Subhuman Race

Subhuman Race
Studio album by Skid Row
Released	March 28, 1995
Recorded	1994
Genre	Heavy metal, Hard rock[1]
Length	56:39
Label	Atlantic
Producer	Bob Rock
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Skid Row chronology
B-Side Ourselves (1992) Subhuman Race (1995) Subhuman Beings on Tour (1995)

Subhuman Race is the third full-length album (not counting the B-Side Ourselves EP) by the New Jersey metal band Skid Row. It was released on March 28, 1995, and shows the band moving from their original metal sound to one more influenced by alternative metal, with hints of Anthrax, and Red Hot Chili Peppers^{[citation needed]}, while retaining the Guns N' Roses-style^{[citation needed]} hard rock aesthetic on which they based their sound. The album's sonic range runs the gamut from the blazingly fast and aggressive "Bonehead" and title track, to chugging midtempo "Iron Will" to the saccharine "Firesign".

To date, Subhuman Race is the last Skid Row album recorded with singer Sebastian Bach and drummer Rob Affuso, selling about 1 million albums worldwide.

Opinions on Subhuman Race vary greatly, with some fans considering it to be Skid Row's best album, and others considering it to be the band's worst.^[1][2] Many of the album's detractors are glam metal fans.

Many believe that the album would have been more successful if it had been released earlier; it was released in 1995, the time of alternative and grunge. Certain tracks from the album were remixed for the bands compilation 40 Seasons: The Best of Skid Row, given more tender, slightly cleaner mixes to fit better with the other tracks.

Track listing

1. "My Enemy" (Rob Affuso, Rachel Bolan, Scotti Hill) – 3:38
2. "Firesign" (Sebastian Bach, Bolan, Hill, Dave Sabo) – 4:54
3. "Bonehead" (Bolan, Sabo) – 2:16
4. "Beat Yourself Blind" (Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 5:02
5. "Eileen" (Affuso, Bach, Bolan, Snake) – 5:36
6. "Remains to be Seen" (Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 3:34
7. "Subhuman Race" (Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 2:40
8. "Frozen" (Bolan, Snake) – 4:43
9. "Into Another" (Bolan, Snake) – 4:02
10. "Face Against My Soul" (Affuso, Bach, Bolan, Snake) – 4:20
11. "Medicine Jar" (Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 3:36
12. "Breakin' Down" (Snake) – 4:30
13. "Ironwill" (Affuso, Bolan, Hill, Snake) – 7:43

• Note: The cassette version did not contain the brief "If you're a new God, let me see a miracle" hidden track at the end of "Ironwill".

Personnel

Band

• Sebastian Bach – vocals
• Scotti Hill – lead and rhythm guitar
• Dave "The Snake" Sabo – rhythm and lead guitar, vocals
• Rachel Bolan – bass guitar, vocals
• Rob Affuso – drums and percussion

Other

• Bob Rock – producer
• Randy Staub – engineer

Charts

Album

Singles

References