Struggle (Nonpoint album)

Struggle is the second studio album by American nu metal band Nonpoint.[1][2][3] It was released through the now defunct independent label Jugular Records.[4]

Struggle
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 18, 1999
Recorded1998
StudioStudio 13, Deerfield Beach, Florida
GenreNu metal, rap metal
Length48:57
LabelJugular Records
ProducerJeremy Staska
Nonpoint chronology
Separate Yourself
(1997)
Struggle
(1999)
Statement
(2000)

Several of the songs were later re-used on the band's next album, Statement. The album was originally released independently as Separate Yourself in 1997. It has been reissued again under the original name with "The Beginning 1997–1998" added on.

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [5]
Sputnikmusic3/5[6]

AllMusic wrote: "Melding funk and hardcore with their own vision of what rapmetal should sound like, Nonpoint managed to create a sound that isn't readily comparable to other groups."[5]

Track listing edit

  1. "Preface" – 1:35
  2. "Mindtrip" – 3:48
  3. "Hive" – 5:35
  4. "Double Stacked" – 6:26
  5. "Senses" – 3:51
  6. "Years" – 3:55
  7. "Victim" – 4:00
  8. "No Say" – 4:00
  9. "Struggle" – 4:43
  10. "Two Tone" – 3:21
  11. "The Piper" – 3:39
  12. "Gimmick" – 4:00

Personnel edit

Members

  • Elias Soriano – vocals
  • Robb Rivera – drums
  • Dru – guitar
  • Ken "K. Bastard" MacMillan – bass guitar

Production

  • Recorded by Jeremy Staska @ Studio 13

References edit

  1. ^ GLOVER, ADRIAN (June 4, 1999). "NONPOINT RIDES HEAVY WAVE". Sun-Sentinel.com.
  2. ^ "Nonpoint Tired Of Fist-In-Face Nu-Metal Fury". MTV News.
  3. ^ Sculley, Alan. "Nonpoint band on point with its new lineup". The Wichita Eagle. Retrieved September 19, 2020.
  4. ^ "Nonpoint | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  5. ^ a b "Struggle – Nonpoint". AllMusic.
  6. ^ "Nonpoint – Struggle (album review)". Sputnikmusic.