Downset. (album)

This article is about the band's 1994 eponymous debut album. For the band, see downset.

downset. is the debut studio album by American rapcore band downset. The band's major label debut, it was released on July 12, 1994 by Mercury Records.^[5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[7]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[8]
Kerrang!	[9]
Los Angeles Times	(positive)[10]

downset.
Studio album by downset.
Released	July 12, 1994
Recorded	1994
Studio	Silver Cloud Studios, Burbank, California
Genre	Rapcore rap metal[1] nu metal[2][3] hardcore punk
Length	35:34
Label	Mercury
Producer	Roy Z downset.
Downset. chronology
downset. (1994) Do We Speak a Dead Language? (1996)
Singles from downset.
"Anger" Released: June 13, 1994[4] "Downset" Released: 1995

According to Rey Oropeza, the album has sold 275,000 copies worldwide.^[11]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Anger"	downset.	4:13
2.	"Ritual"		3:34
3.	"Take Em' Out"		2:40
4.	"Prositutionalized"		3:13
5.	"Downset"	downset.	3:02
6.	"My American Prayer"		5:25
7.	"Holding Hands"		3:15
8.	"About to Blast"		2:56
9.	"Breed The Killer"		2:51
10.	"Dying Of Thirst"		3:22
Total length:			35:34

All tracks are written by downset and Roy Z, except where noted

Personnel

Adapted from Tidal^[12] and liner notes.

downset.

• Rey Oropeza – vocals, songwriting
• James Morris – bass guitar, songwriting
• Chris Lee – drums, songwriting
• Brian "Ares" Schwarger – guitar, songwriting
• Rogelio "Roy" Lozano – guitar, songwriting

Production

• Roy Z. – production, mixing, engineering, songwriting (2–4, 6–10)
• Joe Floyd – mixing, engineering (on tracks 1, 3–5, 10)
• Sean Kenesie – mixing, engineering (on tracks 1, 3–5, 10)
• Shay Baby – mixing, engineering (on tracks 2, 6–9)

Artwork

Barry Greenhut – artwork, design

References

1. Downset Downset Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-11
2. "10 Nu-Metal Bands Who Were Surprisingly Real as Hell". 18 May 2021.
3. Emperor Rhombus (21 July 2022). "10 Surprisingly Hard Tracks From Nu-Metal Records That Were Lost to Time". MetalSucks. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
4. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1994-07-30). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
5. Inc, Nielsen Business Media (1994-07-30). Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. {{cite book}}: |last= has generic name (help)
6. Downset Downset Album Reviews, Songs & More | AllMusic, retrieved 2022-06-11
7. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 127. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
8. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Downset". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 106. ISBN 978-0-19-531373-4.
9. Arnopp, Jason (October 29, 1994). "Albumz". Kerrang!. No. 518. EMAP. p. 45.
10. "POP MUSIC REVIEW : Downset's Passions Ring True". Los Angeles Times. 1994-08-25. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
11. "Interview: Downset". Modern Fix. 2012-01-24. Retrieved 2022-06-12.
12. "Credits / Downset / Downset - TIDAL". Tidal.