and gargling, STR kicks nasty but imaginative sequences" and that "power guitar samples dominate, but the occasional horn stab, light drum hit, or even shuffle beat adds an element of unpredictability to the din."[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Michael Antener and Ane Hebeisen, except "Pale Torment" with lyrics by Fred Werren.

No.	Title	Remixer(s)	Length
1.	"Pale Torment"		3:56
2.	"Cynic Forage"		4:06
3.	"Right Here"		3:44
4.	"Spawn"		4:39
5.	"Come Back"		3:23
6.	"P.T.S.D."		4:29
7.	"Liberator"		3:20
8.	"Pant to Injure"		4:19
9.	"Revelation"		3:39
10.	"Jerks Ever Win"		3:33
11.	"Right Now"	DJ Killroy	14:31
12.	"Come Back" (Edit)		3:23
13.	"P.T.S.D. (Back in Solitude)"		4:25
14.	"Pale Torment" (Hard 12" Mix)	DJ Killroy	6:19
15.	"Cynic Forage" (Unnamed Remix)	DJ Killroy	4:52
16.	"Hit' Em" (Justness Mix)	Giles Keen	4:17

1994 track listing

No.	Title	Remixer(s)	Length
1.	"Pale Torment"		3:56
2.	"Cynic Forage"		4:06
3.	"Right Here"		3:44
4.	"Spawn"		4:39
5.	"Come Back"		3:23
6.	"P.T.S.D."		4:29
7.	"Liberator"		3:20
8.	"Pant to Injure"		4:19
9.	"Revelation"		3:39
10.	"Jerks Ever Win"		3:33
11.	"Right Now"	DJ Killroy	14:31
12.	"Come Back" (Blot Remix)	DJ Killroy	11:35
13.	"Come Back" (Edit)		3:27
14.	"P.T.S.D. (Back in Solitude)"	DJ Killroy	4:27

Personnel

Adapted from the Combat Shock liner notes.[6]

Swamp Terrorists

• Michael Antener (as STR) – programming
• Ane Hebeisen (as Ane H.) – lead vocals, photography

Production and design

• DJ Killroy – production, mixing
• Iron E. – production, mixing
• Stephan Rubli – typesetting
• Sandra S. – photography

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
1993	Japan	Alfa International/Contempo	CD	ALCB 840
1994	Czech Republic	Master		MR 0010
	Germany	Cashbeat		CB 22
	Italy	Sub/Mission		cdWHIP002
	Portugal	Simbiose		BIO CD 11
	United States	Re-Constriction		REC-011
	Greece	Elfish	LP	elf 014

References

1. "Swamp Terrorists: Combat Shock > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
2. Bush, John. "Swamp Terrorists > Biography". Allmusic. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
3. Christian, Chris (April 1997). "Interview with Ane of The Swamp Terrorists, conducted via e-mail by Kevin Congdon". Sonic Boom. 5 (7). Retrieved July 23, 2020.
4. Worley, Jon (May 31, 1994). "Swamp Terrorists: Combat Shock". Aiding & Abetting (55). Retrieved July 23, 2020.
5. "Swamp Terrorists: Combat Shock". Keyboard. GPI Publications. 20 (7–12): 25. 1994. Retrieved July 23, 2020.
6. Combat Shock (booklet). Swamp Terrorists. Florence, Italy: Alfa International/Contempo. 1993.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• Combat Shock at Discogs (list of releases)