Weapon (album)

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Weapon
Studio album by Skinny Puppy
Released May 28, 2013 (2013-05-28)
Genre Electronica, electro-industrial, glitch, noise, dark ambient, IDM
Label Metropolis
Skinny Puppy chronology

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(2011)		 Weapon
(2013)

Weapon is the twelfth studio album by electro-industrial band Skinny Puppy. It was released on May 28, 2013 via Metropolis Records. The Sound on Weapon is more a dark and sinister kind of Electronica and IDM[1][2][3][4][5] The album cover is an image of a giant mechanized spider made out of various weapons such as guns and blades.[6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5[7]
COMA Music Magazine Favorable[8]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "wornin'"    4:42
2. "illisiT"    3:57
3. "saLvo"    3:45
4. "gLowbeL"    3:15
5. "solvent"    4:37
6. "paragUn"    4:52
7. "survivalisto"    4:50
8. "tsudanama"    5:53
9. "plasiCage"    3:13
10. "terminal ("Overdose" - hidden track starts at 5:01)"    7:10

Anagram

The capital letters in the tracks can be arranged to read "CULLLT", and the O from the bonus track "Overdose" can be added to the message, making it read "OCULLLT". Ogre's side project with Mark Walk (Ohgr) used the same method to conceal a message in their first two albums.

References

  1. ↑ Adams, Gregory (April 9, 2013). "Skinny Puppy Return with 'Weapon'". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 2, 2013. 
  2. ↑ Harrison, Tom (April 23, 2013). "Music Heals strikes chord with local festivals". The Province. Retrieved May 2, 2013. 
  3. ↑ Barkan, Jonathan (April 10, 2013). "Skinny Puppy Announces Release Date For ‘Weapon’". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 2, 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Weapon". Metropolis Records. Retrieved March 3, 2013. 
  5. ↑ Stanciu, Raul (February 15, 2013). "Skinny Puppy album news". Retrieved March 3, 2013. 
  6. ↑ Zander, Alex (February 13, 2013). "Skinny Puppy 'Weapon' May 2013". Retrieved March 3, 2013. 
  7. ↑ Spencer, Trey (May 13, 2013). "Album Review - Skinny Puppy: Weapon". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2013. 
  8. ↑ Hammett, William Dashiell (May 17, 2013). ":Music Review: Skinny Puppy – Weapon". COMA Music Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2013. 

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