Below (album)

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All tracks are written by Caleb Shomo

Below
BeartoothBelow.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 25, 2021 (2021-06-25)
March 18, 2022 (2022-03-18) (Deluxe edition)
StudioCapital House Studio, Columbus, Ohio, U.S.
Genre
Length44:36
122:00 (Deluxe edition)
Label Red Bull
Producer
Beartooth chronology
Disease
(2018)
Below
(2021)
The Surface
(2023)
Singles from Below
  1. "Devastation"
    Released: March 19, 2021
  2. "The Past Is Dead"
    Released: March 26, 2021
  3. "Hell of It"
    Released: April 23, 2021
  4. "Fed Up"
    Released: May 21, 2021
  5. "Skin"
    Released: June 25, 2021
Below track listing [26]
No.TitleLength
1."Below"3:49
2."Devastation"3:41
3."The Past Is Dead"3:35
4."Fed Up"3:21
5."Dominate"3:37
6."No Return"3:49
7."Phantom Pain"3:51
8."Skin"3:18
9."Hell of It"3:23
10."I Won't Give It Up"3:46
11."The Answer"3:39
12."The Last Riff"4:41
Total length:44:36
Deluxe edition bonus tracks [5]
No.TitleLength
13."Skin" (alternate universe edition)3:42
14."Fighting Back"3:21
15."Permanently Sealed"3:08
16."Below" (live from the Journey Below)4:32
17."Devastation" (live from the Journey Below)3:39
18."Hated" (live from the Journey Below)3:51
19."Sick of Me" (live from the Journey Below)3:14
20."Fed Up" (live from the Journey Below)3:48
21."Dominate" (live from the Journey Below)3:55
22."The Lines" (live from the Journey Below)3:46
23."Beaten in Lips" (live from the Journey Below)3:50
24."Body Bag" (live from the Journey Below)3:50
25."Hell of It" (live from the Journey Below)3:42
26."Skin" (live from the Journey Below)3:31
27."You Never Know" (live from the Journey Below)3:44
28."Bad Listener" (live from the Journey Below)3:54
29."Disease" (live from the Journey Below)3:44
30."In Between" (live from the Journey Below)3:39
31."The Past Is Dead" (live from the Journey Below)4:10
32."The Last Riff" (live from the Journey Below)6:51
Total length:122:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from Discogs. [27]

Beartooth

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [28] 42
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria) [29] 18
Canadian Albums (Billboard) [30] 100
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [31] 10
Scottish Albums (OCC) [32] 16
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [33] 36
UK Albums (OCC) [34] 39
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [35] 3
US Billboard 200 [36] 30
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [37] 2
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [38] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [39] 4

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