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1LP Vinyl – STUMM64

Released on March 19, 1990, Violator was a commercial and artistic breakthrough for the band. It found them playing fast and loose in the studio in a way they had never done before. “We decided that our first record of the ‘90s ought to be different,” Gore said about the recording process. On past DM records, Gore would bring almost-complete songs to the studio — fleshing out the tracks on his own before bringing in the rest of the band to add some final finishing touches. Encouraged by producer Flood, the band worked without that safety net for Violator: Gore brought in unfinished demos, giving the rest of his bandmates more creative freedom to help shape the songs in the studio.