Exister

Exister
Studio album by Hot Water Music
Released	May 15, 2012 (2012-05-15)
Recorded	January 19 – February 12, 2012 at The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
Genre	Punk rock, post-hardcore
Length	37:57
Label	Rise Records
Producer	Bill Stevenson
Hot Water Music chronology
Till the Wheels Fall Off (2008) Exister (2012)
Singles from Exister
"Drag My Body" Released: March 28, 2012 "State of Grace" Released: April 20, 2012

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Consequence	C+ [3]
The A.V. Club	C- [4]
Louder Sound	[5]
Sputnikmusic	4/5 [6]
BBC Music	(positive) [7]

Exister is the seventh full-length album by Hot Water Music, which was released by Rise Records on May 15, 2012. Exister is Hot Water Music's first original full-length album in eight years, since 2004's The New What Next .

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Mainline"	2:32
2.	"Boy, You're Gonna Hurt Someone"	2:34
3.	"State of Grace"	2:22
4.	"Drown in It"	2:43
5.	"Drag My Body"	3:21
6.	"Safety"	2:50
7.	"Exister"	3:01
8.	"Wrong Way"	3:47
9.	"Take No Prisoners"	3:13
10.	"Pledge Wore Thin"	3:01
11.	"No End Left in Sight"	3:15
12.	"The Traps"	2:47
13.	"Paid in Full"	2:33
Total length:		37:57

Personnel

• Chuck Ragan – guitar, vocals
• Chris Wollard – guitar, vocals
• Jason Black – bass
• George Rebelo – drums

Charts

Chart performance for Exister

Chart (2012)	Peak position
Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) [8]	96
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [9]	59
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [10]	40
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [11]	11
US Billboard 200 [12]	34
US Independent Albums ( Billboard ) [13]	8
US Top Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [14]	11
US Top Hard Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [15]	3
US Top Rock Albums ( Billboard ) [16]	15
US Top Tastemaker Albums ( Billboard ) [17]	13

References

1. "Exister by Hot Water Music". Metacritic. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
2. Heaney, Gregory. "Exister – Hot Water Music". AllMusic. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
3. Young, Alex (May 14, 2012). "Album Review: Hot Water Music – Exister". Consequence. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
4. Heller, Jason (May 15, 2012). "Hot Water Music: Exister". The A.V. Club. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
5. "Hot Water Music – Exister". Louder Sound. June 20, 2012. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
6. Downer, Adam (May 27, 2012). "Hot Water Music – Exister". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
7. Lawrence, Alistair. "Review of Hot Water Music – Exister". BBC Music. Retrieved October 18, 2025.
8. "Albums : Top 100". Jam! . May 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 25, 2012. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Hot Water Music – Exister" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
10. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
11. "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
12. "Hot Water Music Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard . Archived from the original on May 3, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
13. "Independent Albums: Week of June 2, 2012". Billboard . Archived from the original on September 26, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
14. "Top Alternative Albums: Week of June 2, 2012". Billboard . Archived from the original on March 17, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
15. "Top Hard Rock Albums: Week of June 2, 2012". Billboard . Archived from the original on December 11, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
16. "Top Rock Albums: Week of June 2, 2012". Billboard . Archived from the original on October 11, 2015. Retrieved December 6, 2025.
17. "Tastemaker Albums: Week of June 2, 2012". Billboard . Archived from the original on June 22, 2019. Retrieved December 6, 2025.