Cause for Alarm (album)

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.

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
Victim in Pain (1984) Cause for Alarm (1986) Liberty and Justice For... (1987)

Overview

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...

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Kerrang!	[2]

In 2005, Cause for Alarm was ranked number 302 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time.^[3]

Several critics, including Phil Donahue,^[4] Jello Biafra and the fanzine Maximum Rocknroll,^[5] have criticized Agnostic Front for the controversial lyrics of the song "Public Assistance", written for the band by then-Carnivore frontman Peter Steele.^[6] 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.

Track listing

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

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]