| A Different Shade of Blue | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 23, 2019 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 37:59 | |||
| Label | Pure Noise | |||
| Producer | Will Putney | |||
| Knocked Loose chronology | ||||
| ||||
A Different Shade of Blue is the second studio album by American metalcore band Knocked Loose. It was released through Pure Noise Records on August 23, 2019, and produced by Will Putney. [1] It was the last album to feature rhythm guitarist Cole Crutchfield before his departure in 2020.
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Dead Press! | 8/10 [2] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10 [3] |
| Kerrang! |   [4] |
| NME | [5] |
The album generally received positive reviews.
| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Alternative Press | The 50 Best Albums of 2019 | 18 [6] |
| Loudwire | The 66 Best Metal Albums of the Decade: 2010–2019 | 31 [7] |
| Loudwire | The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019 | Unranked [8] |
| Revolver | 25 Best Albums of 2019 | 4 [9] |
| What Culture | 15 Best Metal Albums of 2019 | 7 [10] |
The album merges the styles of hardcore punk and heavy metal. [4] [11] It has been categorised as genres such as metalcore, [2] [12] heavy hardcore [1] [13] and sludgecore. [12] It often borders the sounds of Swedish death metal [14] [12] and groove metal. [2]
Kris Pugh of Distorted Sound magazine described it as putting the band "at the apex of modern hardcore". [15] In an article for Kerrang! , Dan Slessor says that in comparison to the band's previous album: "It’s more hardcore, more metal, there are more fast parts, more breakdowns, more malice, more unease and, perhaps most importantly, more energy". [4] In an article for New Noise magazine, Caleb R Newton said that "There is not a single moment on A Different Shade of Blue that’s not packed to the brim with musical (and thematic!) brutality". [16] However, Connor Atkinson for Exclaim! described "Mistakes Like Fractures" as "overtly catchy". [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Belleville" | 3:16 |
| 2. | "Trapped in the Grasp of a Memory" | 3:53 |
| 3. | "A Serpent's Touch" (featuring Emma Boster of Dying Wish) | 3:02 |
| 4. | "By the Grave" | 3:05 |
| 5. | "In the Walls" | 3:02 |
| 6. | "Guided by the Moon" | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Mistakes like Fractures" | 3:39 |
| 8. | "Forget Your Name" (featuring Keith Buckley) | 2:42 |
| 9. | "Road 23" | 2:12 |
| 10. | "...And Still I Wander South" | 3:42 |
| 11. | "Denied by Fate" | 2:23 |
| 12. | "Misguided Son" | 3:15 |
Knocked Loose
Additional personnel
| Chart (2019) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] | 41 |
| UK Album Sales (OCC) [18] | 26 |
| UK Digital Albums (OCC) [19] | 66 |
| UK Physical Albums (OCC) [20] | 27 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC) [21] | 5 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [22] | 3 |
| US Billboard 200 [23] | 26 |
Metalcore is a fusion genre combining elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk, that originated in the late 1980s. Among other styles blending metal and hardcore, such as crust punk and grindcore, metalcore is noted for its use of breakdowns, which are slow, intense passages conducive to moshing. Other defining instrumentation includes heavy guitar riffs often utilizing percussive pedal tones and double bass drumming. Vocalists in the genre typically perform screaming, more popular bands often combine this with the use of standard singing, usually during the bridge or chorus of a song. However the death growl is also a popular technique within the genre.
The Acacia Strain is an American metalcore band originally from Chicopee, Massachusetts, now based out of Albany, NY. They are currently signed to Rise Records.
Vanna was an American hardcore punk band from Boston that was formed in 2004. On December 15, 2017, the band played their final show at the Worcester Palladium.
Melodic metalcore is a fusion genre, incorporating elements of melodic death metal and metalcore; it has a heavy emphasis on melodic instrumentation, distorted guitar tones, palm muting, double bass drumming, blast beats, metalcore-stylized breakdowns, aggressive screaming, death growls, and clean singing. The genre has seen commercial success for employing a more accessible sound at times compared to other forms of extreme music. Many notable melodic metalcore bands have been influenced by At the Gates and In Flames.
Code Orange is an American metalcore band that formed in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 2008, while the members of the band were still in high school.
Sempiternal is the fourth studio album by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. It was released on 1 April 2013 worldwide through RCA Records, a subsidiary label of Sony Music, and 2 April 2013 in the United States and Canada through Epitaph Records. It is the first album to feature former Worship keyboardist Jordan Fish and the first with guitarist Lee Malia playing both lead and rhythm components.
"Shadow Moses" is a song by British rock band Bring Me the Horizon. Written by vocalist Oliver Sykes, guitarist Lee Malia and keyboardist Jordan Fish, it was produced by Terry Date and featured on the band's 2013 fourth studio album Sempiternal. The song was released as the lead single from the album on 11 January 2013, reaching number 82 on the UK Singles Chart and number 2 on the UK Rock & Metal Singles Chart.
Fit for an Autopsy is an American deathcore band from Jersey City, New Jersey, formed in 2008. The band consists of guitarists Pat Sheridan, Will Putney and Tim Howley, drummer Josean Orta, vocalist Joe Badolato, and bassist Peter "Blue" Spinazola. They are currently signed to Nuclear Blast and have released six studio albums since formation.
I Prevail is an American rock band formed in Southfield, Michigan, in 2013. They released their debut EP Heart vs. Mind (2014) and rose to popularity from releasing a metal cover of Taylor Swift's "Blank Space" as a single, which eventually was certified platinum in the US. The band has since released three studio albums: Lifelines (2016), Trauma (2019), and True Power (2022). The band found success with their original material as well, with the singles "Breaking Down" and "Hurricane" performing well on rock radio, the single "Bow Down" being nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance in 2019, and Trauma being nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Rock Album the same year.
Knocked Loose is an American metalcore band from Oldham County, Kentucky, formed in 2013 and currently signed to Pure Noise Records. The band released its debut studio album, Laugh Tracks, in September 2016 through Pure Noise Records which was followed by A Different Shade of Blue in 2019. Their 2021 EP ATear in the Fabric of Life incorporated elements of death metal and was released to widespread critical acclaim.
Laugh Tracks is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Knocked Loose, released on September 16, 2016. The album was produced by Will Putney, producer and guitarist for the bands END and Fit For An Autopsy, in Belleville, New Jersey after a friend showed Knocked Loose's previous work to him and he gained a desire to produce their album.
Beatdown hardcore is a subgenre of hardcore punk with prominent elements of heavy metal. Beatdown hardcore features aggressive vocals, gang vocals, heavy guitar riffs and breakdowns and lyrics discussing unity, brotherhood, volatile interpersonal relationships and machismo. The genre has its origins in late 1980s New York hardcore bands such as Breakdown, Killing Time and Madball, and was pioneered in the mid-1990s by bands like Bulldoze, Terror Zone and Neglect. The definition of the genre has expanded over time to incorporate artists increasingly indebted to metal, notably Xibalba, Sunami and Knocked Loose.
Forever is the third studio album by the American hardcore punk band Code Orange and its first on a major label, Roadrunner Records, following a stint on the indie label Deathwish Inc. It was released on January 13, 2017.
Atonement is the eighth studio album by American metalcore band Killswitch Engage, released through Metal Blade Records on August 16, 2019. Lead single "Unleashed" was released on June 25, and followed by "I Am Broken Too" in July which would later follow up with a music video in August, as well as "The Signal Fire" shortly before the album's release. The band began a co-headlining tour of North America with Clutch in promotion of the album in July.
Jesus Piece is an American metalcore band from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, formed in 2015. The band signed to Southern Lord Records in 2018 with the release of their debut Only Self. They have since toured with acts such as Code Orange, Knocked Loose, and Ghostemane. Their second studio album, ...So Unknown, was released in 2023.
The Ghost Inside is the fifth album by American metalcore band The Ghost Inside. The album was released on June 5, 2020, through Epitaph Records. It is the band's first release since they were involved in a serious tour bus crash in 2015, and is also the first to feature rhythm guitarist Chris Davis, who joined the band in 2016 after serving as a touring member, and the first to feature Zach Johnson on lead guitar.
Malevolence are an English metalcore band formed in Sheffield, South Yorkshire, in 2010. They have released three studio albums and one EP and established their own record label called MLVLTD Music.
Radical is the ninth and final studio album by American metalcore band Every Time I Die. It was released on October 22, 2021, and was the band's first studio album in 5 years, since 2016's Low Teens, as well as their first and only release to feature drummer Clayton "Goose" Holyoak. Radical was named album of the year in 2021 by Kerrang!
Employed to Serve is a British heavy metal band from Woking, England.
Scoring the End of the World is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Motionless in White. It was released on June 10, 2022, through Roadrunner Records. The album was produced by Drew Fulk and Justin DeBlieck. It is the band's first album to feature drummer Vinny Mauro and bassist Justin Morrow performing on the release.
