Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees
Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | January 31, 2012 | |||
Genre | Grindcore | |||
Length | 26:56 | |||
Label | Relapse | |||
Producer | Matthew Widener | |||
Liberteer chronology | ||||
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Better to Die on Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees is the debut album by American grindcore project Liberteer. It was released on January 31, 2012 through Relapse Records.[1]
The album showcases a
Critical reception
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Source | Rating | |
Metal Injection | 9/10 Pitchfork | 7.8/10[5] |
The album generally received positive reviews from critics. Metal Injection critic Jeremy Ulrey wrote: "Widener does a pretty good job with pacing and there is a point to it all and at 27 minutes anyone hardy enough to be a grind fan to begin with should be able to handle it in one sitting."
The album was named as number 12 on
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Falcon Cannot Hear the Falconer" | 0:36 |
2. | "Build No System" | 1:34 |
3. | "Without Blazon (Is the Flag I Hold Up and Do Not Wag)" | 1:41 |
4. | "We Are Not Afraid of Ruins" | 1:23 |
5. | "Class War Never Meant More Than It Does Now" | 1:18 |
6. | "Rise Like Lions After Slumber" | 0:57 |
7. | "That Which Is Not Given But Taken" | 2:47 |
8. | "Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live on Your Knees" | 1:47 |
9. | "Usurious Epitaph" | 0:59 |
10. | "Revolution's Wick Burning Quick" | 0:51 |
11. | "99 to 1" | 1:36 |
12. | "Sweat for Blood" | 1:24 |
13. | "Barbarians at the Gates" | 1:57 |
14. | "When We Can't Dream Any Longer" | 1:00 |
15. | "It Is the Secret Curse of Power That It Becomes Fatal" | 3:26 |
16. | "I Am Spartacus" | 1:41 |
17. | "Feast of Industry" | 1:59 |
Personnel
- Matthew Widener – all instruments, vocals, production
References
- ^ "Exclusive Track Premiere: Liberteer's "I Am Spartacus"". MetalSucks. January 6, 2012. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ CraveOnline. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- ^ a b c Ulrey, Jeremy (February 3, 2012). "CD Review: Liberteer - Better To Die On Your Feet Than Live On Your Knees". Metal Injection. Retrieved September 3, 2016.
- Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ Pitchfork. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ Hume, Kiel (January 29, 2012). "Liberteer- Better to Die on Your Feet than Live on Your Knees". Exclaim!. Retrieved September 2, 2016.
- ^ Nelson, Michael (November 20, 2012). "Decibel's Top 40 Albums Of 2012". Stereogum. Retrieved September 3, 2016.