Bitterness the Star

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Bitterness the Star
BitternessTheStar.jpg
Studio album by
36 Crazyfists
ReleasedApril 4, 2002 [1]
RecordedMay 1–June 17, 2001
StudioMillbrook Studios (Millbrook, New York)
Red Clay Studios (Suffern, New York)
Genre Nu metal, [2] [3] alternative metal, thrash metal [4]
Length46:35
Label Roadrunner
Producer Eddie Wohl, Rob Caggiano, Steve Regina
36 Crazyfists chronology
Demo '99
(1999)		Bitterness the Star
(2002)		 A Snow Capped Romance
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
PopMatters Favorable [5]

Bitterness the Star is the debut major label album by American metalcore band 36 Crazyfists. [6] It was released on April 4, 2002 through Roadrunner Records, and was produced by Eddie Wohl. "Slit Wrist Theory" was released as a single and is often censored to "Wrist Theory" on music channels to eliminate the self-harm reference. This is the only 36 Crazyfists album to bear a Parental Advisory sticker.

Contents

Singer Brock Lindow has stated that this release is his favorite 36 Crazyfists studio album. In an interview with the music magazine Kerrang! in 2007, he declared, "Bitterness will always remain my favourite album, no matter what".[ citation needed ]

Background and recording

The majority of the songs were written in 1997–98, immediately after the release of the band's independent demo In the Skin. [7] In April 2001, 36 Crazyfists entered Millbrook Studios in Milbrook, New York with Eddie Wohl, Rob Caggiano and Steve Regina, all of Scrap 60 Productions. [8] Recording commenced on May 1, 2001. [8] On June 1, 2001, Skinlab vocalist Steev Esquivel flew up to Millbrook to record a guest appearance on "Bury Me Where I Fall". [9] [10] Three days later, the band left Millbrook and travelled to Red Clay Studios in Suffern, New York. [9] The band finished recording on June 17, 2001. [10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Brock Lindow; all music is composed by 36 Crazyfists

No.TitleLength
1."Turns to Ashes"3:18
2."One More Word" (feat. Carl Severson of Nora)3:39
3."An Agreement Called Forever"3:23
4."Eightminutesupsidedown"3:17
5."Slit Wrist Theory"4:01
6."Bury Me Where I Fall" (feat. Steev Esquivel of Skinlab)3:35
7."Dislocate"3:46
8."Two Months from a Year"4:25
9."Chalk White"3:41
10."All I Am"4:30
11."Ceramic"3:03
12."Circle the Drain"3:42
13."Left Hand Charity"2:15
Total length:46:35
Special edition
No.TitleLength
14."Crutch"5:28
15."Circle the Drain" (Demo)3:38
16."Chalk White" (Demo)3:18
17."Disarray" (Demo)3:00

Personnel

36 Crazyfists

Guests

Production

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References

  1. ↑ Jason D. Taylor. "Bitterness the Star". AllMusic . Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Deviant (December 29, 2009). "Review: 36 Crazyfists — Bitterness the Star". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 3, 2022.
  3. ↑ Sharpe-Young, Garry (November 1, 2005). New Wave of American Heavy Metal. New Plymouth, New Zealand: Zonda Books Limited. ISBN   978-0958268400 . Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  4. 1 2 Jason D. Taylor. "Bitterness the Star". AllMusic . Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  5. ↑ Thompson, Jason. "36 Crazyfists: Bitterness the Star < PopMatters". Popmatters.com. Archived from the original on October 17, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
  6. ↑ Amber Authier (June 1, 2002). "Bitterness the Star review". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 20, 2019.
  7. ↑ Lidow, Brock (March 2018)
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