Downthesun (album)

Downthesun
Studio album by Downthesun
Released	October 1, 2002 (2002-10-01)
Recorded	2001
Studio	The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, B.C.
Genre	Nu metal [1] [2]
Length	53:04
Label	Roadrunner
Producer	Garth Richardson
Singles from Downthesun
"Medicated" Released: June 2002 [3]

Downthesun (stylised in lowercase) is the only studio album by American nu metal band Downthesun, released on October 1, 2002 by Roadrunner Records.

Recording

The album was recorded in a span of six weeks in late 2001 at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver. ^[4] Garth "GGGarth" Richardson served as the producer, and Shawn Crahan as executive producer. While planned to release in early 2002, problems with several labels resulted in the album ultimately being released in October.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Blistering	5/10 [6]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[7]
Hit Parader	B− [8]
Metal.de	7/10 [9]
Metal Hammer	7/10 [10]
Rock Hard	5.5/10 [11]

Music website Unearthed praised the album, stating it to be "a fiery display of Midwestern aggression. Fusing sludge and aggro, the result is total, brilliant mayhem" and also compared its sound to that of Slipknot and Mudvayne. ^[2] A fairly review came from antiMusic, who accused the album of being unoriginal and comparing the vocal performances to other musicians associated with nu metal such as Jonathan Davis and Max Cavalera. ^[12] Metalrage compared the album to Slipknot's Iowa (2001). ^[13]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Medicated"	3:50
2.	"We All Die"	3:23
3.	"Enslaved"	3:34
4.	"Lucas Toole"	4:34
5.	"Zero"	0:30
6.	"Pure American Filth"	3:26
7.	"Pitiful"	2:11
8.	"Scapegoat"	2:57
9.	"Listen"	4:52
10.	"Eye Confide"	4:34
11.	"Jars"	3:37
12.	"Revelations"	15:30
Total length:		53:04

Japanese edition bonus tracks ^[14]

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Lost" ( [14] )	3:34
14.	"Six" ( [14] )	4:16

Unreleased tracks and demos

No.	Title	Length
0.	"Down" (Available through a non-public SoundCloud page. [15] )	3:26

Personnel

Downthesun

• Nathan Church – keyboards, samples, vocals
• Anthony "Satone" Stevens – vocals
• Aaron Peltz – vocals
• Bruce Swink – guitar
• Lance "Kuk" Collier – bass
• Danny Spain – drums

Other duties

• Garth Richardson  – production
• Shawn Crahan  – executive production, art direction, photography, design
• Michael "Elvis" Baskette – mixing
• Dean Maher – engineering
• Ben Kaplan – digital editing
• Chris Vaughan-Jones – production coordinator
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Stefan Seksis – photography

Charts

Chart (2002)	Peak position
US Top Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard ) [16]	37

References

1. "Downthesun - Downthesun | Metalfan.nl Review". metalfan.nl. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
2. "DownTheSun - Self-Titled - CD Review". UnEarthed.Com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
3. "Roadrunner Artists". August 7, 2002. Archived from the original on August 7, 2002. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
4. "downthesun on Myspace". Myspace. Retrieved June 20, 2022.
5. Taylor, Jason D. (n.d.). "Downthesun - Downthesun | Album |". AllMusic . Retrieved May 26, 2024.
6. Truong, Kevin. "Blistering.com :: Music :: Reviews :: downthesun - downthesun". Blistering . Archived from the original on February 28, 2003. Retrieved June 2, 2024.
7. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Downthesun". Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3 (4th ed.). MUZE. p. 106. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4.
8. Anon. (March 2003). "Hit or Miss". Hit Parader . No. 462. Magna Publishing Group. p. 86 – via Internet Archive.
9. Counterforce (November 19, 2002). "Downthesun - Downthesun Review". metal.de (in German). Retrieved May 26, 2024.
10. Dome, Malcolm (October 2002). "Album Reviews". Metal Hammer . No. 105. UK: Future plc. p. 82.
11. "Downthesun" . Rock Hard (in German). Vol. 186. October 15, 2002. Retrieved May 26, 2024.
12. "antiMUSIC Reviews -Downthesun - S/T". antimusic.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
13. "Downthesun - Downthesun - Reviews". Metalrage.com. Retrieved August 31, 2022.
14. "DownTheSun – DownTheSun (2002, CD)". Discogs.com. Retrieved December 22, 2021.
15. "downthesun - Down (Audio) (Rare)" . Retrieved December 22, 2021– via YouTube.
16. "Billboard Heatseekers". Billboard. Vol. 114, no. 42. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. October 19, 2002. p. 73.