Relief Through Release

Relief Through Release
Studio album by Tura Satana
Released	September 29, 1997 [1]
Studio	Titan Recording Studios (Sherman Oaks, California)
Genre	Nu metal [2] [3]
Length	57:50
Label	Noise
Producer	Michael Vail Blum Tura Satana
Tura Satana chronology
All Is Not Well (1996) Relief Through Release (1997)
Alternative cover

Relief Through Release is the second and final studio album by the American band Tura Satana. It was the band's only release under their current name after changing their name from Manhole. It was released in Europe on September 29, 1997, ^[1] and in the United States in April 1998.

Composition

According to AllMusic , Relief Through Release "is a solid testament to the capability of the nu-metal genre", ^[2] with Tairrie B's performance being compared to "a mixture of Courtney Love and Marilyn Manson". ^[2] The band's music was categorized as a "relentless assault on one's ears, musically sounding as raw and heavy as early Coal Chamber". ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Chronicles of Chaos	10/10 [4]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	4/10 [3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[5]
The Great Metal Discography	7/10 [6]
Kerrang!	[7]
Metal Hammer	6/10 [8]
Rock Hard	8/10 [9]
Vox	[10]

Like its predecessor, Relief Through Release received mixed-to-positive reviews from critics.^{[ citation needed ]} AllMusic called the album "a solid chunk of nu-metal sludge that goes a long way in proving that female-fronted groups can be just as unforgiving and brutal in this predominantly male genre." ^[2]

Track listing

All songs written by Tairrie B and Scott Ueda, except where noted.

1. "Welcome To Violence" — 0:09
2. "Luna" — 3:58
3. "Dry" (Ueda) — 3:53
4. "Venus Diablo" — 3:22
5. "Unclean" — 4:47
6. "Flux" — 3:46
7. "Eternalux" — 4:26
8. "Storage" — 3:50
9. "Scavenger Hunt" — 3:27
10. "Negative Creep" (Kurt Cobain) — 2:58
    • Nirvana cover featuring John Davis of Slick Fifty
11. "Relapse" — 3:55
12. "Last Rites" — 3:56
13. "Omnia Vinat Amor" — 15:05

Personnel

• Tairrie B - Vocals
• Scott Mitsuo - Guitar
• Rico Villasenor - Bass
• Marcelo Palomino - Drums
• John Davis - Guest Vocals on Negative Creep
• Michael Vail Blum - Producer, Engineer, Mixer

Charts

Chart (1997)	Peak position
UK Albums (OCC) [11]	167
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [12]	33
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [12]	7

References

1. Brannigan, Paul (July 26, 1997). "Faster Pussycat! Kill! Kill!". Kerrang! . No. 658. EMAP. pp. 17–19.
2. Taylor, Jason D. "Relief Through Release Review by Jason D. Taylor". AllMusic. Retrieved May 21, 2023.
3. Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 460. ISBN   978-1-894959-62-9.
4. Bromley, Adrian (March 10, 1998). "CoC : Tura Satana - Relief Through Release : Review". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved April 20, 2024.
5. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). "Manhole". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). MUZE. p.  474. ISBN   978-0-19-531373-4.
6. Strong, Martin C. (1998). "Tura Satana". The Great Metal Discography. Canongate. p.  346. ISBN   0862417279 – via Internet Archive.
7. Mörat (September 20, 1997). "Albums". Kerrang! . No. 666. EMAP. pp. 44–45.
8. Selzer, Johnathan (October 1997). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer . UK: Dennis Publishing. p. 58.
9. "Relief Through Release" . Rock Hard (Vol. 125) (in German). September 23, 1997. Retrieved April 20, 2024.
10. Ewing, Jerry (November 1997). "Albums". Vox . No. 85. IPC. p. 96.
11. "Chart Log UK: DJ T - Tzant". www.zobbel.de. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
12. "Relief Through Release". Official Charts Company . October 11, 1997. Retrieved April 20, 2024.