Our Endless War
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| Our Endless War | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 29, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Deathcore | |||
| Length | 38:51 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producers | Whitechapel, Mark Lewis | |||
| Whitechapel chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| 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 American deathcore band Whitechapel. It 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.[7]
Reception
[edit]The album received generally positive reviews from critics. It 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] It remains the band's highest-charting album.
Track listing
[edit]| 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 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "A Process So Familiar" | 2:52 |
| 12. | "Fall of the Hypocrites" | 3:00 |
| Total length: | 44:43 | |
Credits
[edit]Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Personnel
[edit]- Whitechapel
- Phil Bozeman – vocals
- Ben Savage – lead guitar
- Alex Wade – guitar
- Zach Householder – guitar
- 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
[edit]- Audiohammer, Sanford, Florida – recording (drums), mixing
- Wade Studios, Louisville, Tennessee – recording (guitars, bass, vocals)
- Sterling Sound, New York City – mastering
Charts
[edit]| 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 (Official Charts)[16] | 31 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[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 Indie Store Album Sales (Billboard)[23] | 14 |
References
[edit]- ↑ Our Endless War at Metacritic
- ↑ Banchs, Edward. "Whitechapel - Our Endless War Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Archived from the original on April 7, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
- ↑ Heaney, Gregory. "Our Endless War - Whitechapel". AllMusic.
- ↑ 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 (April 14, 2014). "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. April 29, 2014. Retrieved April 30, 2014.
- ↑ "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 (Canadian Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Whitechapel – Our Endless War" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts.
- ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 10/5/2014 – Top 50". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart on 10/5/2014 – Top 40". Official Charts Company.
- ↑ "Sun Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Sun Chart History (Digital Albums)". Billboard. Archived from the original. [dead link]
- ↑ "Sun Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Sun Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Sun Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Sun Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
External links
[edit]- Our Endless War at AllMusic
- Our Endless War at Metal Blade
- Our Endless War at Whitechapel's official website