RARE/2HAND VINYL LP ON ROADRUNNER 1988. Roadrunner RR 9518 made in Holland with lyric inner sleeve. Vinyl VG+. Cover VG+. Atrophy's 1988 debut, Socialized Hate, clearly illustrates just why the Arizona thrashers were handed a recording contract by metal powerhouse Roadrunner, while simultaneously explaining why that wasn't nearly enough to make them a household name. Superficially, the band had plenty going for it; their exceedingly competent musicianship allowed them to easily replicate the technically grounded ferocity pioneered by such thrash metal giants as Exodus and Anthrax, while their diverse and often thought-provoking lyrics took in most all of the usual subjects of '80s metal. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atrophy_(band) Tracklist. Side One: Chemical Dependency Killing Machine Matter of Attitude Preacher, Preacher Beer Bong Side Two: Socialized Hate Best Defense Product of the Past Rest in Pieces Urban Decay
