Traitors (album)
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Traitors |
| type | studio |
| artist | Misery Index |
| cover | Misery Index - Traitors.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | May 2008 |
| studio | Godcity Studio (Salem, Massachusetts) |
| genre | Death metal, grindcore |
| length | |
| label | Relapse |
| producer | Kurt Ballou |
| prev_title | Discordia |
| prev_year | 2006 |
| next_title | Heirs to Thievery |
| next_year | 2010 |
| :: |
| name = Traitors | type = studio | artist = Misery Index | cover = Misery Index - Traitors.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = May 2008 | venue = | studio = Godcity Studio (Salem, Massachusetts) | genre = Death metal, grindcore | length = | label = Relapse | producer = Kurt Ballou | prev_title = Discordia | prev_year = 2006 | next_title = Heirs to Thievery | next_year = 2010 Traitors is the third studio album by American death metal band Misery Index. It was recorded by Kurt Ballou, mixed/mastered by Steve Wright and released through Relapse Records on September 30, 2008. A video was released for the song "Traitors".
Critical reception
| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = | rev2 = Blabbermouth.net | rev2Score = | rev3 = Pitchfork Media | rev3Score = | rev4 = Terrorizer | rev4Score = Scott Alisoglu, reviewing the album for Blabbermouth.net, considered the songs on the album more varied and the songwriting better than on the preceding Discordia album, and also noted an increased sense of melody. Pitchfork Media's Cosmo Lee stated that Ballou had achieved "a sound falling somewhere between 'battering ram' and 'machine gun'", calling the album a "thought-provoking package", with lyrical themes varying from criticism of the US government to celebrity worship. According to Allmusic writer Greg Prato, the band "keep things as precise, tight, and brutal as possible from start to finish", and called the album "a complete sonic assault". The album was named "Album of the Month" by Terrorizer magazine in November 2008.
Track listing
| total_length = 37:30 | title1 = We Never Come in Peace | lyrics1 = Netherton | music1 = Netherton, Jarvis | length1 = 1:59 | title2 = Theocracy | lyrics2 = Netherton | music2 = Voyles, Jarvis | length2 = 4:30 | title3 = Partisans of Grief | lyrics3 = Netherton | music3 = Klöppel, Jarvis | length3 = 3:36 | title4 = Traitors | lyrics4 = Netherton | music4 = Klöppel, Jarvis | length4 = 2:23 | title5 = Ghosts of Catalonia | lyrics5 = Netherton | music5 = Klöppel, Jarvis | length5 = 5:00 | title6 = Occupation | lyrics6 = Netherton | music6 = Netherton, Jarvis | length6 = 4:43 | title7 = Ruling Class Cancelled | lyrics7 = Netherton | music7 = Klöppel, Jarvis | length7 = 2:07 | title8 = The Arbiter | lyrics8 = Klöppel | music8 = Klöppel, Jarvis | length8 = 2:02 | title9 = American Idolatry | lyrics9 = Netherton | music9 = Netherton, Jarvis | length9 = 2:19 | title10 = Thrown into the Sun | lyrics10 = Klöppel | music10 = Klöppel, Jarvis | length10 = 3:58 | title11 = Black Sites | lyrics11 = Netherton | music11 = Voyles, Jarvis | length11 = 4:44
Personnel
- Adam Jarvis – drums
- Mark Klöppel – guitar, vocals
- Jason Netherton – bass guitar, vocals
- Sparky Voyles – guitar
- Guy Kozowyk – vocals ("Partisans of Grief")
- Tomas Lindberg – vocals ("Ruling Class Cancelled")
Production
- Kurt Ballou – engineering, recording
- Drew Lamond – mixing, mastering
- Steve Wright – mixing, mastering
References
References
- (May 3, 2008). "MISERY INDEX: New Album Title Revealed". [[Blabbermouth.net]].
- "Misery Index Traitors".
- (December 12, 2008). "MISERY INDEX: 'Traitors' Clip Available". [[Blabbermouth.net]].
- Prato, Greg. "Traitors Review". [[Allmusic]].
- Alisoglu, Scott. (2008). "CD Reviews: Traitors Misery Index". [[Blabbermouth.net]].
- Lee, Cosmo. (January 28, 2009). "Misery Index Traitors". [[Pitchfork Media]].
- ''Terrorizer''. November 2008.
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