The Cleansing (album)

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The Cleansing
Suicide Silence - The Cleansing.jpg
Studio album by
Suicide Silence
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Recorded2007
StudioRecorded at King Size Soundlabs, Los Angeles, California.
Produced and mixed at Antfarm Studio, Denmark.
GenreDeathcore
Length43:58
LabelCentury Media
ProducerTue Madsen
Suicide Silence chronology
Suicide Silence (EP)
(2005) 		The Cleansing
(2007) 		No Time to Bleed
(2009)
Singles from The Cleansing
  1. "The Price of Beauty"
    Released: September 14, 2007
  2. "No Pity for a Coward"
    Released: October 26, 2007 (live version)
  3. "Bludgeoned to Death"
    Released: March 3, 2008
  4. "Unanswered"
    Released: October 30, 2008
  5. "Green Monster"
    Released: December 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic3/5 stars[1]
Blabbermouth.net6.5/10 stars[2]
Chronicles of Chaos7/10 stars[3]

The Cleansing is the debut studio album by American deathcore band Suicide Silence. The album was released on September 18, 2007 through Century Media Records. Upon its release it debuted at #94 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 7,250 copies within the first week, and became one of the best-selling debut albums in Century Media's history.

The album is noted for its unique engineered style, as it was tracked live in-studio as opposed to being recorded track-by-track. The Cleansing was recorded at King Size Soundlabs in Los Angeles with engineer John Travis and was produced and mixed by Danish producer Tue Madsen.

Background[]

Suicide Silence began recording The Cleansing during the first half of 2007 with engineer John Travis. On June 22, 2007 the complete track listing was confirmed online and the songs "Bludgeoned to Death" and "Unanswered" were released by the band via streaming media for promotion prior to the album's release. The entire album was recorded live.[4]

The Cleansing was released on September 18, 2007 and debuted at #94 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 7,250 copies in the first week, and became one of the best-selling debut albums in Century Media history.[5][6] The record was also released on vinyl format, with a limited pressing of 2,000 copies.[7] Music videos have been released for the songs "Unanswered", "The Price of Beauty" and "Bludgeoned to Death". The music video for "The Price of Beauty" was banned from the MTV playlist for being deemed too "visually and lyrically explicit", as the theme of the video depicted graphic gore imagery revolving around a woman undergoing a facelift surgery, but having her face instead horribly dismembered and mutilated in the process.[8]

The album cover artwork was designed by graphic artist Dave McKean.[9] The opening track, "Revelations (Intro)" includes a sound sample from the film Freddy vs. Jason. The hidden track, "Destruction of a Statue" features guest vocals by Nate Johnson, former vocalist of the bands Through the Eyes of the Dead and Deadwater Drowning and Fit for an Autopsy.[10]

Music videos[]

The videos were shot for the songs "Unanswered",[11] "The Price of Beauty",[12] "Bludgeoned to Death",[13] "No Pity for a Coward" (live version).[14]

Track listing[]

All lyrics are written by Mitch Lucker; all music is composed by Suicide Silence.

No.TitleLength
1."Revelations (Intro)"0:33
2."Unanswered"2:15
3."Hands of a Killer"4:14
4."The Price of Beauty"2:46
5."The Fallen"4:07
6."No Pity for a Coward"3:12
7."The Disease"4:22
8."Bludgeoned to Death" (titled "Bludgeoned" in its edited version)2:34
9."Girl of Glass"2:52
10."In a Photograph"4:32
11."Eyes Sewn Shut"2:58
12."Green Monster"5:49
13."Destruction of a Statue" (hidden track)3:44
Total length:43:58
UK exclusive edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
14."A Dead Current"3:38
Total length:47:36

Personnel[]

Charts[]

Charts Peak
position
US Billboard 200[15] 94
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[16] 13

References[]

  1. ^ The Cleansing review. Allmusic
  2. ^ "Roadrunner Records Page Not Found". Roadrunner Records Official Website. Cite uses generic title (help)
  3. ^ "CoC : Suicide Silence - The Cleansing : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.
  4. ^ https://www.concerthopper.com/concert-hopper-4/2017/12/06/suicide-silence-the-cleansing-10th-anniversary
  5. ^ "Suicide Silence - 'No Time to Bleed' - Reviews". Rock Sound Magazine.
  6. ^ Billboard, AllMusic
  7. ^ "Suicide Silence the Cleansing vinyl LP". ShockHound. 2009-11-09. Archived from the original on 2009-11-09.
  8. ^ "CINEMETAL: SUICIDE SILENCE, "THE PRICE OF BEAUTY"". MetalSucks. 30 October 2007.
  9. ^ "DAVE MCKEAN COLLECTOR poster print". www.davemckean-collector.co.uk.
  10. ^ "Suicide Silence Completes Work On Debut Album". Archived from the original on September 30, 2007. Retrieved April 15, 2007.
  11. ^ SuicideSilence (30 October 2008). "SUICIDE SILENCE - Unanswered (OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO)" – via YouTube.
  12. ^ Century Media Records (14 September 2007). "SUICIDE SILENCE - The Price Of Beauty (OFFICIAL VIDEO)" – via YouTube.
  13. ^ Century Media Records (3 March 2008). "SUICIDE SILENCE - Bludgeoned To Death (OFFICIAL VIDEO)" – via YouTube.
  14. ^ "YouTube". www.youtube.com.
  15. ^ "Suicide Silence Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  16. ^ "Suicide Silence Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
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