Disgusting (album)
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| Studio album by Beartooth | ||||
| Released | June 10, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, hardcore punk | |||
| Length | 42:25 | |||
| Label | Red Bull, UNFD | |||
| Producer | Caleb Shomo, John Feldmann | |||
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| Altpress.com |   |
| HM magazine | |
| Rocksound | 8/10 |
| Ultimate Guitar | 5/10 |
Disgusting is the debut album by American hardcore punk band Beartooth. It was released on June 10, 2014 through Red Bull Records and UNFD Records. The single "Beaten In Lips" was released on May 13, 2014 along with the pre-order for the album.
This album was released a year after the band's debut EP Sick was released. Before the announcement, the band toured with metalcore band Of Mice & Men in the UK, and also played a headline show in London on April 17, 2014. The album was announced by the band a month prior to its release on May 13 and stated that the album would be released on June 10 through Red Bull Records. The recording process, according to Shomo, was very smooth since he has a studio in his house, and would write songs whenever he was bored or couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.
In an interview with the lead singer, Shomo, he explained that the album was written to "...get my head on straight. I’m not trying to write songs to change the world," and went on to say that "This band is just me being honest with myself. I put in a whole lot of effort and time and more honesty and emotion than I’ve ever put into a record. I’m super-excited for people to hear that and for people to understand where I’ve been in the last year." He also continued to say that he was writing these lyrics while he was in a miserable state during his time with his former band Attack Attack! and that Beartooth was his means of escapism and therapy. The title of the album was also encouraged by how he felt when he wrote the record, stating he was in a "dark place".
The lyrics themselves seek to convey strong messages: "Beaten In Lips" for example tackles the topic of child abuse, encouraging victims to “keep living loud and proud”, while "Relapsing" and "I Have a Problem" deal with alcoholism, an issue Shomo has publicly commented on before.
The first new track to be heard from the album was 'Dead' on April 30 as it was released with a live music video. As the band announced the album on May 13, the band also released a music video for the album's first official single 'Beaten In Lips', which was also released on that day, along with the album made available for pre-orders. The single was featured in an article by Altpress titled '2 Songs You Need To Hear Before May 2014 Ends', promoting the band and the album. After the announcement, they started to stream each individual song on YouTube in order to promote the album's final release, with the entire album available by June 9, a day before the album's release.
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