Slither is the fourth full-length album by the American metalcore band Earth Crisis, released in 2000.[8] It marked a return to Victory Records following the band's 1998 Roadrunner Records album Breed the Killers.[6] Slither ventured into the nu metal sound popularized by '90s metal bands such as Korn and Deftones.[3] The album peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[9]
| Slither | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 20, 2000 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 42:53 | |||
| Label | Victory | |||
| Producer | Steve Evetts | |||
| Earth Crisis chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [3] |
| Chronicles of Chaos | 8/10[5] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [6] |
| Punknews.org | [7] |
Production edit
The album was produced by Steve Evetts.[10] The album cover was designed by the artist Dave McKean.
Reception edit
Chronicles of Chaos wrote: "Managing to stir up enough emotion and deafening cries of aggression, the band storms through a sonic assault of heavy vibes and mosh pit worthy material—and the music of Slither is also chock-full of strong harmonies to boot."[5] The Telegram & Gazette wrote that the songs "boast rich textures as the band combines its old hard-core raucousness with a freshly developed 'clean' heavy-rock sound."[11] The New Straits Times thought that "the lyrics are often contrived and meaningless, which diminishes the power of the music somewhat."[12]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Loss of Humanity" | 0:51 |
| 2. | "Slither" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Provoke" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Nemesis" | 5:00 |
| 5. | "Agress" | 3:38 |
| 6. | "Biomachines" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Killing Brain Cells" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Arc of Descent" | 2:57 |
| 9. | "Mechanism" | 3:15 |
| 10. | "Behind the Wire" | 2:34 |
| 11. | "Mass Arrest" | 3:31 |
| 12. | "Hairtrigger" | 3:57 |
| 13. | "Escape" | 2:59 |
| Total length: | 42:53 | |
Credits edit
- Karl Buechner – vocals
- Scott Crouse – guitar
- Erick Edwards – guitar
- Ian "Bulldog" Edwards – bass
- Dennis Merrick – drums
References edit
- ^ "EARTH CRISIS - Slither". ox-fanzine.de. Retrieved September 16, 2023.
- ^ "6 Albums That Nearly Ruined Bands' Careers". Kerrang!. July 6, 2020.
- ^ a b c Matt Kantor. Slither – Earth Crisis. AllMusic. Retrieved May 19, 2012.
- ^ "10 terrible metal albums with one classic song". June 30, 2023.
- ^ a b "CoC : Earth Crisis – Slither : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
- ^ a b Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 3. MUZE. p. 197.
- ^ "Earth Crisis – Slither". www.punknews.org. February 26, 2001.
- ^ "Earth Crisis | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "Earth Crisis". Billboard.
- ^ Makin, Robert (July 27, 2000). "Rave". Courier-News. p. D5.
- ^ McLennan, Scott (August 31, 2000). "Crisis, what crisis? Well-aired vegan code keeps Earth Crisis going". Telegram & Gazette. p. C1.
- ^ Murthi, R.S. (August 30, 2000). "EARTH CRISIS – Slither". New Straits Times. Music. p. 4.
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