Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers

Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers
Studio album by Dead Horse
Released	1991
Recorded	1991
Genre	Crossover thrash, thrash metal, death metal
Length	42:11
Label	Big Chief Records, Metal Blade Records
Dead Horse chronology
Horsecore: An Unrelated Story That's Time Consuming (1989) Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers (1991) Feed Me (1994)

Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers is the second album by the Houston, Texas based death/thrash metal band Dead Horse. It was released in 1991 on the independent label Big Chief Records,^[1] and again eight years later on Relapse Records, with four bonus tracks.^[2] Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers is Dead Horse's latest studio album to date, although the band has released three EPs of new material since then.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]

Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers received a positive review from Alex Henderson of AllMusic.com, who rated the album three stars out of five, and states that it is "worth searching for if you're a headbanger."^[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Dead Horse, except where noted. 

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cod Piece Face"		3:29
2.	"Turn"		2:58
3.	"La La Song"		2:05
4.	"Like Asrielle"		3:53
5.	"The Latent Stage"		3:35
6.	"Peaceful Death"		4:55
7.	"Eulogy"		2:42
8.	"Snowdogs"		4:00
9.	"The Lark Nest"		4:48
10.	"Medulla Oblongata"		3:08
11.	"Aplo"		2:09
12.	"Rock Lobster" (The B-52's cover)	Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson	3:36
13.	"Sawbone"		0:53
Total length:			42:11

All songs written and composed by Dead Horse, except where noted. 

1999 reissue
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Cod Piece Face"		3:29
2.	"Turn"		2:58
3.	"La La Song"		2:05
4.	"Like Asrielle"		3:53
5.	"The Latent Stage"		3:35
6.	"Peaceful Death"		4:55
7.	"Eulogy"		2:42
8.	"Snowdogs"		4:00
9.	"The Lark Nest"		4:48
10.	"Medulla Oblongata"		3:08
11.	"Aplo"		2:09
12.	"Rock Lobster" (The B-52's cover)	Fred Schneider, Ricky Wilson	3:36
13.	"Sawbone"		0:53
14.	"Every God For Himself" (tracks 14–17 are bonus tracks)		4:49
15.	"Turn"		3:05
16.	"Medulla Oblongata"		1:13
17.	"Waiting For the Sun/Voices"		11:11
Total length:			62:29

Personnel

• Michael Haaga – vocals, guitars
• Greg Martin – guitars, backing vocals
• Allen (Alpo) Price – bass, backing vocals
• Ronnie Guyote – drums, backing vocals

References

1. "Dead Horse – Peaceful Death And Pretty Flowers (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. September 29, 2015.
2. "Dead Horse – Peaceful Death And Pretty Flowers (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. September 29, 2015.
3. Henderson, Alex. "Peaceful Death and Pretty Flowers - Dead Horse". AllMusic.com. Retrieved September 29, 2015.