Death Culture

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Death Culture
Death Culture cover
Studio album by Shovel
Released May 29, 2001
Recorded The Hit Factory, New York City, NY
Genre Alternative Metal
Industrial Metal
Length 50:18
Label Universal Records
Producer Shovel
Shovel chronology
A Step from Nowhere
(1999)		 Death Culture
(2001)		 Happy Place
(2003)

Death Culture is the third album from Shovel. The album was released May 29, 2001, and was the band's final album from Universal Records. The album did not repeat the success of its predecessor, and after conflict with the Universal over lackluster sales and promotion, the band was dropped from the label. This was the band's first album with Sam Grendel on bass.

Contents

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Room to Burn" (Sidek) - 3:22
  2. "Insomniac Dreamscapes" (Sidek/Foley) - 4:33
  3. "Hung, Drawn, and Quartered" (Sidek/Foley) - 3:58
  4. "Imposter" (Sidek) - 4:40
  5. "Chemical Diversions" (Sidek) - 3:48
  6. "Trapped" (Sidek) - 3:01
  7. "Death Culture" (Sidek) - 4:14
  8. "Persistence" (Sidek/Foley) - 5:16
  9. "Feel Like Shit" (Sidek) - 3:13
  10. "Dying on the Hotel Room Floor (Adios and Adieux to All)" (Sidek/Foley/DeGrasse/Bennet) - 5:35
  11. "Rusting in the Rain" (Sidek/Foley/DeGrasse) - 4:04
  12. "Bend and Break" (Sidek/Foley) - 4:34

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Trivia

  • The band decided not to release any videos for the album, leading to conflict with the record label and slow sales. Eventually, this would lead to the band's dropping from Universal.

[edit] Chart positions

Album

Year Chart Position
2001 Billboard Top Heatseekers #2
2001 Billboard Top 200 #121

Singles

Year Single Chart Position
2001 "Room to Burn" Mainstream Rock Tracks #21
2001 "Room to Burn" Modern Rock Tracks #40
2001 "Hung, Drawn, and Quartered" Mainstream Rock Tracks #39