The Darker Side of Nonsense

The Darker Side of Nonsense is the first full-length album by the heavy metal band Dry Kill Logic. It was released on June 5, 2001,[2] by Roadrunner Records and was the band's only release on that label.[3] The album spent two weeks on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, peaking at number 27.[4]

The Darker Side of Nonsense
Studio album by Dry Kill Logic
Released	June 5, 2001
Studio	Red Clay Studios, Suffern, New York; BearTracks Studios, Suffern, New York
Genre	Nu metal[1]
Length	44:04
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Eddie Wohl
Dry Kill Logic chronology
Elemental Evil EP (1999) The Darker Side of Nonsense (2001) The Dead and Dreaming (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Cliff Rigano, except where noted.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Nightmare"	Scott Thompson, Phil Arcuri	3:06
2.	"Feel the Break"	Thompson	3:07
3.	"Pain"	Thompson, Dave Kowatch, Arcuri	2:59
4.	"Nothing"	Thompson, Arcuri	3:29
5.	"Assfault"	Thompson, Arcuri	3:20
6.	"Weight"	Thompson, Kowatch	4:06
7.	"A Better Man Than Me"	Thompson, Arcuri, Rigano	2:55
8.	"Rot"	Arcuri, Thompson, Rigano	4:32
9.	"Track 13"	Rigano, Arcuri	2:42
10.	"Give Up, Give in, Lie Down"	Arcuri, Kowatch	3:30
11.	"The Strength I Call My Own"	Thompson, Arcuri, Rigano	3:02
12.	"Goodnight" (lyrics by Arcuri, Rigano)	Arcuri	7:16

Personnel

Dry Kill Logic

• Cliff Rigano - vocals
• Scott Thompson - guitars
• Dave Kowatch - bass guitar
• Phil Arcuri - drums, additional guitars

Other

• Rob Caggiano – guitar, harmony vocals, mixing, engineer, percussion, noise, producer
• George Marino – mastering
• Eddie Wohl – keyboards, producer, mixing, engineer
• Steve Regina – producer, mixing, engineer
• Daniel Moss – photography
• The Collective - design
• Alexander Kneselac - illustration
• Bob Burns, Jr. – guitar
• J-Sin – vocals
• Dry Kill Logic – main performer
• J.P. Sheganoski – engineer
• Matt Myhal – harmony vocals

References

1. Terry Bezer, "Album Review: Dry Kill Logic - The Darker Side of Nonsense". Drowned in Sound., July 25, 2001
2. "The Darker Side of Nonsense - Dry Kill Logic". Allmusic.
3. Margaret Schwartz (18 June 2001). "Darker Side of Nonsense review". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
4. "Independent Albums: The week of July 7, 2001". Billboard.com. Retrieved 22 January 2019.