Socialized Hate is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Atrophy. It was released on Roadrunner Records in 1988 and followed two successful demo cassettes produced by the band the previous year. It was followed up two years later by the band's second studio album, Violent By Nature (1990). The album was co-produced by prolific producer/engineer, Bill Metoyer, who became famous for his work on early Slayer albums and went on to produce many heavy metal albums released in the 1980s and 1990s, mainly on Metal Blade Records. Brian Zimmerman – vocals Chris Lykins – guitar Rick Skowron – guitar James Gulotta – bass Tim Kelly – drums User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.