Suffering Hour

Suffering Hour is the first album by the American thrash/progressive metal band Anacrusis, released in 1988 on the European label Active Records.^[3][4] The album's recording was self-financed by the band members with $1,200.^[5]

Suffering Hour
Studio album by Anacrusis
Released	1988
Recorded	March 20–25, 1988
Studio	Holly Hills Studios, Kansas City
Genre	Thrash metal, technical thrash metal
Length	47:10
Label	Active
Producer	Anacrusis & Jeff Johnson
Anacrusis chronology
Suffering Hour (1988) Reason (1990)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Metal Forces	(8.5/10)[2]

The album was re-released on CD in 1990 by Metal Blade Records.

Track listing

Music and lyrics by Kenn Nardi, except where indicated

1. "Present Tense" (Nardi, Kevin Heidbreder, Tom Liskey) – 6:22
2. "Imprisoned" – 6:11
3. "R.O.T." (Nardi, Heidbreder) – 4:51
4. "Butcher's Block" – 6:07
5. "A World to Gain" – 4:04
6. "Frigid Bitch" (Heidbreder) – 4:03
7. "Fighting Evil" – 3:25
8. "Twisted Cross" – 7:20
9. "Annihilation Complete/Disembowled" (Heidbreder/Nardi, John Emery) – 4:41

Personnel

• Kenn Nardi – guitars, lead vocals
• Kevin Heidbreder – guitars
• John Emery – bass
• Mike Owen – drums, backing vocals