The War of Art (album)
The War of Art is the second album by the industrial metal band American Head Charge, released in 2001.
Album information
The album was recorded at Rick Rubin's allegedly haunted recording studio. The title is a play on words of the Chinese book The Art of War by Sun Tzu.[3] This is the band's only album with Aaron Zilch and Justin Fouler together on keyboards, and David Rogers and Wayne Kile on guitar. After the departure of Zilch, Fouler remained the band's sole keyboardist.
The album landed American Head Charge a spot at Ozzfest 2001. Their concerts featured some controversy due to the band firing shotguns and burning American flags on stage.[4] A live version of the song "Reach and Touch" appears on the album Ozzfest 2001: The Second Millennium. A live version of "Seamless" appears on the album Pledge of Allegiance Tour: Live Concert Recording. Music videos were released for "Just So You Know" and "All Wrapped Up".
Reception
The War of Art sold over 250,000 copies and received positive reviews.[11] Allmusic called the album "brutal, loud, and insanely intense" and that "the band is one of the most intelligent, interesting, and compelling metal bands to surface." CMJ said, "aiming its cannons, grenades and shotguns at point-blank range... its spliced with programming and aggro geetars."[12] NME called it an "outstanding slab of modern heavy metal."[13]
Katherine Turman said that "sirens, industrial noise, and ultra-intense vocals kick off The War of Art's aptly titled opening cut A Violent Reaction", and that the band have "deftly produced, well-conceived, and fully realized songs and approach."[14] Metal Observer called it "an album that forms a unity for itself and wins in power and intensity with each repeated listen." AntiMusic said that "from start to finish The War of Art is an uncompromising heavy album filled with righteous screams, in your face bass and drums and searing guitars." Rough Edge said that the album "is one hour plus of blistering, mind blowing, molten metal" and that "song after song after song is nothing less than a pure metal experience."
Track listing
1. |
"A Violent Reaction" | Hanks, Heacock |
4:12 |
2. |
"Pushing The Envelope" | Hanks, Heacock |
3:13 |
3. |
"Song For The Suspect" | Hanks, Heacock |
4:11 |
4. |
"Never Get Caught" | Hanks, Heacock, Rogers |
4:56 |
5. |
"Self" | Hanks, Heacock |
4:21 |
6. |
"Just So You Know" | Hanks, Heacock, Kile |
5:31 |
7. |
"Seamless" | Hanks, Heacock |
4:28 |
8. |
"Effigy 23" | Hanks, Heacock |
4:10 |
9. |
"Americunt Evolving Into Useless Psychic Garbage" | Hanks, Heacock |
2:33 |
10. |
"Shutdown" | Hanks, Heacock |
5:06 |
11. |
"We Believe" | Hanks, Heacock |
3:15 |
12. |
"Breathe In, Bleed Out" | Hanks, Heacock, Kile |
4:27 |
13. |
"Fall" | Hanks, Heacock, Rogers |
4:29 |
14. |
"Reach And Touch" | Hanks, Heacock |
3:54 |
15. |
"All Wrapped Up" | Hanks, Heacock |
3:27 |
16. |
"Nothing Gets Nothing" | Hanks, Heacock, Kile |
5:30 |
17. |
"Pretty Face" (Japanese bonus track) | Hanks, Heacock |
8:11 |
Singles
Music videography
Video Still |
Release Date |
Song |
Director |
Label |
Additional Information |
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2001 |
All Wrapped Up |
Tomas Migone |
American Recordings |
Banned due to visceral images within video. |
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2002 |
Just So You Know |
Kevin Kerslake |
American Recordings |
American Head Charge's first official music video. |
Credits
American Head Charge
- Cameron Heacock – vocals
- Chad Hanks – bass, guitar, programming
- Justin Fouler – keyboards, samples
- David Rogers – guitar
- Wayne Kile – guitar
- Aaron Zilch – keyboards, electronics
- Chris Emery – drums
Other personnel
- Rick Rubin – Producer
- Billy Bowers – Editing
- Lindsay Chase – Project Coordinator
- Rich Costey – Remixing, Mixing
- Greg Fidelman – Engineer
- Dean Karr – Photography
- Steve Mixdorf – Engineer
- Marc Moreau – Editing
- Jeremy Parker – Assistant Engineer
- Gary Richards – Manager
- Eddy Schreyer – Mastering
- Justin Smith – Mixing, Remix Assistant
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References
External links
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- Cameron Heacock
- Chad Hanks
- Karma Singh Cheema
- Justin Fowler
- Chris Emery
- Ted Hallows
- Dave Rogers
- Jamie White
- Peter Harmon
- Wayne Kile
- Aaron Zilch
- Bryan Ottoson
- Nick Quijano
- Anthony Burke
- Benji Helberg
- Dane Tuders
- Sin Quirin
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