Subhuman Race
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| Studio album by Skid Row | ||||
| Released | March 28, 1995 | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Heavy metal | |||
| Length | 56:39 | |||
| Label | Atlantic | |||
| Producer | Bob Rock | |||
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| AllMusic |   |
| Chicago Tribune |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | D |
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Subhuman Race is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Skid Row, released on March 28, 1995 by Atlantic Records. Subhuman Race is the last Skid Row album with singer Sebastian Bach and drummer Rob Affuso. It is regarded as the band's heaviest record. Despite obtaining gold status and receiving positive reviews, it was not as successful as the band's first two albums. Certain tracks from the album were remixed for the band's compilation 40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row, given more tender, slightly cleaner mixes to fit better with the other tracks. To promote Subhuman Race, Skid Row supported Van Halen on the North American tour.
Following the album, Skid Row released a live EP titled Subhuman Beings on Tour, featuring live performances from the Subhuman Race tour. It is also the only Skid Row album to be produced by Bob Rock, also known for his work in Mötley Crüe, as well as longtime producer for Metallica.
Groove metal influences are apparent on the track "Iron Will". Crossover thrash influences are also present on the track "Bonehead", as well as speed metal influences which are heard on the title track. "Breakin' Down", the only power-ballad from the record, is heavily alternative influenced. "Frozen" and "Beat Yourself Blind" both have grunge influences. Music videos were produced for the singles "My Enemy", "Breakin' Down" and "Into Another".
Subhuman Race received mostly mixed to positive reviews. AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine gave it four stars out of five, and said that it saw the band "strip back their music to the basics" and was their "strongest and most vicious record to date."Rolling Stone gave it three stars, calling it "the freshest riffage since last year's Soundgarden record" and also noting the "tight, hot guitar lines and radio hooks that burn themselves into your brain".Q gave it four stars praising both the guitars that "grumble and mutter more menacingly than ever" and Bach's "awesome vocal pyrotechnics", summarizing that "Skid Row has come up with an outright winner."
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