Suicide Silence (album)

Suicide Silence
Studio album by Suicide Silence
Released February 24, 2017[1]
Recorded 2016
Genre Nu metal, alternative metal
Length 44:13
Label Nuclear Blast
Producer Ross Robinson
Suicide Silence chronology
You Can't Stop Me
(2014)You Can't Stop Me2014		 Suicide Silence
(2017)
Singles from Suicide Silence
  1. "Doris"
    Released: January 6, 2017[2]
  2. "Silence"
    Released: February 1, 2017[3]

Suicide Silence is the eponymous fifth studio album by metal band Suicide Silence, released on February 24, 2017 by Nuclear Blast. The album is a notable departure from their signature deathcore musical style, pursuing a more 1990s influenced nu metal sound. Reviews for the album were mostly negative from fans and critics alike.

Background and musical style

The band had previously begun to explore genres outside of deathcore on their 2011 album The Black Crown, experimenting with genres such as nu metal by collaborating with musicians such as Korn vocalist Jonathan Davis. After the passing of Mitch Lucker in 2012, the band reverted to a more straightforward deathcore sound for 2014 album You Can't Stop Me.

Prior to the release of Suicide Silence, bassist Dan Kenny and drummer Alex Lopez hinted that the album would be a significant departure from the deathcore style exhibited in their previous work, stating that the self-titled record would incorporate clean vocals, these being previously uncharted territory for the band. On the usage of clean vocals, the pair commented: "it’s the first time [vocalist Eddie Hermida] has ever been confident enough to do it, but Eddie’s always been a singer. There’s a lot of singing in it, there’s a lot of screaming in it, there’s a lot of everything in it… there’s melody in it.”[4]

Suicide Silence marks a departure from the band's straightforward deathcore sound to a more nu metal and alternative metal influenced sound.[5] The first song released from the album, "Doris", was released on January 6, 2017, to a largely negative reception. It has been compared to Deftones and Korn.[6][7] Fan backlash to Suicide Silence's perceived drastic change in musical style was overwhelming, to the point that a Change.org petition calling for the album's release to be halted amassed over 5,000 signatures from disgruntled fans.[8]

The next song released from the album, titled "Silence", was released February 1, 2017, to a similarly negative reception. A music video for the album's third single, "Dying in a Red Room", was released on February 25.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim![9]
Metal Hammer[10]
MetalSucks[11]
Rock Sins[12]
Rock Sound[13]

The album has received generally negative reviews. Among the most damning criticisms came from Joe Smith-Engelhardt of Exclaim!, who gave the album a 1/10 review, comparing it to "a garage band sloppily covering Korn and Deftones through a microphone they found in a dumpster".[9] Rock Sound were also critical of the change in direction, claiming that the band had "shed the very thing that made them great",[13] as were Metal Hammer, who found the band's decision "bewildering".[10]

More positive feedback came from MetalSucks, who saw the album as "a weird art-metal album" comparable to Metallica's similarly controversial Lulu or St. Anger albums. While asserting that "Suicide Silence have never sounded this genuinely deranged", writer Axl Rosenberg summarized the record by saying that "I’m not sure that Suicide Silence is a great record, but it’s certainly a good one, and it took balls to make it".[11]

Sales

First week sales for the album were 4,650 copies in the United States, which was 69% less than first week sales of their previous album You Can't Stop Me.[14]

Track listing

All tracks written by Suicide Silence.

No.TitleLength
1."Doris"4:28
2."Silence"4:40
3."Listen"5:32
4."Dying in a Red Room"4:45
5."Hold Me Up, Hold Me Down"5:18
6."Run"4:25
7."The Zero"4:53
8."Conformity"5:53
9."Don't Be Careful, You Might Hurt Yourself"4:20
Total length:44:13

Personnel

Suicide Silence

Production

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[15] 78
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[16] 98
US Billboard 200[17] 163
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[18] 7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 30

References

  1. ↑ "SUICIDE SILENCE: New Album Track Listing, Cover Artwork, Release Date Unveiled". Blabbermouth.net. December 27, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2016.
  2. ↑ "New Song Premiere: Suicide Silence's 'Doris'". Blabbermouth.net. January 6, 2017. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ Hartmann, Graham (February 2, 2017). "Suicide Silence Release 'Silence,' Fan Backlash Intensifies". Loudwire. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ Pasbani, Robert (16 December 2016). "SUICIDE SILENCE Confirm New Album Will Be 70% Clean Vocals". Metal Injection. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  5. ↑ Hartmann, Graham (January 13, 2017). "Suicide Silence Producer Ross Robinson on 'Doris' Backlash". Loudwire. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  6. ↑ Pasbani, Robert (January 6, 2017). "SUICIDE SILENCE Post New Song, "Doris," And Yes, There Is Clean Singing (In The Chorus)". Metal Injection. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  7. ↑ Rosenberg, Axl (January 6, 2017). "Listen to Suicide Silence's New Single, "Doris"". Metal Sucks. Retrieved February 10, 2017.
  8. ↑ DiVita, Joe (6 February 2017). "Petition Launched to Prevent New Suicide Silence Album". Loudwire. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
  9. 1 2 Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (22 February 2017). "Suicide Silence – Suicide Silence". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  10. 1 2 Hill, Stephen (24 February 2017). "Suicide Silence - Suicide Silence album review". Metal Hammer. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  11. 1 2 Rosenberg, Axl (17 February 2017). "Suicide Silence’s Suicide Silence: The MetalSucks Review". MetalSucks. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  12. ↑ Crampton, Simon (9 February 2017). "Suicide Silence – Suicide Silence (Self Titled)". Rock Sins. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  13. 1 2 Sayce, Rob (23 February 2017). "SUICIDE SILENCE - ‘SUICIDE SILENCE’". Rock Sound. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
  14. ↑ http://www.metalinjection.net/its-just-business/record-sales/ouch-suicide-silences-experimental-new-album-sells-70-less-than-previous-release
  15. ↑ "ARIA CHART WATCH #410". auspOp. March 4, 2017. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  16. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Suicide Silence – Suicide Silence" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved March 3, 2017.
  17. ↑ "Suicide Silence – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Suicide Silence. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Suicide Silence – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for Suicide Silence. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
  19. ↑ "Suicide Silence – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for Suicide Silence. Retrieved March 7, 2017.
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