Industrial (album)

Industrial is the debut album by the British industrial metal band Pitch Shifter. It was released in 1991 on Peaceville Records. It is the only Pitchshifter album featuring Mark Clayden on lead vocals. After Industrial was released, the band released a single "Death Industrial" with two new tracks that would later be released on Submit.

Industrial
Studio album by Pitch Shifter
Released	1 January 1991
Recorded	September 1990 at Lion Studios, Leeds
Genre	Industrial metal
Length	38:47
Label	Peaceville
Pitch Shifter chronology
Industrial (1991) Submit (1992)
Pitch Shifter studio album chronology
Industrial (1991) Desensitized (1993)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

Background

According to bassist and singer Mark Clayden the band "made the first album for £500 in a week in a shithole studio in Leeds."^[2] The album cover is a shot of Frank Booth's death in the film Blue Velvet. The deluxe edition of the album The Industrialist by American industrial metal band Fear Factory contains a cover of "Landfill".

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Landfill"	Mark Clayden, Jonathan Alan Carter	3:50
2.	"Brutal Cancroid"	Carter, Clayden, Stuart E. Toolin	5:09
3.	"Gravid Rage"	Clayden, Carter	3:25
4.	"New Flesh"	Clayden, Carter	4:34
5.	"Catharsis"	Val	5:39
6.	"Skin Grip"	Clayden, Carter	5:19
7.	"Inflammator"	Clayden, Carter	4:10
8.	"Eye"	Clayden, Carter	6:44

1998 re-release bonus track

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
9.	"Gravid Rage (live)"	Clayden, Carter	3:28

Personnel

Pitchshifter

• Mark Clayden – vocals, bass
• Stuart E. Toolin – rhythm guitar
• Johnny A. Carter – lead guitar
• J.S. Clayden – backing vocals

Technical personnel

• Paul Sludgefeast – artwork
• Mick A. – artwork
• Guy Hatton – engineering
• Nimbus – mastering
• Cath – Photography