Savior Sorrow

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Savior Sorrow
Savior Sorrow cover
Studio album by Mushroomhead
Released September 19, 2006
Recorded Mars Studio, OH
Genre Alternative metal/Heavy Metal[1]
Length 49:13 (standard edition)

52:16 (with FYE bonus tracks)
55:46 (with Best Buy bonus tracks)
Label Megaforce Records
Producer(s) Mushroomhead, Steve Felton, Bill Korecky
Professional reviews
Mushroomhead chronology
XIII
(2003)		 Savior Sorrow
(2006)


Savior Sorrow (Also spelled SaVIor Sorrow, in the development stages of the album) is the sixth studio album release, and the follow-up to 2003's XIII from the Cleveland, Ohio based alternative metal band Mushroomhead. It is their first release in Megaforce Records. This is the first Mushroomhead recording to feature Waylon Reavis on vocals. Originally set to be released on June 6, 2006 it was pushed back for unknown reasons (at this time) and MushroomKombat was launched instead, probably to tide fans over until the album's release. The album was released on September 19th, 2006. The album met mixed reviews from critics and fans alike.

Bronson left before the album was released and it is beleaved this is the reason for the album's release being pushed back. It is also unknown if his guitar parts are still on the album or not.

The album was released on Waylon Reavis' Birthday and the anniversary of the day he was asked to join the band.

A demo version of the song "Burn" was included on a FYE sampler which was given away in June exclusively with the purchase of two qualifying CDs at FYE stores. It was limited to 25,000 copies and was done in conjunction with Decibel magazine.

Drummer Steve Felton (Skinny) says: "It's a new chapter in MUSHROOMHEAD's evolution. There are sounds on this album that sound so brutal and huge. We focused on delivering some vicious hardcore mixed with heavy melodic hooks. Lyrically, it definitely reflects where the world is at this moment in time."

The album's first single,"Simple Survival" debuted on Cleveland's WMMS on August,11 2006. The band began a world tour on September 12, 2006, along side SOiL, Brand New Sin, and The Autumn Offering as part of the Jägermeister Music Tour.

An unmastered version of album leaked in full on July 10, 2006.

As of September 2006 videos for "Simple Survival", "Burn", and "12 Hundred" have been filmed.

Contents

[edit] Release and Album Sales

The album was released with seven different album covers featuring one each member.

The September 19th release featured 2 bonus tracks exclusive to Best Buy copies of the album. The 7 different album covers will also be exclusive to Best Buy, but in "Limited Edition." While the Circuit City CD sale comes with a Savior Sorrow ringtone.

500,000 copies of the album have a special "3-D" cover, available everywhere.

Savior Sorrow debuted at #73 on the Billboard 200 charts with sales exceeding 12,000. However, the band's label stated that sales were closer to 25,000 with the inclusion of sales made while on tour. SoundScan issued an apology the day following the release of sales data due to mistakes made in estimates. The primary reason given was the lack of inclusion of sales from the Best Buy retailer chain. Sales of Savior Sorrow were indeed around 26,000 and the chart entry place was closer to the #30 spot than #73. However, Savior Sorrow's chart position was later officially adjusted to #50. Simple Survival, the pre-released single to Savior Sorrow, was placed at #40 on the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks chart one week after the release.

"Savior Sorrow" has been released on double vinyl. It is a two-LP set on metallic gray and is a limited-edition release of 2,000.

As of February 16, 2007, Savior Sorrow had sold 60,604 copies in the United States according to Nielsen SoundScan.[2]

[edit] Track Listing

  1. "12 Hundred" - 3:21
  2. "Simple Survival" - 3:15
  3. "Damage Done" - 3:40
  4. "Save Us" - 3:46
  5. "Tattoo" - 4:07 (Guest vocals by Sean Kane of Gizmachi)
  6. "Erase the Doubt" - 4:16
  7. "Burn" - 2:53
  8. "Just Pretending" - 4:12
  9. "The Need" - 4:56
  10. "Cut Me" - 5:24
  11. "The Fallen" - 4:22
  12. "Embrace the Ending" - 4:53

[edit] Bonus Tracks

  • "Burn" (Original Recording) - 3:03 (FYE editions)
  • "Embrace the Ending" (demo version) - 2:07 (Best Buy editions)
  • "The Fallen" (demo version) - 4:26 (Best Buy editions)

[edit] Title Meaning

Jeffrey Nothing has stated in an interview with Mortley Seaver on antiMUSIC.com Savior Sarrow is saying "Save Your Sorrow". "Or with everything that's happened to us in the past, we're probably stronger than ever, so it's pretty much saying 'Fuck your pity' in a way."

Other name considerations were "Savior Self" and "The Seven Seas of Sorrow".

The name also includes the numerical reference that has become characteristic of Mushroomhead since M3; the number 6 appears in the word 'savior'.

[edit] Charting Positions

[edit] Album

Year Chart Position
2006 The Billboard 200 #50
2006 Top Independent Albums #2

[edit] Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2006 "Simple Survival" Mainstream Rock Tracks #39

[edit] Album Credits

  • Steve Felton - Artwork, Producer
  • Bill Korecky - Mixing
  • Brian Serra - Artwork
  • Harold Mapes - Digital Editing
  • James Serra - Artwork
  • Mushroomhead - Engineer, Mixing, Producer
  • Pat Lewis - Engineer
  • Ricardo "Rick Rock" Thomas - Artwork
  • Roger Lian - Mastering
  • Sean Kane - Guest Appearance, Vocals

[edit] Links

Mushroomhead
Waylon Reavis | Jeffery Nothing | Pig Benis | Gravy | ST1TCH | Skinny | Shmotz
Former Members: J. Mann | Bronson | J.J. Righteous | Mr. Murdernickel | Chamberlain | Dinner | DJ Virus | Roxy
Discography
Studio albums: Mushroomhead | Superbuick | M3 | XX | XIII | Savior Sorrow |
Remix Albums: Remix | Remix 2000
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