Lillie: F-65

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Lillie: F-65
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Studio album by
Saint Vitus
ReleasedApril 27, 2012 (2012-04-27)
Recorded2011
StudioTemple Sound, Port Orchard, Washington, U.S.
Genre Doom metal
Length33:16
Label Season of Mist
Producer Tony Reed, Saint Vitus
Saint Vitus chronology
Die Healing
(1995)		Lillie: F-65
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 76/100 [1]
Review scores
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AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Jukebox:MetalStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Pitchfork 8/10 [4]
Rock Hard 8.5/10 [5]

Lillie: F-65 is the eighth studio album by American doom metal band Saint Vitus, released on April 27, 2012 (May 22, 2012, in the United States). [6] This is the first Saint Vitus studio album since Die Healing (1995) and the only one to feature Scott "Wino" Weinrich on vocals in 22 years, since V (1990). It also marks their first album with Henry Vasquez on drums, and their final release with bassist Mark Adams, who left the band in 2016 due to Parkinson's disease, which he died from in 2023. [7]

Contents

In an interview, Wino explained the album title name was in reference to a powerful downer back in the day and that Dave Chandler "really had a thing for his downers." [6]

Single and video

On March 23, 2012, a 7" single of "Blessed Night" was released (coupled with "Look Behind You", which was recorded live in December 2010 at Z7 in Pratteln, Switzerland). The single was limited to 1,000 hand-numbered copies. [8]

On April 3, 2012, Saint Vitus released a video for the song "Let Them Fall", which was produced and directed by Michael Panduro of Siegfred Productions for SCION A/V. [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dave Chandler, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let Them Fall" 3:52
2."The Bleeding Ground" 6:07
3."Vertigo" (instrumental)music: Scott Weinrich2:37
4."Blessed Night"music: Chandler, Mark Adams, Henry Vasquez; lyrics: Weinrich3:59
5."The Waste of Time" 5:39
6."Dependence" 7:36
7."Withdrawal" (instrumental) 3:26

Personnel

Saint Vitus
Production

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References

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  2. ↑ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Saint Vitus: Lillie: F-65 at AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2013.
  3. ↑ Lye, Andy. "Saint Vitus - Lillie: F-65". Jukebox: Metal.com. Retrieved 2017-11-02.
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  6. 1 2 "SAINT VITUS: New Album Release Date Announced". blabbermouth.net. 2011-12-06. Retrieved 2012-08-01.
  7. ↑ "Original Saint Vitus bassist Mark Adams dead at 64". Blabbermouth. 24 May 2023. Retrieved 24 May 2023.
  8. 1 2 "SAINT VITUS: 'Let Them Fall' Video Released". blabbermouth.net. 2012-04-03. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
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