Mutiny Within (album)

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One of the things that are most recognized from this album is "not the technically sound, aggressive, and chunky guitars" says The New Review writer, Adam Schultz, but "the voice of lead man Chris [Clancy]". Explaining how he never heard "such amazing vocals" in his career in heavy metal, he explained how "Chris can delve low and growl with the best of them, and then a millisecond later, take his voice high enough to give any soul diva a run for her money. We're not talking 80's metal annoyingly high clean vocals, either. We're talking this could destroy any American Idol's career caliber singing." He also compared the whole band with other metal bands: "[...] This is Killswitch Engage with harder aggression. This is Trivium with better technical chops. This is All That Remains with more atmosphere. Mutiny Within is beating them at their own game. [Their] solos are in the DragonForce vein, just not as wacky and long, which serves to enhance the sheer technical magnitude of what's being played. These guitarists know their fretboards well and it's obvious every time they decide to go into overdrive." [14]

Progressive metal band, Dream Theater, also gave the album a positive review. Guitarist John Petrucci stated: "I love the melodic content. Makes it really enjoyable to listen to while the technicality of the music totally contributes to the song power and makes it more interesting to me than typical metal. They should be huge!" drummer Mike Portnoy added: "These guys are real good! They would go over amazingly well with our audience..." [16]

Heavy Metal band Trivium's bassist Paolo Gregoletto, commented favorably about the band: "Mutiny Within are probably one of the best new bands out at the moment, being able to mix their technical prowess with soaring melodic vocals like a band that has been at this for quite a while. Having had the chance to hear some of the initial tracking of the album, I was very impressed with how strong of [a] debut they had made upon its release. This album is laced with hooks and big riffs – definite Top 10 of 2009 for sure!" [17]

As of April 2012, the album has sold approximately 7,500 copies.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Chris Clancy. All music composed by Andrew Jacobs, except where noted. [18]

Standard edition
  1. "Awake" – 3:45
  2. "Images" – 3:27
    • Music: Andrew Jacobs, Daniel Bage and Brandon Jacobs.
  3. "Falling Forever" – 3:51
  4. "Year of Affliction" – 3:45
  5. "Forsaken" – 3:40
    • Music: Daniel Bage, Drew Stavola, Brandon Jacobs, Andrew Jacobs and Chris Clancy.
  6. "Lethean" – 3:34
  7. "Oblivion" – 3:44
  8. "Undone" – 3:18
    • Music: Brandon Jacobs, Andrew Jacobs, Drew Stavola and Chris Clancy.
  9. "Hours" – 2:59
  10. "Suffocate" – 4:37
    • Music: Andrew Jacobs and Brandon Jacobs.
  11. "Reflections" – 3:45
    • Music: Andrew Jacobs and Drew Stavola.
Mutiny Within
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Cover art by Viktor Koen
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 23, 2010 (United States)
April 26, 2010 (United Kingdom)
RecordedDec 2008 – Sept 2009 at Bieler Bros. Studios in Pompano Beach, Florida
Genre Power metal, thrash metal, progressive metal, melodic death metal, metalcore
Length40:25
Label Roadrunner
Producer Jason Bieler
Special Edition
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Special Edition artwork. From left to right: Daniel Bage, Drew Stavola, Andrew Jacobs, Chris Clancy, Bill Fore and Brandon Jacobs.

Personnel

Chart positions

Chart (2010)Peak
position
Heatseekers Albums [20] 43

References

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  2. "Mutiny Within: New Video Interview Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net . Roadrunner. March 5, 2010. Archived from the original on March 9, 2010. Retrieved August 27, 2010.
  3. Jacobs, Andrew (June 7, 2010). "Line-up change". Mutiny Within. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved April 14, 2011.
  4. 1 2 "Mutiny Within: 'Lethean' Live Video Available". Blabbermouth.net . Roadrunner Records. July 17, 2010. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved August 9, 2010.
  5. "Mutiny Within Pulls Out of Nevermore Tour". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. September 20, 2010. Archived from the original on September 11, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2010.
  6. "Mutiny Within to Continue Making Music". Blabbermouth.net. February 5, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
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  8. "Mutiny Within Covers AC/DC; Audio Available". Blabbermouth.net. Roadrunner Records. August 24, 2010. Archived from the original on February 1, 2013. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
  9. "'The End' of 'So Far in 2010' with Mutiny Within". Roadrunner. August 12, 2010. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  10. Jacobs, Andrew (March 5, 2010). "More album tracks uploaded to our myspace player!". Mutiny Within. Retrieved August 26, 2010.
  11. "Mutiny Within Offering Free MP3 Download of 'Awake'". Metal Underground. November 2, 2009. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  12. "Mutiny Within Download Extended!!!!". Roadrunner. November 3, 2010. Retrieved August 8, 2010.
  13. 1 2 Freeman, Phil. "Review: Mutiny Within". AllMusic . Retrieved May 25, 2010. [...] This is an assured, skillful debut that demonstrates a lot of promise for the future.
  14. 1 2 Schultz, Adam (January 14, 2010). "Mutiny Within – Mutiny Within". The NewReview. Archived from the original on August 22, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  15. 1 2 Colgan, Chris (March 30, 2010). "Mutiny Within: Mutiny Within". PopMatters . Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  16. "Dream Theater Review Mutiny Within's Self-Titled Debut". Roadrunner. March 5, 2010. Retrieved June 21, 2010.
  17. "Trivium Bassist Comments on Mutiny Within's Debut Album". Roadrunner. May 17, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2010.
  18. Mutiny Within (CD booklet). Mutiny Within. Roadrunner. 2010. pp. 1–8. 1686-178962.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  19. "Mutiny Within (Special Edition) – Mutiny Within". Apple Inc. February 19, 2010. Retrieved May 25, 2010.
  20. "Mutiny Within (2010): Chart History". Billboard . March 13, 2010. Retrieved August 9, 2010.