Bitterness the Star

Studio album by 36 Crazyfists

Released

April 2, 2002^[1]

Recorded

Millbrook Studios, Millbrook, New York
Red Clay Studios, Suffern, New York

Genre

Alternative metal, nu metal, post-hardcore

Length

46:35

Label

Roadrunner

Producer

Eddie Wohl, Rob Caggiano, Steve Regina

36 Crazyfists chronology

Demo '99
(1999)

Bitterness the Star
(2002)

A Snow Capped Romance
(2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]
PopMatters	Favorable ^[3]

Bitterness the Star is the first studio album and debut major label album by the Alaskan band 36 Crazyfists. It was released on April 2, 2002 through Roadrunner Records, and was produced by Eddie Wohl. "Slit Wrist Theory" was released as a single and is often censored to "Wrist Theory" on music channels. This is the only 36 Crazyfists album to bear a Parental Advisory sticker. It is also Brock Lindow's favourite 36 Crazyfists album; he claimed in the Kerrang! magazine in 2007, "Bitterness will always remain my favourite album, no matter what".

Track listing

All lyrics written by Brock Lindow, all music composed by 36 Crazyfists.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Turns to Ashes"	3:18
2.	"One More Word (featuring Carl Severson of Nora)"	3:39
3.	"An Agreement Called Forever"	3:23
4.	"Eightminutesupsidedown"	3:17
5.	"Slit Wrist Theory"	4:01
6.	"Bury Me Where I Fall (Steev Esquivel of Skinlab)"	3:35
7.	"Dislocate"	3:46
8.	"Two Months from a Year"	4:25
9.	"Chalk White"	3:41
10.	"All I Am"	4:30
11.	"Ceramic"	3:03
12.	"Circle the Drain"	3:42
13.	"Left Hand Charity"	2:15
Total length:		46:35

Special Edition
No.	Title	Length
14.	"Crutch"	5:28
15.	"Circle the Drain" (Demo)	3:38
16.	"Chalk White" (Demo)	3:18
17.	"Disarray" (Demo)	3:00

Tracks 15, 16 and 17 of the Special Edition are originally recorded on the '99 Demo.

Credits

Brock Lindow - vocals
Steve Holt - Guitar, Vocals
Mick Whitney - Bass
Thomas Noonan - drums
Eddie Wohl - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Rob Caggiano - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Steve Regina - Producer, Engineer, Mixing
Tom Simpson - Media
Ted Jensen - Mastering
Monte Conner - A&R
Carl Severson - Additional vocals on "One More Word"
Steev Esquivel - Additional vocals on "Bury Me Where I Fall"
Daniel Moss - Photography
Brooke Fasani - Live photos
Paul Orofino - Engineer

References

↑ Jason D. Taylor. "Bitterness the Star". Allmusic. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
↑ Jason D. Taylor. "Bitterness the Star". Allmusic. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
↑ Thompson, Jason. "36 Crazyfists: Bitterness the Star < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2012-01-16.

36 Crazyfists

Brock Lindow Steve Holt Brett Makowski Thomas Noonan JD Stuart Mick Whitney Ryan Brownell

Studio albums	In the Skin Bitterness the Star A Snow Capped Romance Rest Inside the Flames The Tide and Its Takers Collisions and Castaways Time and Trauma

DVDs	Underneath a Northern Sky

EPs	Boss Buckle Suffer Tree Destroy The Map EP The Oculus

Singles	"Bloodwork"

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