They Fear Us

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They Fear Us
Ithaca They Fear Us 2022.jpg
Studio album by
Ithaca
Released29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
StudioThe Ranch Production House
Genre Metalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metal, black metal, screamo, shoegaze
Length35:04
LanguageEnglish
Label Hassle Records
Producer Lewis Johns
Ithaca chronology
The Language of Injury
(2019)		They Fear Us
(2022)
Singles from They Fear Us
  1. "They Fear Us"
    Released: 4 February 2022
  2. "In the Way"
    Released: 5 April 2022
  3. "Camera Eats First"
    Released: 31 May 2022
  4. "The Future Says Thank You"
    Released: 21 July 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang! 5/5 [1]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
New Noise Magazine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Ox-Fanzine Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [5]
Rock Hard 5.5/10 [6]
Sputnikmusic 3.5/5 [7]

They Fear Us is the second and final studio album by British metalcore band Ithaca. It was released through Hassle Records on 29 July 2022. [8] [1] [9] [10] [11] [12]

Contents

Thematically, the album is emotionally charged and deals with anger, revenge, depression, self-loathing, self-healing, and catharsis. [13] [14] [15] Musically, it has been described as pushing the boundaries of metallic hardcore, using elements from progressive metal, black metal, screamo, and, less frequently, shoegaze. [1] [5] [2] [16]

The album received widespread critical acclaim; in particular, vocalist Djamila Boden Azzouz garnered praise for her adept harnessing of both clean and screamed singing styles, earning the band comparisons to Rolo Tomassi and Deftones. [1] [5] [2] [7] Both Kerrang! and Metal Hammer placed it within their top three albums of 2022. [17] [18] The latter also named it the year's best metalcore album. [19]

Three music videos have been released in support of the album, one for "They Fear Us", another for "Camera Eats First" [13] [20] and, on 31 May 2023, one for "Fluorescent". [21]

Tracklist

All tracks are written by Ithaca: Djamila Boden Azzouz, James Lewis, Will Sweet, Dom Moss, and Sam Chetan-Welsh

No.TitleGuest vocalist:Length
1."In the Way" 3:22
2."The Future Says Thank You" 3:38
3."They Fear Us" 4:10
4."Camera Eats First" 4:53
5."Cremation Party" 2:07
6."Number Five" 2:47
7."Fluorescent" 3:40
8."You Should Have Gone Back" 5:48
9."Hold, Be Held"Yansé Cooper4:34
Total length:35:04

Personnel

From Ithaca's bandcamp: [8]

Ithaca

Additional musicians

Production and design

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