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Cause for Alarm
Cause for Alarm
Studio album by Agnostic Front
Released	1986
Recorded	Systems II (Brooklyn, New York)
Genre	Hardcore punk, crossover thrash
Length	23:48
Label	Relativity, Combat
Producer	Norman Dunn
Agnostic Front chronology

Cause for Alarm is the second full-length studio album by New York hardcore band Agnostic Front. It was released in 1986 on Relativity/Combat Records and follows 1984's Victim in Pain. The album is still available on a split release with Victim in Pain on the same disc.

Overview edit

The addition of a second guitarist Alex Kinon led to a more metallic approach, although the songs still had mostly a hardcore sound. One other line-up change was the replacement of Dave Jones by Louie Beatto on drums. The band would further explore the metal sound on their next album, 1987's Liberty and Justice For...

Controversy edit

Several critics, including Phil Donahue,^[1] Jello Biafra and the fanzine Maximum Rocknroll,^[2] have criticized Agnostic Front for the controversial lyrics of the song "Public Assistance", written for the band by then-Carnivore frontman Peter Steele.^[3] Steele went on to write a very similar song for his new band Type O Negative named Der Untermensch, which appeared on their album Slow Deep and Hard.

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Kerrang!	^[5]

In 2005, Cause for Alarm was ranked number 302 in Rock Hard magazine's book of The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[6]

Track listing edit

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Eliminator"	3:10
2.	"Existence of Hate"	2:18
3.	"Time Will Come"	1:22
4.	"Growing Concern"	4:10
5.	"Your Mistake"	1:26
6.	"Out for Blood"	2:13
7.	"Toxic Shock"	2:27
8.	"Bomber Zee"	2:28
9.	"Public Assistance"	2:44
10.	"Shoot His Load"	1:30
Total length:		23:48

"Your Mistake" was covered by Fear Factory, with Freddy Cricien of Madball, on the Demanufacture digipak as a bonus track, and by Hatebreed on their album For the Lions.

Personnel edit

Agnostic Front

Roger Miret – vocals
Vinnie Stigma – lead guitar
Alex Kinon – rhythm guitar
Rob Kabula – bass
Louie Beatto – drums

Production

Recorded at Systems II, Brooklyn, New York
Produced by Norman Dunn
Engineered by Mike Maricano
Written by Peter Steele^[7]

References edit

^ "A Brief History of Conservative and Libertarian Punk". Reason. May 15, 2014. Retrieved May 26, 2015.
^ "KFTH - Agnostic Front Page". Homepages.nyu.edu. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
^ "Steele Discography at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved February 9, 2012.
^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Agnostic Front Cause for Alarm review". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved April 7, 2013.
^ Miller, Paul (September 18, 1986). "Hardcore Hardware". Kerrang!. Vol. 129. London, UK: Spotlight Publications. p. 20.
^ Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 91. ISBN 3-89880-517-4.
^ Blush, Steven (October 2001). American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Feral House. p. 294. 1986's Cause For Alarm LP (on Combat Core) made AF infamous. Vinnie and Roger inexplicably hired the late Pete Steele (Carnivore, Type O Negative) to write the record — as they were too fucked-up/lazy/devoid of ideas. Cause For Alarm proved divisive, for its Metal tendencies and for Steele's lyrics (like his dim view of welfare recipients on "Public Assistance").