The Cleansing (Suicide Silence album)

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The Cleansing
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ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Recorded2007
Studio• Recorded at King Size Soundlabs (Los Angeles, California)
• Produced and mixed at Antfarm Studio (Åbyhøj, Denmark)
Genre Deathcore [1]
Length43:58
Label Century Media
Producer Tue Madsen
Suicide Silence chronology
Suicide Silence
(2005)
The Cleansing
(2007)
No Time to Bleed
(2009)
Singles from The Cleansing
  1. "Bludgeoned to Death"
    Released: February 28, 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
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The Cleansing is the debut studio album by American deathcore band Suicide Silence. The album was released on September 18, 2007 through Century Media Records. Upon its release it debuted at #94 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 7,250 copies within the first week, and became one of the best-selling debut albums in Century Media's history.

Contents

The album is noted for its unique engineered style, as it was tracked live in-studio as opposed to being recorded track-by-track. The Cleansing was recorded at King Size Soundlabs in Los Angeles with engineer John Travis and was produced and mixed by Danish producer Tue Madsen.

Background

Suicide Silence began recording The Cleansing during the first half of 2007 with engineer John Travis. On June 22, 2007, the complete track listing was confirmed online and the songs "Bludgeoned to Death" and "Unanswered" were released by the band via streaming media for promotion prior to the album's release. The entire album was recorded live. [5]

The Cleansing was released on September 18, 2007 and debuted at #94 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 7,250 copies in the first week, and became one of the best-selling debut albums in Century Media history. [6] [7] The record was also released on vinyl format, with a limited pressing of 2,000 copies. [8] Music videos have been released for the songs "Unanswered", "The Price of Beauty" and "Bludgeoned to Death". The music video for "The Price of Beauty" was banned from the MTV playlist for being deemed too "visually and lyrically explicit" due to the video's gore imagery. [9]

The album cover artwork was designed by graphic artist Dave McKean. [10] The opening track, "Revelations (Intro)" includes a sound sample from the film Freddy vs. Jason . The hidden track, "Destruction of a Statue" features guest vocals by Nate Johnson, former vocalist of the bands Through the Eyes of the Dead, Deadwater Drowning and Fit for an Autopsy. [11]

Ultimate Edition

After returning to their original label Century Media Records, the band announced that will be re-releasing the album on June 24th 2022. It will include new liner notes from the band as well as extensive bonus material. [12]

Music videos

The videos were released for the songs "Unanswered", [13] "The Price of Beauty", [14] "Bludgeoned to Death", [15] “No Pity for a Coward”, [16] "Destruction of a Statue", [17] and "Swarm". [18]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mitch Lucker; all music is composed by Suicide Silence

No.TitleLength
1."Revelations (Intro)"0:33
2."Unanswered"2:15
3."Hands of a Killer"4:14
4."The Price of Beauty"2:46
5."The Fallen"4:07
6."No Pity for a Coward"3:12
7."The Disease"4:22
8."Bludgeoned to Death" (titled "Bludgeoned" in its edited version)2:34
9."Girl of Glass"2:52
10."In a Photograph"4:32
11."Eyes Sewn Shut"2:58
12."Green Monster"5:49
13."Destruction of a Statue" (hidden track)3:44
Total length:43:58
UK exclusive edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."A Dead Current"3:38
Total length:47:36
Ultimate Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."A Dead Current"3:38
15."Swarm" (Re-recorded from the Suicide Silence EP)3:50
16."Engine No. 9" (Deftones cover)3:25
17."Unanswered" (Live in Paris)2:36
18."Bludgeoned to Death" (Live in Paris)2:57
19."The Price of Beauty" (Live in Paris)3:23
20."Swarm" (Live in Paris)2:16
21."No Pity for a Coward" (Live in Paris)3:12
22."Green Monster" (Live in Paris)3:38
23."The Fallen" (Live in Paris)2:54
24."Destruction of a Statue" (Live in Paris)4:09
25."Hands of a Killer" (Instrumental Rehearsal Tapes)2:03
26."In a Photograph" (Instrumental Rehearsal Tapes)3:52
27."The Fallen" (Instrumental Rehearsal Tapes)3:34
28."Untitled" (Instrumental Rehearsal Tapes)3:03

Personnel

Charts

ChartPeak
position
US Billboard 200 [19] 94
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [20] 13

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