Radical (Every Time I Die album)

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Radical
Every Time I Die - Radical.png
Studio album by
Every Time I Die
ReleasedOctober 22, 2021 (2021-10-22)
Recorded2019–2020
StudioGCR Audio, Buffalo, New York
Genre
Length51:24
Label Epitaph
Producer Will Putney
Every Time I Die chronology
Low Teens
(2016)		Radical
(2021)
Singles from Radical
  1. "A Colossal Wreck"
    Released: December 8, 2020
  2. "Desperate Pleasures"
    Released: December 8, 2020
  3. "AWOL"
    Released: February 1, 2021
  4. "Post-Boredom"
    Released: August 17, 2021
  5. "Planet Shit"
    Released: September 13, 2021
  6. "Thing with Feathers"
    Released: October 22, 2021
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Classic Rock 7/10
Exclaim! 8/10 [5]
Kerrang! 4/5 [1]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
The Music Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [7]
Rock Hard 8.5/10 [8]
Sputnikmusic4.2/5 [9]

Radical is the ninth and final studio album by American metalcore band Every Time I Die. It was released on October 22, 2021, and was the band's first studio album in 5 years, since 2016's Low Teens , as well as their only release to feature drummer Clayton "Goose" Holyoak. Radical was named album of the year in 2021 by Kerrang!

Contents

Background and release

On September 9, 2019, the band confirmed that they had started work on their ninth album. [10] They later announced during the January 2020 UK/EU tour supporting While She Sleeps, that the recording process of the album would start once they returned to the US. The band completed recording before the COVID-19 pandemic escalated in the United States in early 2020, leading them to hold off on releasing the album until they were able to tour in support of it. [11] Vocalist Keith Buckley explained in a recent interview, "I dared myself to make some drastic changes in my life. During the pandemic, everything just came to a head. The thing is, we were already done writing and recording the record. The pandemic didn’t actually influence the record at all, but it did influence the way that the record lives. Songs like “Post-Boredom” came to have a new meaning after the pandemic. Songs like “Dark Distance” look a little strange now in hindsight, considering it was written before the pandemic, asking for a plague to happen."

On December 8, 2020, the band released two new songs called "A Colossal Wreck" and "Desperate Pleasures" in the lead-up to their live stream event which took place on December 19, 2020 instead of their annual Tid the Season show. [12] A third track, "AWOL" was released on February 1, 2021. [13]

On August 17, 2021, the band released the song "Post-Boredom" as a single for their album Radical, which they also announced that day. [14] The band also did a pop-up show in Buffalo on August 26, [15] as well as a show for the Ghost Inside's east coast return show on August 28, [16] where they debuted "Post-Boredom".

Two more singles were released in advance, closer to the album's release date; "Planet Shit" on September 13, 2021 [17] and "Thing with Feathers", via music video on the album's release date, October 22, 2021. [18] The latter song features Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra, and it was written in memory of the Buckley brothers' sister Jaclyn, who lived with Rett syndrome and died from it in early 2017. [19] Since then, Keith has encouraged disabled attendees of the band's shows to tag him personally. [20]

As with Low Teens, the album was again produced by Will Putney, guitarist of Fit for an Autopsy, known for his production work with the Acacia Strain, Body Count, and The Amity Affliction. [21]

Touring cancellation and band's split

In support of the album, the band was set to tour the UK from January 27 to February 5, 2022, with other bands such as Sanction, Jesus Piece, and the Bronx. [22] However, on December 4, 2021, vocalist Keith Buckley announced that he is taking a hiatus from the band for his mental health. [23] Due to Keith's departure and their UK tour being cancelled by COVID restrictions, the band eventually broke up in January 2022.

Accolades

Year-end lists

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PublicationCountryAccoladeRankRef.
Consequence USTop 30 Metal and Hard Rock Albums of 202116 [24]
Invisible Oranges US20 Best Metalcore Albums of 20211 [25]
Kerrang! UKThe 50 best albums of 20211 [26]
Loudwire USThe 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 20212 [27]
Revolver US25 Best Albums of 20214 [28]
LoudwireUSThe 35 Best Metal Songs of 2021 ("Planet Shit")10 [29]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Every Time I Die

No.TitleLength
1."Dark Distance"2:55
2."Sly"2:31
3."Planet Shit"3:56
4."Post-Boredom"3:22
5."A Colossal Wreck"2:32
6."Desperate Pleasures"3:11
7."All This and War" (featuring Josh Scogin of '68)3:10
8."Thing with Feathers" (featuring Andy Hull of Manchester Orchestra)3:43
9."Hostile Architecture"2:36
10."AWOL"2:10
11."The Whip"2:30
12."White Void"3:34
13."Distress Rehearsal"3:13
14."sexsexsex"3:27
15."People Verses"3:32
16."We Go Together"5:02
Total length:51:24

Personnel

Every Time I Die

Guest musicians

Production

Visual art

Studios

Charts

Chart performance for Radical
Chart (2021)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [30] 23
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [31] 87
UK Albums (OCC) [32] 73
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [33] 4
US Billboard 200 [34] 45
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [35] 6
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [36] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [37] 7

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