Century Days

Century Days
Century Days
Studio album by Die Kreuzen
Released	July 1988
Recorded	December 3, 1987–January 26, 1988 at Breezeway Studio, Waukesha, Wisconsin
Length	56:35
Label	Touch and Go
Producer	Die Kreuzen, Butch Vig
Die Kreuzen chronology

Century Days is the third album by Die Kreuzen, released in July 1988 through Touch and Go Records.^[1]^[2] The album was produced in part by Butch Vig.^[3] It sold around 10,000 copies in its first three years of release.^[4]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[5]

The Washington Post wrote: "Unlike [bands] who are trying to integrate melody into hardcore without undermining its power, Die Kreuzen ... owes more to early-'70s metal."^[6] Trouser Press deemed Century Days "an album of impressive dynamic range and sonic control."^[7]

Track listing edit

All tracks are written by Die Kreuzen

No.	Title	{{{extra_column}}}	Length
1.	"Earthquakes"		3:19
2.	"Lean into It"		5:11
3.	"Different Ways"		3:28
4.	"So Many Times"		4:33
5.	"These Days"		5:30
6.	"Elizabeth"		5:28
7.	"Stomp"		2:14
8.	"Slow"		3:09
9.	"The Bone"		4:09
10.	"Bitch Magnet"		3:03
11.	"Number Three"		6:22
12.	"Dream Sky"	cassette and CD editions	6:25
13.	"Halloween (John Carpenter)"	CD edition	3:44

Personnel edit

Die Kreuzen

Keith Brammer – bass guitar
Brian Egeness – guitar, piano
Dan Kubinski – vocals
Erik Tunison – drums

Production and additional personnel

Peter Balistrieri – alto saxophone, baritone saxophone
Tim Cole – trumpet
Richard Kohl – cover art
Die Kreuzen – production, mixing
Butch Vig – production, engineering, mixing
Gene Emery Zanow – cover art

References edit

^ Gettelman, Parry (September 17, 1989). "Milwaukee's Die Kreuzen Has Class without Classification". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 23.
^ Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books. p. 117.
^ Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 811.
^ Christensen, Thor (25 Oct 1991). "New album buries reports of Die Kreuzen's demise". The Milwaukee Journal. p. D1.
^ Dougan, John. "Century Days". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.
^ Jenkins, Mark (3 June 1988). "Breaking Out of the Hard-land". The Washington Post. p. N24.
^ Leland, John; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Die Kreuzen". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2013.

External links edit

Century Days at Discogs (list of releases)

[1] Gettelman, Parry (September 17, 1989). "Milwaukee's Die Kreuzen Has Class without Classification". Calendar. Orlando Sentinel. p. 23.

[2] Sharpe-Young, Garry (2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. Zonda Books. p. 117.

[3] Thompson, Dave (2000). Alternative Rock. Miller Freeman Books. p. 811.

[4] Christensen, Thor (25 Oct 1991). "New album buries reports of Die Kreuzen's demise". The Milwaukee Journal. p. D1.

[allmusic-5] Dougan, John. "Century Days". AllMusic. Retrieved May 26, 2013.

[6] Jenkins, Mark (3 June 1988). "Breaking Out of the Hard-land". The Washington Post. p. N24.

[trouserpress-7] Leland, John; Robbins, Ira (2007). "Die Kreuzen". Trouser Press. Retrieved May 26, 2013.

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