The Art of Partying
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The Art of Partying is the title of Virginia
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 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...

 band Municipal Waste
Municipal Waste (band)
Municipal Waste is a thrash metal/crossover thrash band from Richmond, Virginia.They performed at the UK's Download Festival on June 15, 2008, on the tuborg stage....

's third full-length release, released on June 11, 2007, through Earache Records
Earache Records
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. A limited edition
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 version was also released at the same time, containing two bonus tracks and including a free woven patch.

The band released a video for "Headbanger Face Rip," which was filmed with independent B-movie
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 house, Troma Entertainment
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. The video features footage from Troma Films, including The Toxic Avenger
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 and its sequels. They followed up with a video for "Sadistic Magician".

The cover is the bands' visual representation of the song "Chemically Altered."

Track listing

All songs written by Municipal Waste.
  1. "Pre-Game" – 0:39
  2. "The Art of Partying" – 2:04
  3. "Headbanger Face Rip" – 1:51
  4. "Mental Shock (Deathripper Part II)" – 1:48
  5. "A.D.D. (Attention Deficit Destroyer)" – 2:12
  6. "The Inebriator" – 2:07
  7. "Lunch Hall Food Brawl" – 1:58
  8. "Beer Pressure" – 2:37
  9. "Chemically Altered" – 2:21
  10. "Sadistic Magician" – 2:09
  11. "Open Your Mind" – 1:54
  12. "Radioactive Force" – 2:27
  13. "Septic Detonation" – 1:20
  14. "Rigorous Vengeance" – 2:12
  15. "Born to Party" – 4:20

Bonus Tracks

  1. "Thrashing's My Business... And Business Is Good" – 1:43
  2. "I Just Wanna Rock" – 2:09

Personnel

  • Tony "Guardrail" Foresta – Vocals
  • Dave Witte – Drums
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  • Philip "LandPhil" Hall – Bass
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    , Vocals
  • Ryan Waste – Guitar
    Electric guitar
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    , Vocals, Logo
  • Zeuss – Recording, Mixing
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    , Producer
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  • Alan Douches – Mastering
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  • Andrei Bouzikov – Front and back cover painting
  • Mark Reategui – Layout
  • Jim "Barf" Callahan – Additional logo and album font
  • David Kenedy – Band photos

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