The Cleansing (album)

The Cleansing
Studio album by Suicide Silence
Released September 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Recorded 2007
Studio King Size Soundlabs, Los Angeles, California
Genre Deathcore
Length 43:58
Label Century Media
Producer John Travis
Suicide Silence chronology
Suicide Silence EP
(2005)		 The Cleansing
(2007)		 No Time to Bleed
(2009)
Singles from The Cleansing
  1. "The Price of Beauty"
    Released: September 14, 2007
  2. "No Pity for a Coward"
    Released: October 26, 2007 (live version)
  3. "Bludgeoned to Death"
    Released: March 3, 2008
  4. "Unanswered"
    Released: October 30, 2008
  5. "Green Monster"
    Released: December 2008

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 history.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net[2]
Chronicles of Chaos[3]

Background

Suicide Silence began recording The Cleansing during the first half of 2007 with John Travis as the chosen producer. 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.

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.[4][5] The record was also released on vinyl format, with a limited pressing of 2,000 copies.[6] 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", as the theme of the video depicted graphic gore imagery revoling around a woman undergoing a facelift surgery, but having her face instead horribly dismembered and mutilated in the process.[7]

The album cover artwork was designed by graphic artist Dave McKean.[8] 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 and Deadwater Drowning and Fit for an Autopsy.[9]

Music videos

The videos were shot for the songs "Unanswered",[10] "The Price of Beauty",[11] "Bludgeoned to Death",[12]"No Pity for a Coward" (live version).[13]

Track listing

All lyrics written by Mitch Lucker; all music 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

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ The Cleansing review. Allmusic
  2. ↑ "Roadrunner Records Page Not Found". Roadrunner Records Official Website.
  3. ↑ "CoC : Suicide Silence - The Cleansing : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
  4. ↑ "Suicide Silence - 'No Time to Bleed' - Reviews". Rock Sound Magazine.
  5. ↑ Billboard, AllMusic
  6. ↑ "Suicide Silence the Cleansing vinyl LP". ShockHound. 2009-11-09. Archived from the original on 2009-11-09.
  7. ↑ "CINEMETAL: SUICIDE SILENCE, "THE PRICE OF BEAUTY"". MetalSucks. 30 October 2007.
  8. ↑ "DAVE MCKEAN COLLECTOR poster print". www.davemckean-collector.co.uk.
  9. ↑ "Suicide Silence Completes Work On Debut Album". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2007.
  10. ↑ SuicideSilence (30 October 2008). "SUICIDE SILENCE - Unanswered (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)" – via YouTube.
  11. ↑ Century Media Records (14 September 2007). "SUICIDE SILENCE - The Price Of Beauty (OFFICIAL VIDEO)" – via YouTube.
  12. ↑ Century Media Records (3 March 2008). "SUICIDE SILENCE - Bludgeoned To Death (OFFICIAL VIDEO)" – via YouTube.
  13. ↑ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
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