Verses of Steel is the twelfth studio album by the Polish thrash metal band Acid Drinkers. It was released on 7 July 2008 in Poland through Mystic Production.[1][2] It is the only album to feature Alex "Olass" Mendyk due to his death in late November 2008.
The album was recorded from March to April 2008 (drums & vocals were recorded at the Perlazza studio in Opalenica while guitar & bass were recorded at Jet studio in Nowy Dwór).[3] It was mixed at Chimp Studio, London, and Tower Studio, Wrocław.[1][3] The cover art was created by Mentalporn.com and fotos by Paulina Mencel.[2]
| Title |
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| 1. | "Fuel of My Soul" | 3:12 |
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| 2. | "In a Black Sail Wrapped" | 3:26 |
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| 3. | "Swallow the Needle" | 5:32 |
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| 4. | "The Ark" | 4:25 |
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| 5. | "Meltdown of Sanctity" | 3:50 |
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| 6. | "We Died Before We Start to Live" | 5:37 |
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| 7. | "Red Shining Fur" | 3:58 |
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| 8. | "The Rust That I Feed" | 6:34 |
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| 9. | "Silver Meat Machine" | 3:52 |
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| 10. | "Boneless" | 3:57 |
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| 11. | "Blues Beatdown" | 7:37 |
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- Tomasz "Titus" Pukacki – vocals, bass
- Alex "Olass" Mendyk – guitar, vocals
- Dariusz "Popcorn" Popowicz – guitar, vocals
- Maciej "Ślimak" Starosta – drums
- Music and lyrics – Acid Drinkers
- Engineered – Maciej Feddek, Aleksander Mendyk
- Vocal co-producer – Przemysław "Perła" Wjemann
- Bartek Dębicki – solo in "Blues Beatdown"
| Chart
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Country
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Peak position
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| OLiS
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Poland
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9[6]
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| Year
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Label
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Format
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Country
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Out of Print?
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Notes
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| 2008
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Mystic Production
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CD
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Poland
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No
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Original CD release; digipack
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