Combat Shock is the third studio album by Swamp Terrorists, released in 1993 by Alfa International and Contempo Records. A music video for "Pale Torment" was produced for four thousand dollars and televised by MTV Brasil and MTV Europe.
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." 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." Industrialnation also issued a positive review, crediting the band with achieving a fresh take on a sound that "KMFDM has become so well known for, without sounding like a rip."
Track listing
Personnel Adapted from the Combat Shock liner notes.
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
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