Soul-Crusher is the debut album of noise rock band White Zombie. It was released in November 1987 on LP under White Zombie's own label "Silent Explosion". In 1988, the album was adopted and re-edited by Caroline Records. Each label pressed 2000 copies making it a rarity among collectors. Despite its initially limited release and the band's relatively unknown status, the album gained the admiration of popular musicians such as Kurt Cobain, Iggy Po...
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Soul-Crusher is the debut album of noise rock band White Zombie. It was released in November 1987 on LP under White Zombie's own label "Silent Explosion". In 1988, the album was adopted and re-edited by Caroline Records. Each label pressed 2000 copies making it a rarity among collectors. Despite its initially limited release and the band's relatively unknown status, the album gained the admiration of popular musicians such as Kurt Cobain, Iggy Pop, and Thurston Moore.
The members of White Zombie claimed to have been more pleased with the production of Soul-Crusher than any other previous recording. The band praised Wharton Tiers for giving them creative freedom during the recording process. However, Sean stated that, "We really do need more direction sometimes. We know what we want, but we're pretty inexperienced in the studio."
The record continued to develop the punk-like noise rock style from the record before. Sean has cited The Birthday Party, Butthole Surfers, and Black Flag as...
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