One Nation Underground (Hawaii album)

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

One Nation Underground
Studio album by
Released1983
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]

"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).

Track listing

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

Side one
  1. "Living in Sin" (Friedman, Graves, Gary St. Pierre) – 3:15
  2. "Silent Nightmare" (Friedman, Graves, St. Pierre) – 3:01
  3. "One Nation Underground" (Friedman, Graves, St. Pierre) – 4:03
  4. "You're Gonna Burn" (Friedman, Graves, St. Pierre) – 4:05
  5. "Escape the Night" – 3:49
Side two
  1. "Nitro Power" – 4:26
  2. "The Pit and the Pendulum" – 3:07
  3. "Secret of the Stars" – 4:38
  4. "Overture Volcanica" – 3:42

Personnel

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

References

  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 978-1894959315.


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