Awake

Awake is the second album, deepening the dark, heavy direction of the debut. Co-produced by Mudrock and Sully Erna, it was recorded in a converted warehouse studio in Haverhill, Massachusetts. It is also the last album on which Tommy Stewart participated fully. Around heavy grooves and an uneasy mood, the band raises its aggression and tension further. The title track "Awake" became one of the band's foremost anthems with its sturdy riff and was used in US Navy advertisements. "Greed," "Bad Magick" and "Sick of Life" carry intense drive too, and the spoken-word "Vampires" brought the band its first Grammy nomination (Best Rock Instrumental). It debuted at number five on the US Billboard 200 and reached double platinum. Keeping the momentum of the debut while deepening an even darker, more aggressive world.