Genesis (Woe, Is Me album)
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| Studio album by Woe, Is Me | ||||
| Released | November 20, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | July–September 2012; Chango Studios, FL |
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| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 31:17 | |||
| Label | Rise, Velocity | |||
| Producer | Cameron Mizell | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (5%) |
| AllMusic |   |
| Alternative Press |  |
| SputnikMusic | (1.8/5) |
| Ultimate-Guitar | (3.3/10) |
| Mind Equals Blown | (2/10) |
Genesi[s] is the second studio album by metalcore band, Woe, Is Me. The album was released on November 20, 2012. It is the first album to feature Doriano Magliano, Hance Alligood, Brian Medley, and Andrew Paiano (formerly of Abandon All Ships), and the last album featuring Austin Thornton on drums. Genesi[s] is noted for being the band's first album since the departure of original members Michael Bohn, Tyler Carter, Cory and Ben Ferris, and Tim Sherrill. The entire album was produced by Cameron Mizell.
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.
Genesi[s] has been critically panned, with much of the only praise being attributed to clean vocalist Hance Alligood. the album currently holds a 1.8 rating at SputnikMusic, where reviewer P.J. Quinones summarized the review with "Gods of music - please take Woe, Is Me. Give us back Underoath." However, he did praise Hance Alligood's vocals, saying, "But first off, the only legitimate upside to this album is Hance Alligood. He brings the only glimmer of hope in the midst of all the tediously br00tal breakdowns and ugly screams that are unfortunately favored over his enjoyable singing." 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]."
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