The Tropic Rot

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The Tropic Rot
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009
RecordedNovember 2008 – January 2009 [1]
StudioCastle Oaks Production & The Candy Shop Studios
Genre Post-hardcore
Length47:20
Label Ferret
Producer Steve Evetts
Poison the Well chronology
Versions
(2007)
The Tropic Rot
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk (80%) [2]
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Chronicles of Chaos 7.5/10 [4]
Hearwax Media(8.2/10) [5]
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The Tropic Rot is the fifth studio album by American hardcore punk band Poison the Well. The album was released on July 7, 2009 through Ferret Music. [9] The album was originally intended to be produced by J. Robbins, however due to a family emergency he had to be replaced by Steve Evetts. [10]

Contents

The Tropic Rot received positive reviews and peaked at number 180 on the Billboard 200. [11]

Track listing

All music and lyrics written by Poison the Well.

  1. "Exist Underground" – 3:36
  2. "Sparks It Will Rain" – 4:07
  3. "Cinema" – 4:22
  4. "Pamplemousse" – 5:51
  5. "Who Doesn't Love a Good Dismemberment?" – 4:05
  6. "Antarctica Inside Me" – 5:07
  7. "When You Lose I Lose As Well" – 3:30
  8. "Celebrate the Pyre" – 3:04
  9. "Are You Anywhere?" – 5:25
  10. "Makeshift Clay You" – 2:40
  11. "Without You and One Other I Am Nothing" – 5:33

Vinyl edition bonus tracks

  1. "D10 D11" – 4:10
  2. "Deportation Spreads" – 4:08

Digital deluxe edition bonus tracks (from I/III / II/III / III/III )

  1. "New Fast" – 2:11
  2. "Purple Sabbath" – 4:52
  3. "Shuffle" – 3:20
  4. "Bowie" – 4:40
  5. "A#No.1" – 2:35
  6. "Run Desire Gone Clean" – 1:02

Personnel

Poison the Well

Production

Art

References

  1. Recording:
    • Blabbermouth (November 26, 2008). "POISON THE WELL Begins Recording New Album". BLABBERMOUTH.NET. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
    • "News". Ferret Music. Archived from the original on February 16, 2009. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
  2. AbsolutePunk review
  3. The Tropic Rot at AllMusic
  4. Smit, Jackie (September 3, 2009). "CoC : Poison the Well - The Tropical Rot : Review". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved February 21, 2024.
  5. Hearwax Media review [ usurped ]
  6. Lambgoat review
  7. The PRP review
  8. Thrash Hits review
  9. "Poison the Well Profile - Featured Release: The Tropic Rot". Ferret Music website. Retrieved on May 15, 2009.
  10. Shultz, Brian. "Poison The Well recording; J. Robbins out, Steve Evetts In" (November 25, 2008). Alternative Press website. Retrieved on May 15, 2009.
  11. "Artist Chart History - Poison the Well - Albums". Billboard. Retrieved on July 16, 2009.