The Taking (album)
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| Studio album by Loaded | ||||
| Released | April 19, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | August–September 2010 at Studio X, Seattle, Washington | |||
| Genre | Hard rock, punk rock | |||
| Label | Eagle Rock Entertainment, Armoury | |||
| Producer | Terry Date | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (65/100) |
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| Canoe.ca |  |
| Fast Forward Weekly | (mixed) |
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| Revolver | |
| Sputnikmusic | |
| Ultimate Guitar Archive | (8/10) |
| Winnipeg Free Press | (positive) |
The Taking is the third studio album by American rock band Loaded. It was produced by Terry Date in Seattle, Washington, and was released on April 19, 2011 through Eagle Rock Entertainment. Writing for the album began in 2009, while the band were touring in support of Sick. It will be the first Loaded release, since Episode 1999: Live, without drummer Geoff Reading, who, after departing the band, was replaced by Isaac Carpenter in September 2009.
A feature-length film about the album, as well as Loaded, by filmmaker and documentarian Jamie Burton Chamberlin is currently being filmed, with the album serving as the film's soundtrack.
In July 2009, singer and guitarist Duff McKagan announced, during Loaded's tour, that the band were writing new material for their next album. He said that they have some "great ideas and riffs" that the band wrote during their tour. Loaded parted ways with record label Century Media in February 2010 with the band continuing the work on new material. Prior to the beginning of recording, producer Terry Date approached the band and offered to produce the new album, with recording beginning, at Studio X, in August 2010, and completed by the beginning of September. On October 28, it was announced that the band had signed a deal with Eagle Rock Entertainment for the release of their album. In November, Blabbermouth.net announced the album's title, The Soundtrack, with a release date scheduled for March 22, 2011. It was later revealed in interviews with guitarist Mike Squires and filmmaker Jamie Burton Chamberlin that the album title was changed to The Taking, and the release date was change from March 22, to April 19, 2011.
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