Released 1989 (1989) Proud to Be Loud
(1987) O.F.R.
(1989) Release date 1989 | Length 41:01 Artist Nitro Label Rampage Records | |
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Recorded Front Page Productions
(Costa Mesa, California) O.F.R.
(1989) Nitro II H.W.D.W.S.
(1991) Producers Jim Gillette, Michael Angelo Batio, Charlie Watts Genres Heavy metal, Glam metal, Hard rock Similar Nitro II: HWDWS, Gunnin' for Glory, Little Monsters, Planet Gemini, Lucid Intervals and Mom | ||
O.F.R. (Out-Fucking-Rageous) is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Nitro. Recorded at Front Page Productions in Costa Mesa, California, it was written and produced by vocalist Jim Gillette and guitarist Michael Angelo, with Bob Cahill and Charlie Watts co-producing. O.F.R. was released in 1989 by Rampage Records, a sub-label of Rhino Entertainment.
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Writing and recording
All songwriting on O.F.R. was credited to Jim Gillette and Michael Angelo. However, bassist T. J. Racer has claimed that he wrote some of the music on O.F.R., despite not being credited for doing so. The album was recorded and mixed at Front Page Productions in Costa Mesa, California, with Charlie Watts engineering, mixing and co-producing the album with Gillette and Angelo; it was mastered at Bernie Grundman's eponymous mastering studio in Hollywood, California.
Reception and legacy
Writing a biography of Nitro for music website AllMusic, Jason Ankeny described O.F.R. as "a showcase for [Jim] Gillette's over the top vocal prowess", highlighting "a 32-second scream and ... an amplifier-exploding soprano high D note". The album page for O.F.R. on the site features a 3.5-star rating for the release, although does not include a written review.
O.F.R. is often remembered for the single "Freight Train", in part for the presence of Michael Angelo's Quad Guitar X-400, a guitar with four necks arranged in an "X" formation, each of which featured seven strings. The song "Machine Gunn Eddie" was included on the 2009 video game Brütal Legend.
Track listing
All tracks written by Jim Gillette and Michael Angelo.
Songs
1Freight Train3:55
2Double Trouble3:55
3Machine Gunn Eddie6:48