Freaks (X Marks the Pedwalk album)

Summary

Freaks, which was preceded by the "Abattoir" single, expanded on an already well-established sound for the band. Although it was their first full-length LP, the duo of Sevren Ni-arb and Regan Eracs had released three non-album singles plus "Abattoir", all through Germany's Zoth Ommog record label. However, this is the only full-length X Marks the Pedwalk release with Regan Eracs, who left after the production of "Cenotaph", a single which followed Freaks.

Freaks is arguably monumental in developing a sound for X Marks the Pedwalk. The song "Abattoir" is hailed by Sevren Ni-arb as the "breakthrough for XMTP" and the album as a whole has been described as a "unique fusion of industrial and techno...".

Zoth Ommog version

1. "Abattoir" – 4:07
2. "Zest" – 3:36
3. "Repression" – 5:19
4. "Swastika" – 4:08
5. "Express My Sentiments Exactly" – 3:43
6. "The Shot" – 4:09
7. "Helpless" – 3:40
8. "Battered Babies" – 3:56
9. "Church for Snow White" – 3:37
10. "Epilogue: Desert In Dawn" – 2:15
11. "Feast of the Resurrection" – 5:23 (CD Only)

Metropolis Records version

1. "Zest" – 3:36
2. "Repression" – 5:19
3. "Swastika" – 4:08
4. "Express My Sentiments Exactly" – 3:43
5. "The Shot" – 4:09
6. "Helpless" – 3:40
7. "Battered Babies" – 3:56
8. "Church for Snow White" – 3:37
9. "Epilogue: Desert In Dawn" – 2:15
10. "Feast of the Resurrection" – 5:23
11. "I See You (Second View)"
12. "No Premonition (Re-edit)"
13. "Paranoid Illusions (Sky Mix)"
14. "Interruption"

Personnel