Murdered Love

Murdered Love
Studio album by P.O.D.
Released July 10, 2012[1]
Recorded 2011–2012
Studio Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village, Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas
Genre Alternative metal, nu metal, rap metal[2]
Length 40:45
Label Razor & Tie[3]
Producer Howard Benson
P.O.D. chronology
Rhapsody Originals
(2008)		 Murdered Love
(2012)		 SoCal Sessions
(2014)
Singles from Murdered Love
  1. "Lost in Forever (Scream)[4]"
    Released: April 17, 2012
  2. "Higher"
    Released: October 30, 2012
  3. "Beautiful"
    Released: April 30, 2013

Murdered Love is the eighth studio album by American alternative metal band P.O.D., released on July 10, 2012. It debuted on the Billboard 200 at No. 17 with sales of over 16,000 in its first week in the U.S.[5] Murdered Love is the follow-up to When Angels & Serpents Dance and it sees the band reunited with long-time producer Howard Benson who also produced the band's The Fundamental Elements of Southtown, Satellite and Payable on Death albums. Prior to the album's official release, three songs were made available for download; two of which, "Eyez"[6] and a demo version of "On Fire",[7] available for free on the band's website. The album features guest appearances from Hatebreed's Jamey Jasta, Cypress Hill's Sen Dog, and Psycho Realm's Sick Jacken. A deluxe edition of the album, featuring acoustic and bonus tracks, was released on October 22, 2013.[8]

"Lost in Forever (Scream)", the album's lead single, charted at No. 12 on the mainstream rock charts, No. 1 on Active Rock, and No. 1 on Christian Rock.[9] The music video was released on May 14, 2012 and has since received over 3,300,000 views.[10] The second single, "Higher", was released in late October and "Beautiful", the third and final single from Murdered Love, was released in March.

A sample of "West Coast Rock Steady", the fifth track off the album with Sen Dog of Cypress Hill, was featured on ESPN.[11] The song "Beautiful" was featured on an episode of the Comedy Central television show Workaholics.[12]

On July 3, the band premiered the "Murdered Love" video directed by Ramon Boutviseth.[13]

Singles

"Lost in Forever (Scream)"[4] is the lead single and has charted at No. 26 on US Rock Songs, No. 30 on US Hot Modern Rock Tracks,[14] also peaking at No. 1 on Active Rock, No. 1 on Christian Rock, and No. 3 on Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks. The music video debuted on May 14.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic58/100[15]
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[16]
Allmusic[17]
CCM Magazine[18]
Christianity Today[19]
Cross Rhythms[20]
Indie Vision Music[21]
Jesus Freak Hideout[22]
[23]
New Release Tuesday[24]
Revolver[25]
Rock Sound6/10[26]
Spin3/10[27]
Sputnikmusic[28]

Murdered Love received mixed to positive reviews. At Metacritic, they assign a Metascore, which is a weighted average of selected mainstream critics reviews, and based upon four reviews the album holds a 58 score. This means the album received mixed perception by their calculations. At Revolver, Mikael Wood rated the album three-and-a-half stars out of five, and wrote that the material was good when the boisterous songs have "infectious grooves" accompanying them.[25] Ryan Bird of Rock Sound rated the album six out of ten, and they called the end product "genuinely respectable."[26] At CCM Magazine, Matt Conner rated the album three stars, and evoked that the group "finally shines".[18] Robert Ham of Christianity Today rated it three stars, and wrote that after the listener becomes accustomed to the material that the "journey provides thrills and deep wells of emotion."[19] At Spin, Christopher R. Weingarten rated the album three out of ten, and touched on that the album was "Preachy Left Behind Rapture sermonizing set to rhythms and sound effects from late-'90s car crash movies."[27]

Matt Collar of Allmusic rated the album four stars, and felt that the music "play[s] with Christian themes, often in a dark, purposefully disturbing way."[17] At Cross Rhythms, Tony Cummings rated it a perfect ten, and proclaimed the album to be "Amazing stuff."[20] The two Jesus Freak Hideout reviews were in divergence of one another with Michael Weaver rating it two stars in the main review, while the second given by Cortney Warner rated it at four stars. Weaver said his rating was because the song "I Am" that had some derogatory lyrics, and "sadly skews the entire album."[22] Also, Warner noted the same gripe, but said if fans could look beyond that they will "find some gems on here."[23] At New Release Tuesday, Mary Nikkel rated the album four-and-a-half stars, and stated the music will garner new fans because "the blend of theologically heavy and more feel-good tracks".[24] Lee Brown of Indie Vision Music rated the album four stars, and stated that his reviewed copy did not have "I Am", but called the release a "worthy addition".[21] At About.com, Chad Bowar rated the album four stars, and claimed the album had a "resounding message" on which the band was "back and better than ever."[16] Magnus Altkula of Sputnikmusic rated the album four out of five, and stated the album was "solid" that proves why the band is still around after all these years.[28]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Sonny Sandoval; all music composed by P.O.D. 

No.TitleLength
1."Eyez" (featuring Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed)2:47
2."Murdered Love" (featuring Sick Jacken of Psycho Realm)3:45
3."Higher"  3:22
4."Lost in Forever"  4:06
5."West Coast Rock Steady" (featuring Sen Dog of Cypress Hill)3:05
6."Beautiful"  3:53
7."Babylon the Murderer"  4:19
8."On Fire"  3:44
9."Bad Boy"  3:18
10."Panic & Run"  3:16
11."I Am"  5:10
Total length:40:45

reference[29]

An edited version of the album omitting track 11 ("I Am") was released to Christian stores. The purpose behind the censorship is the line "I know you are the one and only son of god, but tell me, who the fuck is he?" The word "fuck" is backmasked even on the uncensored version. The word "faggot" is also used.

Personnel

P.O.D.
Production[30]
  • Produced by Howard Benson, @ Bay 7 Studios, Valley Village / Sparky Dark Studio, Calabasas, California
  • Recorded by Mike Plotnikoff, Paul DeCarli & Hatsukazu «Hatch» Inagaki
  • Mixed by Jay Baumgardner, @ NRG Studios, North Hollywood, California
  • Mastered by Brad Blackwood @ Euphonic Masters
  • Keyboard & programming by Howard Benson
  • Digital edited by Paul DeCarli
  • Guitar tech: Marc VanGool
  • Creative direction by Jeff Chenault
  • A&R by Pete Giberga & Rene Mata
  • Management by Jordan Feldstein & Rich Egan (CAM 8 Management)
  • Booking by Brian Ahern, Mark Claassen & Ron Opaleski
  • Publicity by Kerri Brusca
  • Business management by Tom Reed
  • Legal by Danny Hayes & Jeff Leven
  • Marketing direction by John Franck
  • Art direction, Design & illustration by Ryan Clark at Invisible Creature
  • Layout (Styling) by Bryn Carter
  • Photo by LeAnn Mueller

Charts

All chart data for Billboard (North America)

Album

Year Chart Position
2012 The Billboard 200 17
Top Christian Albums 1
Top Rock Albums 2
Top Alternative Albums 2
Top Hard Rock Albums 2

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2012 "Lost in Forever (Scream)" US Mainstream Rock

[31]

 3
US Alternative[32] 30
"Higher" US Mainstream Rock[33] 12
2013 "Beautiful" US Mainstream Rock[33] 5
US Alternative[32] 38

References

  1. ↑ "Rock Allegiance tour with P.O.D. and Red". Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Murdered Love". Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  3. ↑ "P.O.D. signs new multi-album deal with Razor and Tie". Payableondeath.com. Retrieved June 10, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Lost in Forever (Scream) - Single". iTunes. April 27, 2012. Retrieved June 9, 2012.
  5. ↑ "HITS Daily Double: Previous Album Sales Charts". Retrieved July 20, 2012.
  6. ↑ "Listen to Brand New Track "Eyez" — P.O.D. Payable On Death". Payableondeath.com. April 5, 2012. Retrieved April 17, 2012.
  7. ↑ "P.O.D.: New song available for free download". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Retrieved October 2, 2011.
  8. ↑ "Murdered Love (Deluxe Edition)". itunes.apple.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  9. ↑ ""Lost in Forever" Charts". Retrieved 11-06-12. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  10. ↑ "P.O.D. - Lost In Forever (Scream)". Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  11. ↑ "P.O.D. Premiere "West Coast Rock Steady" - ESPN Sportcenter Sample". Retrieved July 5, 2012.
  12. ↑ "Tonight "Beautiful" on Comedy Central's Workaholics". Retrieved July 10, 2012.
  13. ↑ "P.O.D. Premiere "Murdered Love" Music Video". Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  14. ↑ "Lost in Forever (Scream) - Single". Allmusic. April 27, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  15. ↑ Metacritic (August 1, 2012). "Critic Reviews for Murdered Love". CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  16. 1 2 Bowar, Chad (July 10, 2012). "P.O.D. - Murdered Love Review". About.com. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  17. 1 2 Collar, Matt (July 10, 2012). "Murdered Love - P.O.D.". Allmusic. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  18. 1 2 Conner, Matt (July 1, 2012). "P.O.D.: Murdered Love (Razor & Tie)". CCM Magazine. p. 60. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  19. 1 2 Ham, Robert (July 10, 2012). "P.O.D.: Murdered Love". Christianity Today. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  20. 1 2 Cummings, Tony (August 27, 2012). "Review: Murdered Love - P.O.D.". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  21. 1 2 Brown, Lee (July 8, 2012). "P.O.D. – Murdered Love | Reviews". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  22. 1 2 Weaver, Michael (June 25, 2012). "P.O.D., "Murdered Love" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  23. 1 2 Warner, Cortney (July 8, 2012). "P.O.D., "Murdered Love" Review: Second Staff Opinion". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  24. 1 2 Nikkel, Mary (July 10, 2012). "On Fire: P.O.D.'s Murdered Love". New Release Tuesday. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  25. 1 2 Wood, Mikael (July 2, 2012). "Review: P.O.D. – Murdered Love". Revolver. NewBay Media. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  26. 1 2 Bird, Ryan (July 10, 2012). "P.O.D. - Murdered Love". Rock Sound. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  27. 1 2 Weingarten, Christopher R. (June 10, 2012). "P.O.D., 'Murdered Love' (Razor & Tie)". Spin. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  28. 1 2 Altkula, Magnus (August 14, 2012). "P.O.D. - Murdered Love (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  29. ↑ "Music - Murdered Love". Payable on Death. July 10, 2012. Retrieved August 2, 2012.
  30. ↑ "Murdered Love - P.O.D.". AllMusic. May 22, 2012. Retrieved July 4, 2012.
  31. ↑ "Mainstream Rock Chart Dated September 15, 2012". Billboard.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  32. 1 2 "P.O.D. Album & Song Chart History - Alternative". Billboard.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  33. 1 2 "P.O.D. Album & Song Chart History - Mainstream Rock". Billboard.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
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