And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea

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And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea
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Studio album by
Frodus
ReleasedFebruary 21, 2001
RecordedAugust – October, 1999 at Salad Days Studios, Washington DC
Genre
Length45:58
Label Fueled by Ramen
Producer Brian McTernan
Frodus chronology
Conglomerate International
(1998)		And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea
(2001)		Radio-Activity
(2002)
Professional ratings
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And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea is the fifth and final studio album by American post-hardcore band Frodus, which was released posthumously in 2001. The album received very positive feedback from critics and fans alike, and is considered as the band's best effort.

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Background

The album was completed in 1999, and was recorded in a few months at Salad Days Studio. In the studio, bassist Nathan Burke played a G&L bass through an Ampeg amp, while frontman Shelby Cinca played Fender Jazzmaster and Epiphone Coronet guitars and primarily employed Marshall JCM800 and Vox AC30 amps. [3] The album saw Cinca employ more traditional melodic singing in addition to his usual screamed vocals, partly because the band was "a little tired from screaming all the time," and partly because singing suited the songs better. [3]

According to Cinca, "The Awesome Machine" deals with "the progress of humanity and technology," though Frodus adopted lyrics such as "The machines never died" as their motto, signifying that their music may live on long after the end of the band. [3] The band began writing the instrumental "Belgian Congo" while on a tour of Sweden with Refused. [3]

The band disbanded around that time and decided to make the record their last. However, due to struggles finding a proper label to release the record, its release-date was held back. During 2000, tracks from the album would leak onto file-sharing networks, such as Napster. [4] The disc was intended to be released through MIA-Records, but the label shut down due to lawsuits the owner was dealing with at the time. It was not until Tony Weinbender, a long-time-friend of the band, signed them to Fueled by Ramen, that helped them release the record in early 2001.

The album is dedicated to Alanna Alindogan.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Frodus.

No.TitleLength
1."Red Bull of Juarez"2:18
2."The Earth Isn't Humming"4:40
3."There Will Be No More Scum"4:46
4."Out-circuit the Ending"5:48
5."Chiriacho Summit"1:54
6."Belgian Congo"5:55
7."The Awesome Machine"4:20
8."6/99"4:43
9."Hull Crush Depth"3:34
10."Year of the Hex"4:57
11."And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea"3:05

Personnel

Performers

Production

References

  1. ↑ D'Angelo, Peter. "Allmusic ((( And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea Review )))". Allmusic . Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "And We Washed Our Weapons in the Sea - Frodus review". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved April 25, 2015.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Frodus". basement life. March 2001. Archived from the original on July 3, 2001.
  4. ↑ "The Frodus Story". Frodus . Retrieved April 26, 2015.
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