Videodrone (album)

Videodrone is the fourth and final studio album by the rock band Cradle of Thorns and the only album to be released under the name Videodrone. It was released in 1999 on Elementree Records. The intro of "C.O.B." features a rendition by the band of the popular Christmas song "Silent Night", followed by instrumental noises for the rest of the track's duration.

Videodrone
Studio album by Videodrone
Released	February 23, 1999
Studio	LA FX Studios (North Hollywood, California)
Genre	Nu metal[1]
Length	57:25
Label	Elementree
Producer	Fieldy
Cradle of Thorns chronology
Download This! (1996) Videodrone (1999)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Ty Jonathan Down"	Jonathan Davis	4:21
2.	"Closer to Coma"		5:01
3.	"Alone With 20 Bucks"		4:11
4.	"Devil's Sweepstakes"		3:46
5.	"Faceplant"		3:52
6.	"Human Piñata"	Fred Durst	4:07
7.	"Pig in a Blanket"	Sick Jacken, Big Duke	4:29
8.	"L.S.D. (Lucifer's Stained Dress)"		3:11
9.	"Ant in the Dope"		4:22
10.	"Power Tools for Girls"		5:31
11.	"Jesus (Lord of the Apes)" (L.A.P.D. cover)	Reginald Arvizu, Richard Morrill, James Shaffer, David Silveria	3:09
12.	"C.O.B."		11:25

All lyrics are written by Ty Elam, except where noted; all music is composed by Cradle of Thorns, except "Jesus (Lord of the Apes)" by L.A.P.D.

Personnel

Adapted from the Videodrone liner notes.^[3]

Videodrone Rohan Cowden – keyboards, sampler Ty Elam – vocals Kris Kohls – drums, percussion David File – guitar Mavis – bass guitar, backing vocals Additional musicians Lauren Boquette – vocals (10) Jonathan Davis – vocals (1) Sick Jacken – vocals (7) Big Duke – vocals (7)

Additional musicians (cont.) DJ Lethal – scratching (6) Fred Durst – vocals (6) Kelly Langely – vocals (8) Chris O'Brien – vocals and guitar (12) Brian "Head" Welch – guitar (10) Production and additional personnel Reginald "Fieldy" Arvizu – production David Kahne – mixing (1, 5) Stephen Marcussen – mastering John X Volaitis – mixing (2–4, 6–12)

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	1999	Reprise	CD	9 47309

References

1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120707135559/http://tech.mit.edu/V119/N14/Videodrone_revi.14a.html
2. Gallucci, Michael. "Videodrone: Videodrone > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
3. Videodrone (booklet). Videodrone. Los Angeles: Reprise Records. 1999.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

External links

• Videodrone at Discogs (list of releases)