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| Studio album by Static-X | ||||||||||
| Released | April 3, 2007 | |||||||||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||||||||
| Genre | Industrial metal, groove metal, alternative metal | |||||||||
| Length | 37:09 | |||||||||
| Label | Reprise | |||||||||
| Producer | Wayne Static John Travis Ulrich Wild |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com | [1] |
| Allmusic | [2] |
| Blabbermouth.net | [3] |
| CDNow | |
| IGN | (7.7/10)[4] |
| Metal Hammer | |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| Revolver | |
| Sputnikmusic | [6] |
Cannibal is the fifth studio album by Static-X, released on April 3, 2007. This is the first album from the band to contain guitar solos; every song with the exception of "Goat" has one. This is an album of firsts for the band, being the first album without an "otsego" song included (much to the surprise of fans), and the first album to feature the same line-up as the album preceding it. Additionally, it's the first Static-X album since Machine to have three singles released from it.
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Cannibal features a lot more screaming from front man Wayne Static and has a lot less electronics on the album's songs. The sound on Cannibal is very similar to the sound featured on the band's first two albums, Wisconsin Death Trip and Machine, but with far less electronic effects and the more radio-friendly sound the band had used on the albums Shadow Zone and Start a War is completely gone. The album is often regarded by fans as the band's heaviest album along with the band's second album Machine. This album is also the first Static-X album to be released through Reprise Records.
When asked about the album, Wayne Static said:[7]
| “ | "I think it’s the most metal record we’ve ever made, and it’s arguably the heaviest record we’ve ever made. But with this record, I had a good time just getting back to balls-out screaming and challenging myself vocally, as well as in the songwriting. I felt like I was back working on Wisconsin Death Trip, where I focused on stripping away the excess as much as possible to write short, simple, catchy songs." | ” |
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—Wayne Static |
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The first song released from the album was "Cannibal". However, the song "Destroyer" was released as the first single to radio, and a music video was made to accompany it.
The track "No Submission" is additionally available on the Saw III soundtrack. The title song "Cannibal" was released to iTunes on February 5 as a digital download single. "Destroyer" appeared later, on February 13 and appeared as an EP by March 20. The music video for "Destroyer" premiered on the internet on April 6.
While the title song "Cannibal" was inspired by Wayne's vegetarian thoughts of people eating meat, "Reptile" is simply about being eaten alive by a huge reptile. On January 18, 2007, a MySpace bulletin from the band revealed the track listing.
The album debuted at #36 on the U.S. Billboard 200 with sales of about 30,000.[8] To date, the album has sold around 160,000 copies the album received mostly positive reviews from critics.[9]
The album is available in the standard 12-track edition (both clean and explicit), special internet edition with the bonus track "Get Up and Boogie",[10] Best Buy edition with two bonus tracks ("Light It Up" and a remix of "I'm the One") and was briefly offered in limited supply with a booklet signed by members of the band. When downloading the album from the iTunes store, you get another bonus track called "Beneath, Between, Beyond", which is also the title of band's only compilation album, even though the song was written two plus years after the album was released. This was also the first Static-X album to be released on vinyl.
All songs written by Wayne Static, except where noted.
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