The Terror Wheel

The Terror Wheel
EP by Insane Clown Posse
Released August 5, 1994
Recorded 1993-1994
Genre Midwest hip hop, horrorcore, indie hip hop
Length 34:55
Label Psychopathic Records
Producer Mike E. Clark
Insane Clown Posse chronology

Ringmaster
(1994)
The Terror Wheel
(1994)
A Carnival Christmas
(1994)
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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 contains a number you could call to find out the name of the next Joker's Card, Riddle Box. [2] The album's outro track also is the first time the word "Juggalo" was mentioned on an ICP release. It is the group's 4th overall release.

Track listing

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

Personnel

References

  1. Allmusic review
  2. Bruce, Joseph; Hobey Echlin. "Ringmaster's Word". In Nathan Fostey. ICP: Behind the Paint (2nd Edition ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 251–253. ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.