Issues is the self-titled debut album by American metalcore band Issues. The album was released on February 18, 2014,[2] debuting at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, selling over 22,000 copies in its first week.[3] The lead single "Stingray Affliction" was released for digital download on December 18, 2013.
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Background and recording
The albums initial release was originally in November 2013, however had been pushed back to February 2014. It is the band's first release with current drummer Josh Manuel after Case Snedecor's departure in early 2013. The band released a teaser for the track, "Stingray Affliction" on November 19, 2013.[citation needed] The official tracklisting was released on December 7, 2013.[citation needed] The album's first single, "Stingray Affliction" was released on December 18, 2013,[4] along with the album's artwork.[5]
The album was released as a music download, CD and as an LP through Rise Records.[6]
Critical reception
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| Sputnikmusic | 1.0/5.0[9] |
At Alternative Press, Brian Kraus rated the album four stars out of five stars as he praised the album's DJ-based breakdowns and called the album a mixture of metalcore and post-hardcore with slight elements of nu metal.[8] Gregory Heaney of AllMusic gave the album a considerably lower score as he criticized the album's sound as the two genres (being metalcore and mainstream pop) saying, "can be a little hard to wrap your head around" and called it a new variant of the old nu metal genre. However, he praised its efforts on some tracks.[7] Sputnikmusic's Robert Lowe expressed negativity against the album, giving it the lowest rating. He criticized the album's use of throwing in random genres with metalcore, including R&B, hip hop and nu metal and stated this failed miserably, calling it a mixture of Limp Bizkit and Justin Bieber elements, and even went as far as to say, "it could be the worst album ever."[9]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Sad Ghost" | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Mad at Myself" | 3:50 |
| 3. | "Life of a Nine" | 3:14 |
| 4. | "The Langdon House" | 3:57 |
| 5. | "Late" | 3:33 |
| 6. | "Old Dena" (by Scout) | 1:35 |
| 7. | "Stingray Affliction" | 3:38 |
| 8. | "Never Lose Your Flames" | 3:41 |
| 9. | "Personality Cult" | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Tears on the Runaway, Pt. 2" (featuring Nylo) | 3:57 |
| 11. | "The Settlement" | 2:32 |
| 12. | "Disappear (Remember When)" | 5:23 |
Personnel
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References
- ^ "ISSUES - Home finally. Settled in, resting for a couple..." Facebook. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ "Issues Punk - Issues CD Album". Cduniverse.com. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ Caulfield, Keith (February 26, 2014). "'Frozen' Earns Most Weeks At No. 1 For A Soundtrack Since 'Titanic'". Billboard. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Issues announce debut LP, release new song "Stingray Affliction" - Alternative Press". Altpress.com. Retrieved 2013-12-31.
- ^ https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Bbzo89WIMAAXqY4.jpg
- ^ "Issues release details". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ a b Heaney, Gregory. "Overview of Issues". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ a b Kraus, Brian (2014). "Issues – Issues". Alternative Press. March 2014 (308). Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 88. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved January 31, 2014.
- ^ a b Lowe, Robert. "Issues - Issues review". SputnikMusic.com. SputnikMusic. Retrieved 1 March 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Issues credits". AllMusic.com. AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ http://www.interlaceaudio.com/engineers/kris-crummett