Imprint (Vision of Disorder album)

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Imprint
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Studio album by
Vision of Disorder
ReleasedJuly 28, 1998 (1998-07-28)
RecordedApril 1–19, 1998
Studio
Genre
Length43:33
Label Roadrunner
Producer Dave Sardy
Vision of Disorder chronology
Vision of Disorder
(1996)		Imprint
(1998)		 For the Bleeders
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal 7/10 [3]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Metal Hammer 7/10 (1998) [5]
9/10 (2000) [6]
Metal Storm 9.0/10 [7]
Modern Drummer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Rock Hard 7/10 [9]
Terrorizer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [10]

Imprint is the second studio album by American metal band Vision of Disorder, released on July 28, 1998, through Roadrunner Records. It was recorded between April 1 and April 19, 1998, with producer Dave Sardy. [11] [12] [13] The album's title is a reference to a permanently scarring knife incident that happened to vocalist Tim Williams. The album's artwork is a hospital photo of William's injury, manipulated on the computer by guitarist Mike Kennedy. [14]

Contents

Imprint received positive reviews from critics [15] and was a moderate commercial success, peaking at number 10 on the Billboard Heatseekers Albums Chart and number 197 on the UK Albums Chart. Despite this, Roadrunner would pull Vision of Disorder's touring support three months after the album's release, prompting the band to sever their ties with the label. [16] Imprint has since been hailed as an influential record in the metalcore genre. [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23]

Track listing

Standard release

No.TitleLength
1."What You Are"3:35
2."Twelve Steps to Nothing"3:42
3."Landslide"3:29
4."By the River" (featuring Phil Anselmo)3:36
5."Imprint"3:45
6."Colorblind"6:09
7."Rebirth of Tragedy"3:58
8."Locust of the Dead Earth"3:28
9."Up in You"3:24
10."Clone"4:10
11."Jada Bloom"4:19
Total length:43:33

Japanese edition

No.TitleLength
12."Soul Craft" (Bad Brains cover)2:32
Total length:46:05

Credits

Production

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
Position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard) [24] 10
UK Albums Chart (OCC) [25] 197

Release history

Release history for Imprint
ReigonLabelFormatDateRef.
United StatesRoadrunner Records
July 28, 1998 [26]
Canada
Europe
  • CD
  • cassette
  • LP
August 3, 1998 [14]
VariousMusic on VinylLPMay 11, 2018 [26]

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