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Bites

Skinny Puppy · 1985

72 min · 17 tracks · industrial music · industrial rock · electro-industrial

A dark tapestry of pulsating rhythms and haunting vocals that explores dystopian themes.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • long, immersive listening sessions
  • dynamic emotional journeys
  • wave-like pacing experiences
  • dark atmospheric explorations

Where this album fits

Career context
Released on January 1, 1985, 'Bites' was Skinny Puppy's second studio album, following their debut 'Mind: The Perpetual Intercourse.' At this point in their career, the band was beginning to solidify their unique sound within the nascent industrial music scene, showcasing a more refined production with increasingly complex and provocative themes.
Stylistic neighbors
Ministry· Front Line Assembly· Nitzer Ebb

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

  • 1 Assimilate 6:56
  • 2 Blood on the Wall 2:58
  • 3 Dead Lines 6:13
  • 4 Church 3:16
  • 5 Icebreaker 3:14
  • 6 Tomorrow 4:53
  • 7 Dead Doll 2:28
  • 8 Film 2:18
  • 9 Love 1:51
  • 10 The Choke 6:29
  • 11 Social Deception 2:57
  • 12 Christianity 1:32
  • 13 Basement 3:25
  • 14 Last Call 5:54
  • 15 Falling 4:20
  • 16 The Centre Bullet 9:42
  • 17 One Day 4:20

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