Tactiq

Tactiq is the debut studio album of Society Burning, released on July 15, 1997 by Re-Constriction Records.^[1] The secret song located on track sixty-nine is a cover of Adam Ants's "Stand and Deliver", which is a reworked version of what appeared on the Shut Up Kitty compilation.^[2]

Tactiq
Studio album by Society Burning
Released	July 15, 1997 (1997-07-15)
Recorded	1995 (1995)–October 1996 (1996-10)
Genre	Electro-industrial
Length	58:12
Label	Re-Constriction
Society Burning chronology
Entropy.Lingua (1996) Tactiq (1997) State of Decay (2007)

Reception

Sonic Boom praised the band for exploring new sounds, saying "by not choosing to remain stuck in a musical rut, the band has chosen to stride forth into new musical territory without forgetting their original musical roots."^[3] Aiding & Abetting gave the album a more mixed review, criticizing the direction and writing as being inconsistent.^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Society Burning, except "Stand and Deliver" by Adam Ant and Marco Pirroni.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Awaken"	4:03
2.	"Dead Man"	4:31
3.	"Less Than Zero"	4:58
4.	"Waster"	4:47
5.	"Tactiq"	6:15
6.	"Immobilize Me"	5:03
7.	"Human Waste"	4:55
8.	"Michelle Ascends From Hell"	5:11
9.	"Rot"	4:08
10.	"Merciful Release"	5:21
69.	"Stand and Deliver" (hidden track)	5:08

Personnel

Adapted from the Tactiq liner notes.^[5]

Society Burning Dave Creadeau – vocals, synthesizer, cover art Boom chr Paige – vocals, synthesizer, guitar, cover art Additional musicians Steven Seibold – production and keyboards (7)

Production and additional personnel Mark Derryberry – engineering (9) DJ Twitch – co-producer (6) J. Holder – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1997	Re-Constriction	CD	REC-036