Shock (Fear Factory song)
"Shock" is a song by American heavy metal band Fear Factory. It was the lead single from their 1998 album Obsolete and the first track on the album. Its music was composed by guitarist Dino Cazares and drummer Raymond Herrera. The lyrics were written by vocalist Burton C. Bell. The introduction of a concept album, "Shock" introduces its protagonist, a political prisoner known only as Edgecrusher, who declares his personal mission to destroy the totalitarian society in which he lives.
| "Shock" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Single by Fear Factory | ||||
| from the album Obsolete | ||||
| Released | 1998 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 4:50 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | ||||
| Fear Factory singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
This is one of the few Fear Factory songs which has an odd time signature in its pre-chorus (6/8 + 6/8 + 4/8).
The song was featured in the TV series Angel from season 2 episode 10 "Reunion".
Track listing
- Shock - 4:48*
- The promo version omits the sound effect intro and silences the F word. Album version is 4:58 long.
gollark: Also, I am a NOT PARTICULARLY GOOD sysadmin, and I can READ AND WRITE ENGLISH.
gollark: Also, I can inaccurately translate Latin/Ancient Greek, if I have my textbook to look up words and weird grammar forms.
gollark: Not true! I'm a MEDIOCRE PROGRAMMER in SEVERAL LANGUAGES, and I know BASIC ELECTRONICS.
gollark: Cobwebs are not capable of computation within the brain.
gollark: ddg! おまえ
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.