Ticket to Mayhem

Ticket to Mayhem
Studio album by Whiplash
Released	1987
Recorded	Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, USA
Genre	Thrash metal, Speed metal
Length	37:31
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Dan Johnson
Whiplash chronology
Power and Pain (1986) Ticket to Mayhem (1987) Insult to Injury (1989)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]

Ticket to Mayhem is the second studio album from New Jersey thrash metal band, Whiplash. It was released on Roadrunner Records in 1987 and follows 1986's Power and Pain. In 1989, the band released a follow-up album, Insult to Injury.

The opening and closing tracks, both called "Perpetual Warfare", are simply sound effects of guns, explosions and fighter planes.

In 1998, Displeased Records rereleased Ticket to Mayhem, which included their debut album, Power and Pain.

Track listing

All songs written by Tony Portaro, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Perpetual Warfare"	1:41
2.	"Walk the Plank" (Portaro, Joe Cangelosi)	4:23
3.	"Last Nail in the Coffin" (Portaro, Tony Bono)	4:30
4.	"Drowning in Torment" (Portaro, Cangelosi)	3:48
5.	"The Burning of Atlanta"	4:51
6.	"Eternal Eyes (Last Nail in the Coffin Part 2)" (Portaro, Bono)	3:20
7.	"Snake Pit"	3:52
8.	"Spiral of Violence"	5:44
9.	"Respect the Dead"	3:09
10.	"Perpetual Warfare"	1:38
Total length:		37:31

Credits

• Tony Portaro – vocals, guitar
• Tony Bono – bass
• Joe Cangelosi – drums
• Recorded and mixed at Morrisound Recording, Tampa, Florida, USA
• Produced by Dan Johnson
• Engineered by Scott Burns
• Mixed by Dan Johnson and Jim Morris
• Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound, Miami, Florida, USA

References

1. Ticket to Mayhem at AllMusic

External links

• Roadrunner Records band page
• Encyclopaedia Metallum band entry
• BNR Metal discography page
• Displeased Records band page