Ground Breaking Ceremony
Studio album by Himsa
Released	November 2, 1999
Studio	Raimstorm Studio
Genre	Hardcore punk, metalcore
Label	Revelation Records
Producer	Steve Carter, Paul Speer
Himsa chronology
Himsa 7" EP (1999) Ground Breaking Ceremony (1999) Courting Tragedy and Disaster (2003)

Ground Breaking Ceremony is Himsa's first album. It was released on 2 November 1999 through Revelation Records (Rev# 87). This was the only full-length album not to feature John Pettibone as vocalist. ^[1]

Contents

• Track listing
• Personnel
• References

Track listing

1. "Daylight Savings" - 1:20
2. "The Great Depression" - 2:40
3. "Another Version of the Twist" - 3:38
4. "Ground Breaking Ceremony" - 5:11
5. "Carrier" - 3:26
6. "Mud" - 3:08
7. "Cremation" - 4:42
8. "The Date Is Here" - 5:05
9. "Tapas" - 3:58
10. "White Out" - 5:21

Personnel

Band

• Christian "Xtian" Schmitt – lead vocals, kalimba, maracas, tambourine; mixing, design
• Brian Johnson – lead guitar, backing vocals; mixing, design
• Aaron "Edge" Connell – rhythm guitar, keyboards, backing vocals; layout, mixing, design
• Derek Harn – bass, backing vocals; mixing, design, photography
• Mike Green – drums, percussion, backing vocals; mixing, design

Additional personnel

• Ariel Lapidus – backing vocals
• Steven Srithonsuk – lyrics (tracks 8)
• Paul Speer – production, sound engineer, mastering, mixing
• Steve Carter – production, sound engineer, mastering, mixing
• Amelia Wood – photography
• Mike Witherspoon – photography
• Wally Young – photography

References

This 1990s metal album–related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

• v
• t
• e