If Thine Enemy Hunger

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If Thine Enemy Hunger
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 5, 2006 (2006-09-05) [1]
Recorded2004 [2]
StudioThe Bakery in Athens, Georgia
Genre Doom metal, stoner metal, indie rock, grunge
Length56:27
Label Relapse
Producer Jucifer
Jucifer chronology
I Name You Destroyer
(2002)
If Thine Enemy Hunger
(2006)
L'Autrichienne
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. Club B- [3]
Exclaim! (Positive) [4]
Pitchfork Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Pop Matters (6/10) [6]

If Thine Enemy Hunger is the third full-length studio album by American metal band Jucifer. The album's title is a reference to a phrase used in Romans 12:20. [7]

Contents

Background

The album's title is referential to the Biblical verse of Romans 12:20, of which the King James Version reads, "Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head." [7]

Coincinding with the album's release, Jucifer released music videos for "Pontius of Palia" and "Hennin Hardine". The band also promoted this album by going on a 21-date United States concert tour between August and October 2007. [8]

All songs are sung in English, with the exception of "Luchamos", which is in Spanish.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jucifer

No.TitleLength
1."She Tides the Deep"7:39
2."Centralia"4:46
3."Lucky Ones Burn"4:16
4."Hennin Hardine"3:56
5."Antietam"4:29
6."My Benefactor"2:27
7."Four Suns"3:06
8."Pontius of Palia"3:12
9."Backslider"2:50
10."Luchamos" (Eng. "We Fight")2:09
11."Ludlow"4:08
12."The Plastic Museum"2:53
13."In a Family Way"2:35
14."Medicated"4:27
15."Led"3:34

Credits

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