Kill the Flaw

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Kill the Flaw
Kill the Flaw by Sevendust.jpg
Studio album by
Sevendust
ReleasedOctober 2, 2015 (2015-10-02)
RecordedFebruary–March 2015
StudioArchitekt Music (Butler, New Jersey)
Genre Alternative metal
Length46:06
Label
Producer Sevendust
Sevendust chronology
Time Travelers & Bonfires
(2014)		Kill the Flaw
(2015)		 All I See Is War
(2018)
Singles from Kill the Flaw
  1. "Thank You"
    Released: July 26, 2015
  2. "Death Dance"
    Released: March 22, 2016 [1]

Kill the Flaw is the eleventh studio album by American rock band Sevendust. It is the third album that is self-produced and recorded at Architekt Music studio in Butler, New Jersey. It was released on October 2, 2015, through Asylum Records and 7Bros. [2] [3]

Contents

Promotion

"Thank You" is the album's first single, which is available on iTunes and other digital outlets. On August 27, 2015, The lyric video for the song "Not Today" was made available for streaming via MetalSucks.net, MetalInsider.net and Metal Injection, as well through all digital retailers. [4] On September 25, 2015, the band made the entire album available for streaming, one week ahead of release. [5] [6] [7]

To promote Kill the Flaw, Sevendust has created "The Making of Kill the Flaw", a series of three webisodes which give fans a look at the process of making the album. Each webisode is filled with exclusive content, behind the scenes footage, interviews, and sneak peeks at the album's songs. The first of three webisodes premiered on September 22. [8] The second webisode premiered on September 29. [9] The third webisode premiered on October 7. [10]

Album title

In an interview with Loudwire, frontman Lajon Witherspoon described the meaning of the album's title:

"It's a testimony to the struggle that we've gone through. We're just trying to kill those flaws. People are trying to keep us down and I think it's made us stronger. The song "Thank You" kind of goes back to that. It's the angst, to strive and to motivate us to continue." [11]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [12]
AntiHero MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [13]
Blabbermouth Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [14]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [15]
Ultimate Guitar Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [16]

Stephen Thomas Erlewine from Allmusic gave the album three and a half out of five stars, describing it as "Returning to their heavy basics". [12] Antihero Magazine's Jake Kussmaul states that "Kill the Flaw delivers the mix of lyrical poignancy and stylistic darkness that longtime fans crave with a ton of heart and a graceful flow." [13]

The album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard's Top Rock Albums chart, selling 21,000 copies in its first week. [17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sevendust [18]

No.TitleLength
1."Thank You"4:27
2."Death Dance"3:39
3."Forget"4:15
4."Letters"3:50
5."Cease and Desist"4:51
6."Not Today"4:42
7."Chop"4:10
8."Kill the Flaw"3:52
9."Silly Beast"4:43
10."Peace and Destruction"4:17
11."Torched"3:20
Total length:46:06
Bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."Slave the Prey"3:46
Total length:49:52

Personnel

Credits via AllMusic [19]

Sevendust

Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [20] 44
US Billboard 200 [21] 13
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [22] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [23] 2

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