Genesis (Woe, Is Me album)
Genesi[s] | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | November 20, 2012 | |||
Recorded | July–September 2012; Chango Studios, FL | |||
Genre | Metalcore | |||
Length | 31:17 | |||
Label | Rise, Velocity | |||
Producer | Cameron Mizell | |||
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Singles from Genesi[s] | ||||
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Genesi[s] is the second album by
Background
In June, Woe, Is Me entered the studio to record their second studio album, entitled Genesi[s]. The band spent two months recording and producing the album, and finished around mid September. The band stated during the time of recording, drummer Austin Thornton's computer crashed and the band had to do pre-production all over again. Genesi[s] was set to release on October 12, 2012. On a website called "thearteryfoundation.com" four tracks as well as the album title were confirmed. The song "A Story to Tell" has lyrics that have the same name as the TYSWGYAR Tour. The lyrics are "You don't have the backbone that everyone believes you do, so go ahead and talk your shit. I'll give you a reason to." The album title "Genesis" is symbolic of a new beginning for the band. The first single "I've Told You Once" was released on October 2, 2012 and debuted number 4 on the iTunes Top 10 Rock Charts. The second single "A Story to Tell" was released via YouTube on the 23rd of October. Singer Hance Alligood stated that there would be one more single to be released before the album was released in its entirety, but this did not come to fruition.
Reception
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Source | Rating |
Alternative Press | [5] |
Mind Equals Blown | 2/10[6] |
Genesi[s] has been critically panned,[6][7] with much of the only praise being attributed to clean vocalist Hance Alligood.[7] Steve Alcala of Mind Equals Blown gave the album a 2/10, heavily criticizing the album's instrumentals, specifically the guitars of which he stated, "Playing the same note over and over is not making music. It's making a tone. The only guitar work featured on the album is open note chugging, djent rhythms that require a quick tap of the third, fifth, seventh, or twelfth fret that jumps right back to its root open note. Oh, and power chords. Lots and lots of power chords. Spice it up? Make it interesting? Please? There is absolutely no branching out on Genesi[s]."[6]
Some positive comments of the album exist, however. Matthew Colwell of
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "D-Day" | 0:35 |
2. | "F.Y.I." | 2:22 |
3. | "A Story to Tell" | 3:37 |
4. | "With Our Friend[s] Behind Us" (featuring Caleb Shomo of Beartooth) | 3:55 |
5. | "Nothing Left to Lose" | 3:15 |
6. | "The Walking Dead" (featuring Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire) | 3:49 |
7. | "I Came, I Saw, I Conquered" | 2:10 |
8. | "Call It Like You See It" | 2:01 |
9. | "I've Told You Once" | 4:13 |
10. | "Family First" | 3:14 |
11. | "Nothing Left to Lose (Acoustic)" (featuring Cameron Mizell of Time Traveller) | 2:06 |
Total length: | 31:17 |
Personnel
- Woe, Is Me
- Doriano Magliano - screamed vocals
- Hance Alligood - clean vocals
- Andrew Paiano - lead guitar
- Kevin Hanson - rhythm guitar
- Brian Medley - bass guitar
- Austin Thornton - drums, programming, keyboards
- Additional musicians
- Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire - vocals on "The Walking Dead"
- Caleb Shomo of Beartooth - vocals on "With Our Friend[s] Behind Us"
- Cameron Mizell of Time Traveller - Nothing Left To Lose (Acoustic)
- Production
- Cameron Mizell – production
References
- ^ "Woe, is Me Announce Album Title, Release Date | Under the Gun Review". Archived from the original on 2013-06-03. Retrieved 2012-09-24.
- ^ Woe, Is Me to enter the studio this month - Alternative Press
- ^ Appleby, Jack (18 November 2012). "Woe, Is Me - Genesi[s] - Album review - AbsolutePunk.net". AbsolutePunk. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ a b Review - AllMusic
- Alternative Press. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
- ^ a b c "Woe, is Me: Genesi[s]". Mindequalsblown.net. 16 November 2012.
- ^ a b [1] [dead link]
- ^ "Woe, is Me - Genesi[s]". Alternative Press. 30 November 2012.
- ^ [2] [dead link]