Subhuman Race

Infobox Album
Name = Subhuman Race
Type = studio
Artist = Skid Row


Released = March 28, 1995
Recorded = 1994
Genre = Heavy metal [http://wc04.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:gifpxq8hld0e ( [http://www.webcitation.org/5UeTVZhku archived] )]
Length = 56:39
Label = Atlantic
Producer = Bob Rock
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:1gjvea124xs7 link]
*"Rolling Stone" Rating|3|5 [http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/skidrow/albums/album/165073/review/5947059/subhuman_race link]
Last album = "B-Side Ourselves"
(1992)
This album = "Subhuman Race"
(1995)
Next album = "Subhuman Beings on Tour"
(1995)

"Subhuman Race" is the third full-length album (not counting the "B-Side Ourselves" EP) by the New Jersey metal band Skid Row. It was released on March 28, 1995, and shows the band moving from their original metal sound to one more influenced by alternative metal, with hints of Anthrax, and Red Hot Chili Peppers, while retaining the Guns N' Roses-style hard rock aesthetic on which they based their sound. The album's sonic range runs the gamut from the blazingly fast and aggressive "Bonehead" and title track, to chugging midtempo "Iron Will" to the saccharine "Firesign".

To date, "Subhuman Race" is the last Skid Row album recorded with singer Sebastian Bach and drummer Rob Affuso, selling about 1 million albums worldwide.

Opinions on "Subhuman Race" vary greatly, with some fans considering it to be Skid Row's best album, and others considering it to be the band's worst. ^{[http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=62024] [http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/1097506/a/Subhuman+Race.htm]} Many of the album's detractors are glam metal fans.

Many believe that the album would have been more successful if it had been released earlier; it was released in 1995, the time of alternative and grunge.

Track listing

#"My Enemy" (Rob Affuso, Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill) – 3:38
#"Firesign" (Sebastian Bach, Bolan, Hill, Dave Sabo) – 4:54
#"Bonehead" (Bolan, Sabo) – 2:16
#"Beat Yourself Blind" (Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 5:02
#"Eileen" (Affuso, Bach, Bolan, Snake) – 5:36
#"Remains to be Seen" (Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 3:34
#"Subhuman Race" (Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 2:40
#"Frozen" (Bolan, Snake) – 4:43
#"Into Another" (Bolan, Snake) – 4:02
#"Face Against My Soul" (Affuso, Bach, Bolan, Snake) – 4:20
#"Medicine Jar" (Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 3:36
#"Breakin' Down" (Snake) – 4:30
#"Ironwill" (Affuso, Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 7:43

Personnel

Band

*Sebastian Bach – vocals, background vocals
*Scotti Hill – guitars
*Dave "The Snake" Sabo – guitars, background vocals
*Rachel Bolan – bass, background vocals
*Rob Affuso – drums

Other

*Bob Rock – producer
*Randy Staub – engineer

Charts

Album

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