Power and Pain

1986 studio album by Whiplash

Power and Pain

Studio album by

Whiplash

Released

February 1986

Recorded

Systems II,
Brooklyn, New York

Genre

Thrash metal, speed metal

Length

34:45

Label

Roadrunner

Producer

Norman Dunn

Whiplash chronology

Power and Pain
(1986)

Ticket to Mayhem
(1987)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]

Power and Pain is the debut album by American thrash metal band Whiplash. It was released in 1986 via Roadrunner Records and was followed up by 1987's Ticket to Mayhem.

In 1998, Displeased Records rereleased Power and Pain, which included their second album, Ticket to Mayhem.^[2]

The album features members of New York City bands, Carnivore and Agnostic Front, on backing vocals.

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Portaro. except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stage Dive"	3:09
2.	"Red Bomb"	5:18
3.	"Last Man Alive"	3:31
4.	"Message in Blood"	4:04
5.	"War Monger"	3:18
6.	"Power Thrashing Death"	4:13
7.	"Stirring the Cauldron (lyrics and music by Tony Portaro, Tony Scaglione and Tony Bono)"	4:18
8.	"Spit on Your Grave"	2:49
9.	"Nailed to the Cross"	4:05
Total length:		34:45

Credits

Tony Portaro – vocals, guitar
Tony Bono – bass
Tony Scaglione – drums
Peter Steele and Louie Beateaux (Carnivore) – backing vocals
Vinnie Stigma and Rob Kabula (Agnostic Front) – backing vocals
Recorded at Systems II, Brooklyn, New York
Produced by Norman Dunn
Engineered by Michael Marciano

References

^ True, Chris. Power and Pain at AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-09-11.
^ Jan Jaedike. "Power And Pain / Ticket To Mayhem review". Rock Hard. Retrieved July 17, 2019.