Gross Misconduct is the second album from crossover thrash

Crossover thrash

__FORCETOC__Crossover thrash, often abbreviated to crossover, is a form of thrash metal that contains more hardcore punk elements than standard thrash. The genre lies on a continuum between heavy metal and punk rock...

 metal band, M.O.D.

M.O.D.

M.O.D. was a crossover thrash band from New York City, fronted by former Anthrax roadie and Stormtroopers of Death vocalist Billy Milano. The band existed from 1986 to 1997, and again from 2001 to 2008...

. It was released in 1989 on Megaforce Records

Megaforce Records

Megaforce Records is an American independent record label which was founded in 1982 by Jon and Marsha Zazula to publish the first works of Metallica. It has offices in New York and Philadelphia. The label is distributed in the U.S. by Sony Music Entertainment/RED Distribution...

 and Noise International

Noise Records (Germany)

Noise Records was a German record label founded by German music industry personality Karl-Ulrich Walterbach in 1983 as an expansion of his company Modern Music Records. Noise Records specialized in thrash and melodic speed metal. It was sold to the Sanctuary Records Group in 2001 and ceased any...

 and follows 1988's Surfin' M.O.D.

Surfin' M.O.D.

Surfin' M.O.D. is an EP from American crossover thrash band, M.O.D.. It was released in 1988 on Megaforce Records and follows 1987's debut album, U.S.A. for M.O.D....

It was three years until the band released another record, with Rhythm of Fear

Rhythm of Fear

Rhythm of Fear is the third full-length studio album from American crossover thrash band, M.O.D.. It was released in 1992 on Megaforce Records and follows 1989's Gross Misconduct...

in 1992.

Overview

Lyrically, Milano tackled less controversial issues than previously (including his time with S.O.D.) and the music was more accessible – the upshot of which was a more commercial offering.

The music video for "True Colors" starts off with a Slash

Slash (musician)

Saul Hudson , known by his stage name Slash, is a British-American musician and songwriter. He is best known as the former lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he achieved worldwide success in the late 1980s and early 1990s. During his later years with Guns N'...

 look-alike plugging his guitar into the amp before being pushed out of the way by Billy Milano

Billy Milano

Billy Milano is a Bronx-born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas. He was the singer, guitarist, and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death....

.

Track listing

• All songs written by M.O.D.
  M.O.D.
  M.O.D. was a crossover thrash band from New York City, fronted by former Anthrax roadie and Stormtroopers of Death vocalist Billy Milano. The band existed from 1986 to 1997, and again from 2001 to 2008...
  
  , unless otherwise stated

1. "No Hope" (Alex Perialas
   Alex Perialas
   Alex Perialas is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer, best known for his extensive work during the "golden age" of thrash metal in the mid–1980s to early–1990s...
   
   , Billy Milano
   Billy Milano
   Billy Milano is a Bronx-born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas. He was the singer, guitarist, and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death....
   
   , Ferrero) – 4:12
2. "No Glove No Love" – 2:02
3. "True Colors" – 3:48
4. "Accident Scene" – 3:12
5. "Godzula" – 2:26
6. "E Factor" – 3:08
7. "Gross Misconduct" – 4:03
8. "Satan's Cronies" – 2:36
9. "In the City" (Fear
   Fear (band)
   Fear is an American punk rock band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 1977. The band is credited for helping to shape the sound and style of American hardcore punk, the group started out as part of the early California punk rock scene, and gained national prominence after an infamous 1981...
   
   ) – 1:57
10. "Come As You Are" (Perialas, Milano, Ferrero) – 2:45
11. "Vent" – 0:13
12. "Theme" – 2:06
13. "P.B.M." – 1:18
14. "The Ride" (Perialas, Milano, Ferrero) – 5:00
15. "Dark Knight" (Ferrero & Milano) – 5:58 http://www.sod-mod.com/content/mod_lyrics_misconduct.htm

Credits

• Billy Milano
  Billy Milano
  Billy Milano is a Bronx-born heavy metal musician now based in Austin, Texas. He was the singer, guitarist, and bassist of crossover thrash band M.O.D., and the singer of its predecessor, Stormtroopers of Death....
  
   – vocals
• Louie Svitek – guitar
• John Monte – bass
• Tim Mallare – drums

• Recorded August – October, 1988 at Pyramid Sound, Ithaca, New York
  Ithaca, New York
  The city of Ithaca, is a city in upstate New York and the county seat of Tompkins County, as well as the largest community in the Ithaca-Tompkins County metropolitan area...
  
  , USA
• Produced and engineered by Alex Perialas
  Alex Perialas
  Alex Perialas is an American audio engineer, mixer, and record producer, best known for his extensive work during the "golden age" of thrash metal in the mid–1980s to early–1990s...
  
  
• Assistant engineered by Rob Hunter
• Executive produced by Jon and Marsha Zazula
• Mastered by Tom Coyne at Hit Factory
• Cover illustration by Craig Hamilton

External links

• Megaforce Records album page
• Official S.O.D. and M.O.D. fansite
• BNR Metal discography page