Darker Handcraft

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Darker Handcraft
DarkerHandcraft.jpg
External slipcase cover
Studio album by
Trap Them
ReleasedMarch 1, 2011 (2011-03-01)
RecordedSeptember 2010 at God City Studio in Salem, Massachusetts
Genre Grindcore, crust punk
Length31:05
Label Prosthetic (#10091)
Producer Kurt Ballou
Trap Them chronology
Filth Rations
(2010)		Darker Handcraft
(2011)		 Blissfucker
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic (79/100) [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net 91% [2]
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Decibel (9/10) [4]
Revolver Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Rock Sound (8/10) [6]

Darker Handcraft is the third studio album by the American grindcore band Trap Them. The album was first released in a vinyl LP format on March 1, 2011 and on CD and digital formats two weeks later on March 15, 2011 through Prosthetic Records. [7] It's also the group's first release through Prosthetic after announcing their departure from Deathwish Inc. in 2009. [8] Darker Handcraft was produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge. [9]

Contents

Darker Handcraft is the only Trap Them album recorded with drummer Chris Maggio formerly of the hardcore band Coliseum. Vocalist Ryan McKenny observed a stronger bond among band members with the addition of Maggio. McKenny noted that, during the writing process, Trap Them was focused and never got mad at one another. [10]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Ryan McKenny [3] ; all music is composed by Trap Them

No.TitleLength
1."Day 42 - Damage Prose"2:37
2."Day 44 - Slumcult and Gather"3:23
3."Day 41 - Every Walk a Quarantine"2:55
4."Day 43 - Evictionaries"2:53
5."Day 32 - All by the Constant Vulse"3:30
6."Day 34 - Sordid Earnings"1:32
7."Day 33 - The Facts"3:23
8."Day 35 - Saintpeelers"1:15
9."Day 46 - Manic in the Grips"0:58
10."Day 37 - Sovereign Through the Pines"1:36
11."Day 47 - Drag the Wounds Eternal"2:35
12."Day 36 - Scars Align"4:28

Reception

Darker Handcraft has received mainly positive reviews, from many critics. AllMusic stated "Trap Them and their ilk are bound to leave many happily damaged eardrums before they runs their course". Dre Okorley of AbsolutePunk remarked "Darker Handcraft deciphers what Leatherface turned into his special forte: it stretches skin and curdles blood like it's a walk in the park". Though minor flaws were noted in the album, [11] it appeared in the upper percentile of the majority of heavy music sites.

Personnel

Trap Them [12]

Additional personnel [12]

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References

  1. ↑ "Darker Handcraft – Summary". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved March 23, 2011.
  2. ↑ Okorley, Dre (August 2011). "Trap Them - Darker Handcraft". AbsolutePunk . Retrieved August 30, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Darker Handcraft – Overview". Allmusic . Rovi Corporation . Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  4. ↑ Mehling, Shane (March 2011). "Blunt Force Trauma". Decibel . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Red Flag Media Inc. (77): 77–78. ISSN   1557-2137.
  5. ↑ Read, Clarke (March 16, 2011). "Review: Darker Handcraft". Revolver . Future US. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved March 18, 2011.
  6. ↑ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (March 14, 2011). "Review: Darker Handcraft". Rock Sound . Retrieved March 15, 2011.
  7. ↑ Debenedictis, Matt (March 1, 2011). "Trap Them Go 'Huge and Intense' for 'Damage Prose' -- Song Premiere". Noisecreep . AOL Music . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  8. ↑ Adams, Gregory (January 6, 2011). "Trap Them Return with Darker Handcraft". Exclaim! . Retrieved March 7, 2011.
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  10. ↑ Lee, Cosmo (April 2011). "Blood Work". Decibel . Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Red Flag Media Inc. (78): 35. ISSN   1557-2137. Archived from the original on March 2, 2011. Retrieved March 7, 2011.
  11. ↑ "Review: Trap Them - Darker Handcraft".
  12. 1 2 Darker Handcraft (CD tray). Trap Them. Los Angeles: Prosthetic Records. 2011. 10091-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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