One Nation Underground (Hawaii album)

One Nation Underground is the title of the first studio album released by Hawaii, a speed metal band from the United States.

One Nation Underground
Studio album by Hawaii
Released	1983
Recorded	March–May 1983
Studio	Rendez-Vous Recording, Honolulu, Hawaii
Genre	Speed metal
Length	34:09
Label	Shrapnel
Producer	Hawaii, Pierre Grill
Hawaii chronology
One Nation Underground (1983) Loud, Wild and Heavy (1984)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	6/10[2]

"Living in Sin" and "Escape the Night" had previously been recorded by Marty Friedman's pre-Hawaii outfit Vixen for their Made in Hawaii EP (1983). "Secrets of the Stars" was also featured on the Shrapnel Records compilation U.S. Metal Vol. III (1983).

Track listing

All songs by Marty Friedman and Jeff Graves, except where indicated

Side one

1. "Living in Sin" (Friedman, Graves, Gary St. Pierre) – 3:15
2. "Silent Nightmare" (Friedman, Graves, St. Pierre) – 3:01
3. "One Nation Underground" (Friedman, Graves, St. Pierre) – 4:03
4. "You're Gonna Burn" (Friedman, Graves, St. Pierre) – 4:05
5. "Escape the Night" – 3:49

Side two

6. "Nitro Power" – 4:26
7. "The Pit and the Pendulum" – 3:07
8. "Secret of the Stars" – 4:38
9. "Overture Volcanica" – 3:42

Personnel

Hawaii

• Gary St. Pierre - bass guitar, lead vocals
• Marty Friedman - guitars, backing vocals
• Jeff Graves - drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians

• Rocky DeSopa, Roger Holland - additional backing vocals

Production

• Pierre Grill - producer, engineer

References

1. Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Hawaii One Nation Underground review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
2. Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1894959315.