You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To

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"A Tear In The Fabric Of Life' was the first time that we sat down and wrote with strict intention...So coming back around, figuring out what we should be, and then applying that to a full album was very interesting...We knew we wanted to have a bigger album in scale, and with that in mind, we could expect every single type of Knocked Loose song there is." [1]

Release

The band announced the album and its release of May 10, 2024. [2] [3] The lead single, "Blinding Faith", was released on February 27, 2024. [4] [5] The second single, "Don't Reach For Me" was released on April 3, 2024. [6] The third single, "Suffocate" featuring Poppy, was released on April 23, 2024. [2] [3]

Composition

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To has been described as metalcore [7] [8] and hardcore punk, [9] with elements of nu metal. [7]

Critical reception

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To.jpg
Studio album by
Knocked Loose
ReleasedMay 10, 2024
Recorded2023–2024
StudioStudio 606 (Los Angeles)
Genre
Length27:28
Label Pure Noise
Producer Drew Fulk
Knocked Loose chronology
A Tear in the Fabric of Life
(2021)		You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
(2024)
Knocked Loose studio albums chronology
A Different Shade of Blue
(2019)		You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To
(2024)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 87/100 [10]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Distorted Sound Magazine9/10 [11]
Exclaim! 7/10 [12]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [13]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [14]
Metal Hammer Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [15]
Metal Injection8.5/10 [16]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [17]
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [18]
Sputnikmusic 3.8/5 [19]

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To received widespread acclaim upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 87 out of 100 based on 7 reviews. [10] AllMusic felt that the album "[upped] the intensity of their relentless metalcore sound". [7] Ellis Heasley of Distorted Sound Magazine compared it to Slipknot's Iowa "in its complete disregard for what a band with this much hype is supposed to do in this situation...and ultimately stands as further irrefutable proof of a truly generational talent." [11] Manus Hopkins writing for Exclaim! stated that "at only 10 songs, with the longest still falling short of five minutes, You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To doesn't wear out its welcome." But they felt that "Slaughterhouse 2", featuring Chris Motionless, was "slightly underwhelming in the shadow of its predecessor", from Motionless in White's album, Scoring the End of the World . [12] Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian called it "an indulgently rich record that keeps revealing more on double-digit listens." [13] According to Luke Morton of Kerrang! , "the heaviness throughout is unrelenting. No acoustic number, no ballad, no concession... this isn't just their best record yet, it's one of the best albums of the year." [14] Stephen Hill of Metal Hammer of praised Drew Fulk's production stating, [his] production gives the record perfect definition while making it sound as loud as a jet plane taking off inside your cranium." [15]

According to Caitlin McMahon of Metal Injection, "Knocked Loose has embraced a melodic direction with this record," and called the album "eerie and unsettling." [16] Mandy Scythe of MetalSucks wrote, "From start to finish, this is a solid, heavy record full of memorable and catchy moments that you'll want to revisit time and time again." [17] According, to Ian Cohen of Pitchfork , "[Knocked Loose have] amplified and concentrated their sound into something so potent that it has its own gravitational pull." [18] Dylan Tuck writing for The Skinny wrote, "You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To takes their staunchly savage sound and dashes it with piercing playfulness and crushing confidence; conjuring a profoundly poisonous record containing some of their most deadly moments to date." [20] Sputnikmusic wrote that "[the] album destroys as much as possible while it's on...[but] it leaves a little to be desired once it's over." [19]

Track listing

You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Thirst"1:46
2."Piece by Piece"2:51
3."Suffocate" (featuring Poppy)2:44
4."Don't Reach for Me"3:45
5."Moss Covers All"0:46
6."Take Me Home"2:15
7."Slaughterhouse 2" (featuring Chris Motionless)3:03
8."The Calm That Keeps You Awake"2:41
9."Blinding Faith"2:51
10."Sit & Mourn"4:46
Total length:27:28

Personnel

Knocked Loose

Additional personnel

Technical

Charts

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