Our Endless War
| Our Endless War | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by Whitechapel | ||||
| Released | April 29, 2014 | |||
| Studio | (see Studios) | |||
| Genre | Deathcore | |||
| Length | 38:51 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Whitechapel, Mark Lewis | |||
| Whitechapel chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 67/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [2] |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Alternative Press | [4] |
| Exclaim! | 8/10[5] |
| Metal Hammer | positive[6] |
Our Endless War is the fifth studio album by the American deathcore band Whitechapel. The album was released on April 29, 2014 via Metal Blade.
The song "The Saw Is the Law" was released on February 26, 2014 as the first single off the album. On April 15, 2014, a lyric video for the song "Our Endless War" was released. Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks described the latter as "barely a deathcore song ... it's basically a straight-up hardcore [punk] song".[7]
Reception
The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 10,[8] No. 2 on Top Rock Albums,[9] and No. 1 on the Hard Rock Albums chart,[10] selling 16,270 copies in its first week.[11] The album has sold 45,000 copies in the United States as of June 2016.[12]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Rise" (instrumental) | 1:20 |
| 2. | "Our Endless War" | 3:56 |
| 3. | "The Saw Is the Law" | 4:27 |
| 4. | "Mono" | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Let Me Burn" | 4:23 |
| 6. | "Worship the Digital Age" | 4:12 |
| 7. | "How Times Have Changed" | 3:32 |
| 8. | "Psychopathy" | 3:51 |
| 9. | "Blacked Out" | 3:32 |
| 10. | "Diggs Road" | 5:59 |
| Total length: | 38:51 | |
Deluxe Edition
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "A Process So Familiar" | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Fall of the Hypocrites" | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 44:43 | |
Credits
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Personnel
- Whitechapel
- Phil Bozeman – vocals
- Ben Savage – guitars
- Alex Wade – guitars
- Zach Householder – guitars
- Gabe Crisp – bass
- Ben Harclerode – drums
- Additional musicians
- Ben Eller – guitar solo on "The Saw Is the Law", "Psychopathy", "Blacked Out", "Diggs Road", "A Process So Familiar"
- Production
- Mark Lewis – production, engineering, mixing
- Whitechapel – production
- Eyal Levi – drum assistant, digital editing
- Matt Brown – drum tech
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Artwork and design
- Aaron Marsh – artwork
- Whitechapel – art direction
Studios
- Audiohammer, Sanford, FL, US – recording (drums), mixing
- Wade Studios, Louisville, TN, US – recording (guitars, bass, vocals)
- Sterling Sound, New York City, NY, US – mastering
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13] | 72 |
| Canadian Albums (Billboard)[14] | 23 |
| German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[15] | 50 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[16] | 31 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[17] | 9 |
| US Billboard 200[18] | 10 |
| US Digital Albums (Billboard)[19] | 21 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[20] | 2 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[21] | 1 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[22] | 2 |
| US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[23] | 14 |
References
- ↑ Our Endless War at Metacritic
- ↑ Banchs, Edward. "Whitechapel - Our Endless War Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "Our Endless War - Whitechapel".
- ↑ Pratt, Greg (April 24, 2014). "Whitechapel - Our Endless War - Alternative Press". www.altpress.com. Alternative Press. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ Zorgdrager, Bradley (April 25, 2014). "Whitechapel Our Endless War". Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ Hill, Stephen (April 29, 2014). "Whitechapel: Our Endless War - Metal Hammer". metalhammer.teamrock.com. Team Rock Limited. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ Rosenberg, Axl. "Whitechapel Put the "Core" in Deathcore with "Our Endless War"". MetalSucks. Retrieved March 29, 2015.
- ↑ "The Billboard 200". Billboard. May 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Rock Albums". Billboard. May 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. May 17, 2014.
- ↑ "Whitechapel "Our Endless War" - Metal Blade Records". metalblade.com. 2014-04-29. Retrieved 2014-04-30.
- ↑ "Upcoming Releases". Hits Daily Double. HITS Digital Ventures. Archived from the original on June 2, 2016.
- ↑ "Austriancharts.at – Whitechapel – Our Endless War" (in German). Hung Medien.
- ↑ "Sun – Chart history" Billboard Canadian Albums Chart for Sun.
- ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Sun – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Sun.
- ↑ "Sun – Chart history" Billboard Digital Albums for Sun.
- ↑ "Sun – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Sun.
- ↑ "Sun – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Sun.
- ↑ "Sun – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Sun.
- ↑ "Sun – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Sun.
External links
- Our Endless War at AllMusic
- Our Endless War at Metal Blade
- Our Endless War at Whitechapel's official website
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