Board Up the House

Board Up the House
Studio album by
Genghis Tron
ReleasedFebruary 19, 2008 (2008-02-19)
RecordedGodcity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts
Genre
Length43:29
LabelRelapse (CD)
Lovepump United (vinyl)
ProducerKurt Ballou, Genghis Tron
Genghis Tron chronology
Triple Black Diamond
(2007) 		Board Up the House
(2008) 		Board Up the House Remixes Volume 1
(2008)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Blogcritics[4]
Consequence of SoundB[5]
IGN(3.3/10)[6]
Lambgoat(4/10)[7]
Metal Hammer(7/10)[citation needed]
Pitchfork Media(7.0/10)[1]
Punk News[3]
Scene Point Blank(8.2/10)[8]
MetalSucks(4.5/5)[9]

Board Up the House is the second full-length album by the experimental metal band Genghis Tron. The album was recorded and mixed at Godcity Studio from August 29 to September 21, 2007, in Salem, Massachusetts, by Converge guitarist Kurt Ballou. It was mastered at New Alliance East by Nick Zampiello. The album was released on February 19, 2008, by Relapse Records on CD and on March 25 by Lovepump United on vinyl.

There are two different vinyl releases from Lovepump United: standard and limited. The standard has two black vinyl discs with the second being single-sided. On the unused side is an etching similar to the album artwork. The limited edition is the same except the first disc is colored with a transparent splatter design, and is limited to 400 copies.

This is the last Genghis Tron album with vocalist Mookie Singerman. This would be the band's last studio album until the release of Dream Weapon in 2021.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Genghis Tron

No.TitleLength
1."Board Up the House"5:54
2."Endless Teeth"1:47
3."Things Don't Look Good"3:35
4."Recursion" (instrumental)2:08
5."I Won't Come Back Alive"6:34
6."City on a Hill"3:26
7."The Whips Blow Back" (instrumental)2:07
8."Colony Collapse"4:01
9."The Feast" (featuring Greg Puciato)1:56
10."Ergot" (instrumental)1:14
11."Relief"10:47
Total length:43:29
Vinyl Edition Side A
No.TitleLength
1."Board Up the House"5:54
2."Endless Teeth"1:47
3."Things Don't Look Good"3:35
4."Recursion"2:08
5."I Won't Come Back Alive"6:34
Vinyl Edition Side B
No.TitleLength
1."City On a Hill"3:26
2."The Whips Blow Back"2:07
3."Colony Collapse"4:01
4."The Feast" (feat. Greg Puciato)1:56
5."Ergot"1:14
Vinyl Edition Side C
No.TitleLength
1."Relief"10:47

Personnel

Genghis Tron

  • Mookie Singerman – keyboard, vocals
  • Michael Sochynsky – drum programming, keyboard
  • Hamilton Jordan – drum programming, guitar

Additional musicians

Production

  • Produced by Kurt Ballou and Genghis Tron
  • Engineered and mixed by Kurt Ballou
  • Mastered by Nick Zampiello

References

  1. ^ a b c Pitchfork Media review
  2. ^ a b Prato, Greg. Board Up the House at AllMusic
  3. ^ a b "Genghis Tron - Board Up the House". Punk News. February 26, 2008. Retrieved November 27, 2019.
  4. ^ Blogcritics review Archived May 7, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Consequence of Sound review
  6. ^ "IGN review". Archived from the original on 2009-01-17. Retrieved 2008-02-26.
  7. ^ Lambgoat review
  8. ^ Scene Point Blank review
  9. ^ MetalSucks review