Infernal Connection is the fifth studio album by Polish thrash metal band Acid Drinkers. It was released in December 1994 in Poland through Mega Czad.[1][2] The album was recorded from 8 September to 3 October 1994 at Modern Sound Studio in Gdynia.[3] The cover art was created by Tomek Molka and Litza and photos by Kazik Staszewski and Jacek Gulczyński.[1][3]

Infernal Connection
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 1994 (Poland)
Recorded8 September – 3 October 1994
StudioModern Sound Studio, Gdynia
GenreThrash metal, crossover thrash, heavy hardcore
Length39:23
LabelMega Czad, Metal Mind Productions
ProducerAcid Drinkers
Acid Drinkers chronology
Fishdick
(1994)
Infernal Connection
(1994)
The State of Mind Report
(1996)

Infernal Connection is considered to be one of the most important albums in the Polish rock history.[4]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Hiperenigmatic Stuff of Mr. Nothing"3:40
2."Anybody Home??!!"3:45
3."The Joker"3:15
4."Track Time: 66.6 sec."1:06
5."Drug Dealer"3:44
6."Slow and Stoned/Method of Yonash"5:04
7."Dancing in the Slaughter-House"2:36
8."IQ Cyco"3:03
9."Backyard Bandit"3:24
10."Infernal Connection"6:42
11."Consument" (Kult cover)3:04

Bonus tracks edit

No.TitleLength
12."Slow & Stoned/Method of Yonash – Bonar Remix"3:39
13."Slow & Stoned/Method of Yonash – Techno Jarogniew Remix"3:45
14."Slow & Stoned/Method of Yonash – Bonar Club Remix"4:29
15."Slow & Stoned/Method of Yonash – Acid Studio Praca Wygłup"4:30

Personnel edit

  • Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki – vocals, bass
  • Robert "Litza" Friedrich – guitar, backing vocals, lead vocal on track 4, 6
  • Dariusz "Popcorn" Popowicz – guitar
  • Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta – drums, backing vocals
  • Music and lyrics – Acid Drinkers (except "Consument": Kazik Staszewski)
  • Engineered – Adam Toczko, Tomasz Bonarowski
  • Mixed – Adam Toczko
  • Mastering – Grzegorz Piwkowski
  • Kazik Staszewski (Kult) – vocal on track 11
  • Grzegorz Skawiński – guitar solo on track 11
  • Tomasz Lipnicki (Illusion) – vocal on track 9
  • Tomasz Bonarowski – drums on track 5

Release history edit

Year Label Format Country Out of print? Notes
1994 Mega Czad CD Poland Yes Original CD release
1998 Metal Mind Productions CD Poland Yes CD reissue
2009 Metal Mind Productions CD Poland No CD reissue; remastered; digipak; bonus tracks

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Official website". 21 April 2010.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "Archiwum Polskiego Rocka". 21 April 2010.
  3. ^ a b "Encyclopaedia Metallum". 21 April 2010.
  4. ^ Babula, Jordan. Brzykcy, Paweł. Dąbrowski, Paweł. Gajewski, Marcin. Filipowski, Robert. Kirmuć, Michał. Koziczyński, Bartosz. Królikowska, Wiktoria. Królikowski, Wiesław. Kszczotek, Grzegorz. Machała, Wojciech. Pawlak, Marcin. Świrkowicz, Marek. Weiss, Wiesław. 50 na 50: najważniejsze płyty polskiego rocka (pl). Teraz Rock 4(50)/2007. ISSN 1730-394X