Destroy the Opposition

Destroy the Opposition is the third album by the death metal band Dying Fetus from Maryland, U.S. It was produced by the band and Steve Carr. This album marks a change in Dying Fetus's direction, with political themes becoming dominant, which has continued in all of their subsequent albums.

Destroy the Opposition
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 3, 2000
RecordedApril – June 2000
StudioHit and Run Studios, Rockville, Maryland
GenreTechnical death metal
Length36:25
LabelRelapse
ProducerDying Fetus; Steve Carr
Dying Fetus chronology
Grotesque Impalement
(2000)
Destroy the Opposition
(2000)
Stop at Nothing
(2003)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Albert Mudrian, in his 2004 book Choosing Death, cited Destroy the Opposition as one of the most important albums released in 2000. The album was also included in Decibel's Top 100 Albums of the decade list for the 2000s (Decibel Magazine Special Edition, December 2009), as well as to Decibel's "Hall of Fame" (#89, July 2012).

The album was released in the same year in which Dying Fetus formed Blunt Force Records.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Praise the Lord (Opium of the Masses)"5:31
2."Destroy the Opposition"5:11
3."Born in Sodom"4:46
4."Epidemic of Hate"4:42
5."Pissing in the Mainstream"1:57
6."In Times of War"3:08
7."For Us or Against Us"5:34
8."Justifiable Homicide"5:35
9."Reduced to Slavery" (only available on Japanese Import)3:27

Personnel

  • John Gallagher – guitars, vocals
  • Jason Netherton – bass guitar, vocals
  • Sparky Voyles – guitars
  • Kevin Talley – drums

References

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