The Tropic Rot

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The Tropic Rot
PoisonthewellTROPICROT.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 7, 2009
RecordedEarly 2009
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%) [1]
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Chronicles of Chaos 7.5/10 [3]
Hearwax Media(8.2/10) [4]
LambgoatStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [5]
The PRPStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [6]
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The Tropic Rot is the fifth (and thus far final) studio album by American hardcore punk band Poison the Well. The album was released on July 7, 2009 through Ferret Music. [8] 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. [9]

Contents

The Tropic Rot received positive reviews and peaked at number 180 on the Billboard 200. [10]

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

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References

  1. AbsolutePunk review
  2. The Tropic Rot at AllMusic
  3. Smit, Jackie (September 3, 2009). "CoC : Poison the Well - The Tropical Rot : Review". Chronicles of Chaos . Retrieved 2024-02-21.
  4. Hearwax Media review
  5. Lambgoat review
  6. The PRP review
  7. Thrash Hits review
  8. "Poison the Well Profile - Featured Release: The Tropic Rot". Ferret Music website. Retrieved on May 15, 2009.
  9. Shultz, Brian. "Poison The Well recording; J. Robbins out, Steve Evetts In" (November 25, 2008). Alternative Press website. Retrieved on May 15, 2009.
  10. "Artist Chart History - Poison the Well - Albums". Billboard. Retrieved on July 16, 2009.