One Nation Underground (Hawaii album)

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One Nation Underground
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 1983
RecordedMarch–May 1983
StudioRendez-Vous Recording, Honolulu, Hawaii
GenreSpeed metal
Length34:09
LabelShrapnel
ProducerHawaii, Pierre Grill
Hawaii chronology
One Nation Underground
(1983)
Loud, Wild and Heavy
(1984)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[2]
Metal Forces7/10[3]

One Nation Underground is the title of the first studio album released by Hawaii, a speed metal band from the United States.


Track listing[edit]

All songs by Marty Friedman and Jeff Graves, except where indicated.

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Living in Sin"Friedman, Graves, Gary St. Pierre3:15
2."Silent Nightmare"Friedman, Graves, St. Pierre3:01
3."One Nation Underground"Friedman, Graves, St. Pierre4:03
4."You're Gonna Burn"Friedman, Graves, St. Pierre4:05
5."Escape the Night" 3:49
Side two
No.TitleLength
6."Nitro Power"4:26
7."The Pit and the Pendulum"3:07
8."Secret of the Stars"4:38
9."Overture Volcanica"3:42

Notes[edit]

  • "Living in Sin" and "Escape the Night" had previously been recorded by Marty Friedman's pre-Hawaii outfit Vixen for their Made in Hawaii EP (1983). "Secrets of the Stars" was also featured on the Shrapnel Records compilation U.S. Metal Vol. III (1983).

Personnel[edit]

Hawaii
Additional musicians
  • Rocky DeSopa, Roger Holland - additional backing vocals
Production
  • Pierre Grill - producer, engineer

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Hawaii One Nation Underground review". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
  2. ^ Popoff, Martin (1 November 2005). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 2: The Eighties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-894-95931-5.
  3. ^ Doe, Bernard (December 1983). "Hawaii - One Nation Underground". Metal Forces. No. 2. p. 30. Archived from the original on 2022-08-04. Retrieved 2022-08-04.