music.wikisort.org - Composition

Face of Collapse is the second and final studio album by Dazzling Killmen, released on March 14, 1994 through Skin Graft Records.[4] Since its initial release, the album has been noted by reviewers to of help influence the development of genres such as math rock, math metal,[1] and post-metal[5] with its utilization of song structures typically associated with jazz and progressive music.[1][2]

Face of Collapse
Studio album by Dazzling Killmen
Released	March 14, 1994
Recorded	September 1993
Studio	Electrical Audio (Chicago, Illinois)[1]
Genre	Noise rock post-hardcore math rock math metal post-metal
Length	42:06
Label	Skin Graft
Producer	Steve Albini
Dazzling Killmen chronology
Dig Out the Switch (1992) Face of Collapse (1994) Recuerda (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Ox-Fanzine	[3]

To commemorate the 25th anniversary of Skin Graft Records, a deluxe remastered edition of the album was released on November 11, 2016 as a double LP set. This edition included a book detailing the band's history as well as remastered bonus tracks pulled from the "Medicine Me" 7-inch.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dazzling Killmen.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Staring Contest"	3:18
2.	"Bone Fragments"	5:46
3.	"My Lacerations"	1:29
4.	"Blown (Face Down)"	5:52
5.	"Windshear"	2:08
6.	"Painless One"	4:44
7.	"In the Face of Collapse"	13:58
8.	"Agitator"	4:51

2016 Special Edition Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
9.	"Medicine Me"	2:39
10.	"Poptones"	4:01
11.	"My Lacerations" (alternative mix)	1:25
Total length:		50:11

Personnel

Dazzling Killmen

• Blake Fleming – drums, remastering
• Tim Garrigan – guitar
• Darin Gray – bass guitar
• Nick Sakes – guitar, vocals

Production and additional personnel

• Steve Albini – production
• Todd Harris – photography
• Paul Nitsche – art direction, design
• Mark Fisher - design
• Paul Nitsche - design
• Andres Balins - remastering
• Jason McEntire - remastering

References

External links

• Face Of Collapse at Discogs (list of releases)
• Face of Collapse on Bandcamp
• Face of Collapse: Special Edition on Bandcamp

---