U.S.A. (Flatlinerz album)

U.S.A.
Studio album by Flatlinerz
Released	September 6, 1994 (1994-09-06)
Recorded	1993–1994
Studio	Chung King Studios (New York, NY) Next Level Studios (New York, NY) Greene St. Recording (New York, NY)
Genre	Horrorcore
Length	56:16
Label	Def Jam
Producer	Kenny Lee (exec.) Russell Simmons (exec.) Crush DR Period Kool Tee Rockwilder Tempest
Flatlinerz chronology
U.S.A. (1994) Definitive Creepy Collection (2014)
Singles from U.S.A.
"Rivaz of Red" Released: July 12, 1994 "Satanic Verses" Released: August 23, 1994 "Live Evil" Released: 1994

U.S.A. (stands for "Under Satan's Authority") is the only studio album by American horrorcore trio Flatlinerz.^[1] It was released on September 6, 1994, via Def Jam Recordings. The recording sessions took place at Chung King Studios, Next Level Studios, and Greene St. Recording, in New York. The album was produced by Tempest, Rockwilder, Crush, DR Period, and Kool Tee, with Kenny Lee and Russell Simmons serving as executive producers. It features guest appearances from Gravemen, Kool Tee, Mayhem, Omen, Rockwilder, and the Headless Horsemen.

The album peaked at number 65 on the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums and number 24 on the Top Heatseekers and found controversy for its satanic themes. Also, the three music videos the group shot for the album, "Live Evil", "Satanic Verses" and "Rivaz of Red", were barely played because of things such as frontman Redrum rhyming while hanging from a noose and Gravedigger rhyming from a crucifix. The album only sold 36,000 copies and the group, along with the Headless Horsemen and Omen, was dropped from Def Jam. Three singles were released, but only "Live Evil" made it to the charts, making it to No. 35 on the Hot Rap Singles.