Creatures (Motionless in White album)

Creatures is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Motionless in White. It was released on October 12, 2010 through Fearless Records and was produced by Andrew Wade. The album spawned four singles: "Abigail", "Immaculate Misconception", the title track "Creatures" and "Puppets (The First Snow)", all four of which have accompanying music videos. The album also spawned three promotional singles: "Abigail",[3] which was later released as the first official single of the album, "London in Terror",[4] and "Cobwebs".[5] The album is named in reference to Motionless in White fans, who are known as "creatures".

Creatures
Studio album by
Motionless in White
ReleasedOctober 12, 2010
RecordedMay 2010
StudioWade Studios, Ocala, Florida
Genre
Length44:21
LabelFearless
ProducerAndrew Wade
Motionless in White chronology
When Love Met Destruction
(2009)		 Creatures
(2010)		 Infamous
(2012)
Singles from Creatures
  1. "Abigail"
    Released: December 21, 2010
  2. "Creatures"
    Released: July 7, 2011
  3. "Immaculate Misconception"
    Released: November 11, 2011
  4. "Puppets (The First Snow)"
    Released: February 15, 2012

Background

Concept and songs

Creatures is an album dedicated to Motionless in White's fans. The band even went as far as letting their fans send in lyrics, which were compiled on the title track; all the lines found in the song (excluding the chorus) are lyrics submitted by fans.[6] The songs "We Only Come Out at Night" and "City Lights" are re-recorded and altered versions of songs from the album version of When Love Met Destruction.[6]

Release and charting

Creatures was recorded during May 2010 with producer Andrew Wade at his recording studio, Wade Studios.[7] Upon the record's release, it debuted at #6 on the Billboard Heatseeker Chart,[8] and reached #175 on the Billboard 200.[9]

A re-release for the album was confirmed during January 2012. It was announced to feature their cover of the song "Dragula" by Rob Zombie along with two remixed songs, and was released on April 2, 2012.[10]

Music videos

A total of four songs from the album have had music videos. On December 21, 2010, a music video was released for the track "Abigail". The music video for the track "Creatures" was released on July 7, 2011, and the video for "Immaculate Misconception" surfaced on November 11, 2011, which also features Dee Snider, who makes a cameo appearance while his son, Cody, directed the video.[11]

It was announced on the 2011 All Stars Tour that the song "Puppets (The First Snow)" would also be released as a single, but the music video would not be released until February 15, 2012. The video consists of the band performing at several concerts and festivals. The outdoor clips shown in the video were recorded at a live performance during the All Stars Tour's stop in Las Vegas on August 21, 2011.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[12]
The Marshalltown Chronicle[13]

Track listing

All music composed by Motionless in White, all lyrics written by Chris Motionless except for "Creatures" written by Chris Motionless and fans of the band.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Immaculate Misconception"Chris Cerulli, Josh Balz, Angelo Parente3:54
2."We Only Come Out at Night" (re-recorded version, originally recorded for When Love Met Destruction)Cerulli, Parente3:23
3."London in Terror"Cerulli, Parente, Ricky Olson3:41
4."Abigail" (featuring Nick Brooks of It Dies Today)Cerulli, Parente, Olson, Balz2:52
5."Creatures"Cerulli, Parente, Balz3:47
6."Cobwebs" (featuring Andre Bravo of In Alcatraz 1962)Cerulli3:29
7.".Com Pt. II" (part 2 of the song "Schitzophrenicannibalisticsexfest.com" from The Whorror)Cerulli3:49
8."Count Choculitis"Cerulli4:03
9."City Lights" (re-recorded version of the song "Bananamontana" from When Love Met Destruction)Cerulli3:08
10."Puppets (The First Snow)"Cerulli, Olson, Jason Suecof4:20
11."Undead Ahead"Cerulli3:57
12."Scissorhands (The Last Snow)"Cerulli5:33
Total length:44:21
Deluxe edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
13."Dragula" (Rob Zombie cover)4:03
14."Creatures" (Celldweller "Beauty" Remix)4:41
15."Mallevs Maleficarvm" (Tim Sköld Remix)4:59

Personnel

Charts
Chart (2017) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[14] 175[15]
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 18[17]

References
  1. "Motionless in White: Creatures".
  2. "Motionless in White - Creatures review".
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on July 3, 2015. Retrieved April 21, 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "London In Terror - Single by Motionless In White on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. September 15, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  5. Jonathan Barkan (September 29, 2010). "Exclusive: Motionless In White 'Cobwebs' Song Premiere". Bloody Disgusting!. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  6. "Track-By-Track: Motionless in White". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 27 February 2011. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  7. Motionless in White enter the studio to record debut album Archived 2010-05-29 at the Wayback Machine SMN News
  8. "New MOTIONLESS IN WHITE Album 'Creatures' Debuts at #6 on Billboard's Heatseeker Chart « News «". Puregrainaudio.com. October 20, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  9. Charts, AllMusic
  10. "Motionless In White To Re-Release 'Creatures'". Rock Sound. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  11. "Twisted Sister Go BIblical for new video". Female First. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  12. Heany, Gregory. "Creatures - Motionless in White". Allmusic.
  13. Ludin, Dennis. "REVIEW: Motionless in White - Creatures". The Marshalltown Chronicle. Archived from the original on October 24, 2010. Retrieved October 22, 2010.
  14. "Motionless in White Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  15. "Motionless in White - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved March 5, 2016.
  16. "Motionless in White Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved May 16, 2017.
  17. "Motionless in White - Chart history". Billboard. Retrieved January 24, 2019.
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