The Terror Wheel

The Terror Wheel
EP by
ReleasedAugust 5, 1994
Recorded1993–94
GenreHip hop, horrorcore, indie hip hop
Length34:55
LabelPsychopathic Records
ProducerMike E. Clark
Insane Clown Posse chronology
Ringmaster
(1994)
The Terror Wheel
(1994)
A Carnival Christmas
(1994)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

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.[2] The cover of the album is from the Moby single, Go[3]

  1. ^ Allmusic review
  2. ^ Bruce, Joseph; Hobey Echlin (2003). "Ringmaster's Word". In Nathan Fostey (ed.). ICP: Behind the Paint (2nd ed.). Royal Oak, Michigan: Psychopathic Records. pp. 251–253. ISBN 0-9741846-0-8.
  3. ^ "Discogs". Discogs. 1991.