This Is Exile

This Is Exile
Studio album by Whitechapel
Released July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08)
Recorded March, 2008 Backyard Studios in New Hampshire, United States
Genre Deathcore
Length 42:58
Label Metal Blade
Producer Jonny Fay, Whitechapel
Whitechapel chronology
The Somatic Defilement
(2007)
This Is Exile
(2008)
A New Era of Corruption
(2010)

This Is Exile is the second album by the American deathcore band Whitechapel. In its first week, sales were 5,900 and it entered the Billboard Top 200 chart at No. 118.[1] It is the first release by the band to feature their current guitarist Zach Householder. It was released July 8, 2008 through Metal Blade Records.

Three music videos for songs from the album were released. The video for "This Is Exile" was released on June 18, 2008.[1] The music video for "Possession" was released on November 18, 2008 and shown on MTV2's Headbangers Ball. The music video for "Eternal Refuge" was released on June 8, 2009.

"This Is Exile" is available as downloadable content for Rock Band, Rock Band 2 and Rock Band 3.[2] The song is also used in the iPod Touch game, Tap Tap Revenge 3.

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics written by Phil Bozeman, all music written by Whitechapel.
No. Title Length
1. "Father of Lies"   4:04
2. "This Is Exile"   3:40
3. "Possession"   5:04
4. "To All That Are Dead"   3:38
5. "Exalt" (ft. Guy Kozowyk of The Red Chord) 3:06
6. "Somatically Incorrect"   3:11
7. "Death Becomes Him" (instrumental) 3:19
8. "Daemon (The Procreated)"   3:13
9. "Eternal Refuge"   3:42
10. "Of Legions" (instrumental) 2:44
11. "Messiahbolical"   7:23
Total length:
42:58

Reception

Credits

Whitechapel
Production
  • Jonny Fay – editing, engineer, producer, tracking
  • Chris "Zeuss" Harris - mixing and mastering
  • Colin Marks - artwork
  • Shawn Carrano - management
  • A&R by Guy Kozowyk.

References