Black Madonna is the first studio album by American alternative metal duo The Austerity Program, released in 2007 through Hydra Head Records. The title has nothing to do with the singer Madonna, nor does it relate to the Black Madonna statue. Rather, it was picked as a name for the record because "[they] actually have no idea".[3]

Black Madonna
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 21, 2007
RecordedAugust 2006 - January 2007
GenreNoise rock, post-hardcore, industrial rock, post-metal
Length44:34
LabelHydra Head Records
ProducerThe Austerity Program
The Austerity Program chronology
Terra Nova
(2003)
Black Madonna
(2007)
Backsliders and Apostates Will Burn
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork7.8/10[1]
Absolutepunk.net7.6/10[2]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."Song 12"5:12
2."Song 17B"8:00
3."Untitled"1:00
4."Song 19"7:05
5."Song 18"1:18
6."Untitled"1:00
7."Song 17A"6:32
8."Song 16"14:17

Personnel edit

The Austerity Program
  • Thad Calabrese - Bass
  • Drum Machine - Percussion
  • Justin Foley - Guitar, Vocals
Production
  • John Golden - Mastering
  • John Hastie - Reproduction assistant
  • Jon Wright - Additional engineering
  • The Austerity Program - Music, photography, art direction
  • A. Turner - Design
  • James O'Mara - Construction

References edit

  1. ^ Moerder, Adam. "pitchfork ((( Black Madonna > Review )))". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  2. ^ Good, Tom. "absloutepunk.net ((( Black Madonna > Review )))". Absolutepunk.net. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "Hydra Head Bandcamp((( Black Madonna )))". Hydra Head Records. Retrieved February 16, 2015.