The Battle for Last Place

The Battle for Last Place
Studio album by Slave Unit
Released	April 3, 2007 (2007-04-03)
Genre	Industrial rock
Length	36:12
Producer	Mike Welch
Slave Unit chronology
Slave Unit (1996) The Battle for Last Place (2007) Certificate of Participation (2009)

The Battle for Last Place is the second studio album by Slave Unit, released on April 3, 2007.[1] It was released eleven years after the band's 1996 self-titled album.[2]

Reception

Fabryka Music Magazine lauded The Battle for Last Place and awarded it a four out of four, saying "Slave Unit may be considered as the best example and a turning point for bands which used to perform guitar driven music."[3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Welch, except "My Spine" by Maria Azevedo, Shawn Brice and Evan Sornstein

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Expect Nothing"	4:33
2.	"Face No. 2"	3:40
3.	"Etched"	4:12
4.	"In Time"	3:10
5.	"In Your Defense"	3:27
6.	"Hope"	3:22
7.	"Go"	3:23
8.	"My Spine" (Battery cover)	3:59
9.	"Mold"	2:46
10.	"Just Being"	3:40

Personnel

Adapted from The Battle for Last Place liner notes.[4]

Slave Unit

• Mike Welch – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar, sampler, programming, drums, percussion, production, engineering

Production and design

• Shawn Brice – cover art, illustrations
• Andrew Lindsay – illustrations

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United States	2007	self-released	CD	SU 002

References

1. "Slave Unit: The Battle for Last Place > Overview". Allmusic. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
2. Christian, Chris (September 1996). "Slave Unit: Slave Unit". Sonic Boom. 4 (8). Retrieved August 1, 2020.
3. Górnisiewicz, Katarzyna NINa; dugoutTX (August 11, 2007). "The Battle For Last Place – Slave Unit, 2007". Fabryka Industrial Rock & Metal Encyclopedia. Fabryka Music Magazine. Retrieved August 1, 2020.
4. The Battle for Last Place (booklet). Slave Unit. 2007.

External links

• The Battle for Last Place at Bandcamp
• The Battle for Last Place at Discogs (list of releases)