The Terror Wheel Explained

The Terror Wheel
Type:ep
Artist:Insane Clown Posse
Cover:Insane_Clown_Posse_-_The_Terror_Wheel-cover.jpg
Released:August 5, 1994
Recorded:1993 - 94
Genre:Hip hop, horrorcore, indie hip hop
Length:34:55
Label:Psychopathic Records
Producer:Mike E. Clark
Prev Title:Ringmaster
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:A Carnival Christmas
Next Year:1994

The Terror Wheel is the second EP by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, released on August 5, 1994, by Psychopathic Records. It is the second "sideshow" entry in the group's Dark Carnival saga. The EP contains six studio tracks. "The Dead Body Man" which was subsequently re-released in 1995 on Insane Clown Posse's third studio album Riddle Box, in a slightly higher key. "The Dead Body Man" received significant local radio play in Detroit following the release of The Terror Wheel. The song "The Smog" was originally known as "The Swarm", and was about a deadly swarm of insects. "The Smog" was also intended to be released on Riddle Box. The final track on the album contained a number you could call to find out the name of the next Joker's Card, Riddle Box.[1] The cover of the album is from the Moby single, Go[2]

Track listing

TitleTimeWriter(s)Producer(s)
1"The Dead Body Man"4:58Insane Clown PosseMike E. Clark
I.C.P.
2"Skitsofrantic"3:56Insane Clown PosseMike E. Clark
I.C.P.
3"The Smog"7:45Insane Clown PosseMike E. Clark
I.C.P.
"Thoughts In My Head" (Plays at 3:30 of "The Smog")4:15Insane Clown PosseMike E. Clark
I.C.P.
4"Out"5:02Insane Clown PosseMike E. Clark
I.C.P.
5"I Stuck Her With My Wang"3:51Insane Clown PosseMike E. Clark
I.C.P.
6"Amy's In The Attic"9:20Insane Clown PosseMike E. Clark
I.C.P.
"The Phone Number" (Plays at 6:06 of "Amy's In The Attic")3:15Insane Clown PosseMike E. Clark
I.C.P.

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Book: Bruce, Joseph . Violent J. Hobey Echlin . Nathan Fostey . ICP: Behind the Paint . registration . 2003 . 2nd . Psychopathic Records . Royal Oak, Michigan . 0-9741846-0-8 . 251–253 . Ringmaster's Word .
  2. Web site: Discogs. . 1991 .
  3. https://www.discogs.com/artist/6698603-Willaby-Rags