Recognize No Authority

Recognize No Authority
Recognize No Authority
Studio album by Détente
Released	July 1986
Recorded	April 1986
Studio	Baby-O's (Hollywood)
Genres	Thrash metal; speed metal;
Length	34:29
Labels	Roadrunner; Metal Blade;
Producer	Dana Strum
Détente chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	7/10
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
Kerrang!
Metal Forces	81/100
Metal Storm	9.0/10
Rock Hard	7.5/10 (1986) 9/10 (2015)
Sounds
Terrorizer	6.5/10

Recognize No Authority is the debut studio album by American thrash metal band Détente, released in July 1986. The album was distributed by Roadrunner Records in all regions except for the United States, where it was licensed to Metal Blade Records. The album retains a cult following, with original CD copies selling for high prices on eBay.

Critical reception

In 2015, Mike McPadden of VH1 called the album "a landmark of socially conscious outrage metal that ranks high in the pantheon of hard-and-heavy revolutionary classics by political rockers from Sepultura to Rage Against the Machine." In 2026, Bandcamp Daily called the album an "underground classic".

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Losers"	3:20
2.	"Russian Roulette"	4:16
3.	"It's Your Fate"	3:16
4.	"Holy Wars"	4:25
5.	"Catalepsy" (instrumental)	2:52
6.	"Shattered Illusions"	3:08
7.	"Life in Pain"	3:58
8.	"Blood I Bleed"	2:53
9.	"Widows Walk"	2:34
10.	"Vultures in the Sky"	3:44
Total length:		34:29

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Détente

Dawn Crosby - vocals
Ross Robinson - guitars, guitar solos (1, 2, 4-7, 9, 10)
Caleb Quinn - guitars, guitar solos (3, 8)
Steve Hochheiser - bass
Dennis Butler - drums

Production

Dana Strum - production
Mike Davis - engineering
Ron McMasters - mastering

Artwork

Dawn Crosby - cover concept
Otis B. Link - band logos, front cover photos

References

1 2 Bergman, Keith (September 15, 2007). "Recognize No Authority [reissue]". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
↑ Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). "Detente". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). MUZE Inc. p. 1495. ISBN 9780333741344 – via Internet Archive.
↑ Miller, Paul (October 2, 1986). "Kutz". Kerrang!. No. 130. Spotlight Publications. p. 22.
↑ Doe, Bernard (1986). "Metal on Vinyl". Metal Forces. No. 18. Force10 Publications. p. 34.
↑ Hubregtse, Marcel (January 24, 2007). "Détente - Recognize No Authority - review". Metal Storm. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
↑ Stratmann, Holger (September 7, 1986). "Recognize No Authority". Rock Hard. Vol. 18. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
↑ Glas, Stefan (June 23, 2015). "Recognize No Authority". Rock Hard. Vol. 338. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
↑ Elliott, Paul (September 20, 1986). "Albums" (PDF). Sounds. Spotlight Publications. p. 26 – via World Radio History.
↑ Glasper, Ian (March 2007). "Retroaction". Terrorizer. No. 155. Dark Arts Ltd. p. 65.
↑ Moleski, Linda (July 19, 1986). "New Releases" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 29. p. 47 – via World Radio History.
↑ "The Crosby Show". Kerrang!. No. 134. Spotlight Publications. December 1986. Retrieved May 27, 2026 – via fearofgod.band.
↑ Blabbermouth (June 1, 2007). "DÉTENTE: 'Recognize No Authority' To Be Reissued In July". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved May 27, 2026.
↑ "Rare Bathory, Détente Items Fetch Big Bucks On eBay". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. September 12, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2026. Retrieved May 26, 2026.
↑ McPadden, Mike (March 31, 2015). "Rock On, Queens of Noise: 10 More Killer Heavy Metal Frontwomen". VH1. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2026.
↑ Sanders, Brad (February 18, 2026). "Class of '86: Unsung Classics From The Year Thrash Broke". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved September 9, 2026.
↑ Détente (1986). Recognize No Authority (liner notes). Roadrunner Records. RR 9695.

External links

Recognize No Authority on YouTube (streamed copy where licensed)

[BlabbermouthReview-1] 1 2 Bergman, Keith (September 15, 2007). "Recognize No Authority [reissue]". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[2] Larkin, Colin, ed. (1998). "Detente". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2 (3rd ed.). MUZE Inc. p. 1495. ISBN 9780333741344 – via Internet Archive.

[3] Miller, Paul (October 2, 1986). "Kutz". Kerrang!. No. 130. Spotlight Publications. p. 22.

[4] Doe, Bernard (1986). "Metal on Vinyl". Metal Forces. No. 18. Force10 Publications. p. 34.

[5] Hubregtse, Marcel (January 24, 2007). "Détente - Recognize No Authority - review". Metal Storm. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[6] Stratmann, Holger (September 7, 1986). "Recognize No Authority". Rock Hard. Vol. 18. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[7] Glas, Stefan (June 23, 2015). "Recognize No Authority". Rock Hard. Vol. 338. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[8] Elliott, Paul (September 20, 1986). "Albums" (PDF). Sounds. Spotlight Publications. p. 26 – via World Radio History.

[9] Glasper, Ian (March 2007). "Retroaction". Terrorizer. No. 155. Dark Arts Ltd. p. 65.

[10] Moleski, Linda (July 19, 1986). "New Releases" (PDF). Billboard. Vol. 98, no. 29. p. 47 – via World Radio History.

[11] "The Crosby Show". Kerrang!. No. 134. Spotlight Publications. December 1986. Retrieved May 27, 2026 – via fearofgod.band.

[12] Blabbermouth (June 1, 2007). "DÉTENTE: 'Recognize No Authority' To Be Reissued In July". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved May 27, 2026.

[13] "Rare Bathory, Détente Items Fetch Big Bucks On eBay". Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. September 12, 2010. Archived from the original on May 25, 2026. Retrieved May 26, 2026.

[14] McPadden, Mike (March 31, 2015). "Rock On, Queens of Noise: 10 More Killer Heavy Metal Frontwomen". VH1. Archived from the original on October 3, 2023. Retrieved June 24, 2026.

[15] Sanders, Brad (February 18, 2026). "Class of '86: Unsung Classics From The Year Thrash Broke". Bandcamp Daily. Retrieved September 9, 2026.

[16] Détente (1986). Recognize No Authority (liner notes). Roadrunner Records. RR 9695.