The Natives Are Restless

The Natives Are Restless is the third and last studio release by the American speed metal band Hawaii and the only one to feature guitarist Tom Azevedo, formerly of Honolulu band Rat Attack.

The Natives Are Restless
Original US cover
Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedMarch–April 1985
StudioRendez-Vous Recording, Honolulu, Hawaii
GenreSpeed metal
Length38:32
LabelShockwaves (US)
Axe Killer (France)
SPV/Steamhammer (Germany)
ProducerHawaii, Darryl Amaki, Harris Okuda
Hawaii chronology
Loud, Wild and Heavy
(1984)
The Natives Are Restless
(1985)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal7/10[2]

It is also the band's only album to see an official overseas release, with France's Axe Killer Records and Germany's SPV/Steamhammer both issuing the record in Europe, using individual cover artwork. SPV would re-issue the album on CD in 1988; Axe Killer followed in 1997 and again in 2007.

The song "Beg for Mercy" was originally recorded by Marty Friedman with his previous band Vixen for their 1983 Made In Hawaii EP.

Track listing

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Side one
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Call of the Wild"Marty Friedman, Eddie DayFriedman, Jeff Graves, Joey Galisa3:52
2."Turn It Louder"FriedmanFriedman4:30
3."V.P.H.B"DayFriedman, Day, Graves4:07
4."Beg for Mercy"DayFriedman, Day, Graves, Galisa5:07
Side two
No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
5."Unfinished Business"Friedman, DayFriedman, Day4:30
6."Proud to Be Loud"Friedman, DayFriedman, Day, Graves4:05
7."Lies"DayFriedman3:30
8."Omichan No Uta" (instrumental) Friedman3:33
9."Dynamite"DayFriedman, Graves4:45

Personnel

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Hawaii
Production
  • Pierre Grill - engineer, mixing
  • Darryl Amaki, Harris Okuda - executive producers

References

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  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Hawaii - The Natives Are Restless review". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2017-08-20.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 149. ISBN 978-1894959315.