Errorzone

Errorzone is the first full-length album by American metalcore band Vein, which was released on June 22, 2018 through Closed Casket Activities. Noted by critics for taking influence from nu-metal,[7] mathcore,[2] and screamo, the album has gained praise for its style. To promote the record, music videos were produced for the tracks "Virus://Vibrance" and "Demise Automation". The album peaked at #21 on the hard rock Billboard chart within its first week of release.[8]

Errorzone
Studio album by
Vein
ReleasedJune 22, 2018
RecordedNovember 2017
StudioGraphic Nature Audio, Belleville, New Jersey
Genre
Length27:46
LabelClosed Casket Activities
ProducerWill Putney
Vein chronology
Self-Destruct
(2017)		 Errorzone
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!8/10[1]
Pitchfork7.8/10[5]
PopMatters[2]
Metal Injection9.5/10[6]

Demo version of the tracks "Old Data in a Dead Machine", "Quitting Infinity", and "Untitled" were previously released as a free download on the group's bandcamp page,[9] but was taken down as they were reworked for this record.

Reception

In both their early[10] and finalized[11] lists, Revolver named the album as among the best releases of 2018. Similarly, David Anthony and Alex McLevy named it as one of the best punk and hardcore albums of the year in an article written for The A.V. Club.[7] Rolling Stone named it the 6th best metal album of 2018 in a year-end list.[12] Writing for Exclaim!, Connor Atkinson describes the record as "an impressive and unique offering of screamo and 90s metalcore anguish" that "briefly loses sight of [Vein's] end-game about halfway through."[1] The album would later be named Exclaim's Best Metal and Hardcore Album of 2018.[13]

Among other publications, Pitchfork writer Andy O'Conner pointed out the band's inclusions of stylistic elements associated with nu-metal and hardcore punk bands from the 1990s, describing it as "retro-futuristic".[5] Errorzone has been described as nu metal,[1] mathcore,[2] metalcore,[1] hardcore,[5][2] and screamo.[1]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Virus://Vibrance"2:24
2."Old Data in a Dead Machine"2:04
3."Rebirth Protocol"1:06
4."Broken Glass Complexion"2:26
5."Anesthesia"1:07
6."Demise Automation"1:48
7."Doomtech"4:46
8.Untitled0:59
9."End Eternal"3:13
10."Errorzone"4:15
11."Quitting Infinity"3:19

Personnel
Vein
  • Anthony DiDio – vocals
  • Matt Wood – drums
  • Jeremy Martin – guitar
  • Josh Butts – guitar
  • Jon Lhaubouet – bass
Production
  • Will Putney – engineering, mixing, mastering

References
  1. Atkinson, Connor (2018-06-19). "Vein - Errorzone". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  2. Brown, Dean (2018-06-22). "Are Vein Hardcore's Next Big Thing?". popmatters.com. Popmatters. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  3. O'Connor, Andy. "Vein: Errorzone". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. Brown, Dean (22 June 2018). "Are Vein Hardcore's Next Big Thing?". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
  5. O'Conner, Andy (2018-06-30). "Vein: Errorzone Album Review". pitchfork.com. Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  6. Luedtke, Christopher (2018-07-03). "Album Review: VEIN Errorzone". metalinjection.net. Metal Injection. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  7. McLevy, Anthony, David and Alex. "The Best Punk and Hardcore Albums of 2018". music.avclub.com. The AV Club. Retrieved 2018-12-10.
  8. Vein chart history on Billboard website
  9. Fixell, Ethan. "Vein: The Most Explosive Live Act In Hardcore Today". kerrange.com. Kerrang!. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  10. various. "25 Best Albums of 2018 So Far". www.revolvermag.com. Revolver. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  11. Revolver Staff. "revolvermag.com". revolvermag.com. Revolver Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  12. Rolling Stone staff. "20 Best Metal Albums of 2018". rollingstone.com. Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  13. Exclaim!. "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums of 2018". rollingstone.com. Exclaim! Media. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
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