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Fury In The Slaughterhouse: Kai, Thorsten (guitars, vocals); Christof (guitar, background vocals); Gero (keyboards, guitar, background); Hannes (bass); Rainer (drums). Additional personnel: Martin Stoll (oboe); Jens Krause (drums); Hilko Schomerus (percussion); Britt Peters, Sabine Bulthaup (background vocals). Recorded at Peppermint Park Studios, Hannover, Germany in Autumn 1992. All songs written by Fury In The Slaughterhouse except "When I'm Dead And Gone" (Gallagher and Lyle). Includes a drum sample (as performed by John Bonham). The German band Fury In The Slaughterhouse were already a successful act in their homeland by the time they made their American debut in 1993. The six-piece quickly gathered some attention with the radio track "Every Generation Got Its Own Disease," a dark, brooding cut with a hypnotic guitar line courtesy of Thorsten Wingenfelder. Brother Kai delivered the band's bleak lyrical observations with in a menacing voice that lacked much range. It's pretty standard guitar-driven alternative rock on Mono. There isn't a lot that distinguishes itself save for a couple of tracks like "When I'm Dead and Gone," which samples Led Zeppelin's "D'yer Make'r" and "Won't Forget These Days," where the band lightens things up a bit and serves up their best melody aside from "Every Generation Got Its Own Disease." Mono isn't a bad record. It's just not likely to impress anyone that isn't already a fan. ~ Tom Demalon