Sterilize (album)

Sterilize
Studio album by
Unsane
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2017
RecordedJanuary 2017
StudioGatos Trail Recording Studio (Yucca Valley, California)
GenreNoise rock, post-hardcore, alternative metal
Length37:23
LabelSouthern Lord
ProducerUnsane
Unsane chronology
Wreck
(2012) 		Sterilize
(2017)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!8/10[2]
Metal.de9/10[3]
Metal Hammer[4]
Ox-Fanzine[5]
The Quietus(favorable)[6]
Record Collector[7]
Rock Hard9/10[8]

Sterilize is the eighth studio album by American noise rock band Unsane, released September 29, 2017, through Southern Lord. The album was released digitally and physically on compact disc and vinyl formats, including a limited edition red LP pressing consisting of 300 copies.

To promote the album, the band toured during the summer leading up to the record's release[10] as well as the following fall–winter season.[11] Sterilize marks the first studio album by the group to be self-produced, as recording was primarily done by Dave Curran at Gatos Trail Recording Studio in Joshua Tree, CA. The album was mixed at Acre, New York, by Andrew Schnieder in February that same year, and mastering was done by Carl Saff in Chicago, Illinois.[10]

The album was included in the Rolling Stones "20 Best Metal Albums of 2017" list.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Unsane

No.TitleLength
1."Factory"4:00
2."The Grind"4:00
3."Aberration"2:37
4."No Reprieve"3:26
5."Lung"3:49
6."Inclusion"3:39
7."Distance"3:49
8."A Slow Reaction"3:09
9."We're Fucked"3:11
10."Avail"5:43
Total length:37:23

Personnel

  • Chris Spencer - guitar, vocals, photography
  • Dave Curran - bass, vocals, recording
  • Vincent Signorelli – drums
  • Andrew Schnieder - mixing
  • Carl Saff - mastering
  • Alexander Mata - layout

References

  1. ^ Deming, Mark. "Unsane - Sterilize". allmusic.com. Allmusic Guide. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  2. ^ Smith-Engelhardt, Joe. "Unsane - Sterilize". exclaim.ca. Exclaim!. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  3. ^ Protzak, Marek (September 29, 2017). "Unsane: "Sterilize"". metal.de. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  4. ^ Lawson, Dom (September 12, 2017). "Unsane - Sterilize album review". Metal Hammer (loudersound). Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  5. ^ Kerpen, Thomas (October 2017). "Review - Unsane - Sterilize". Ox-Fanzine (in German). Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  6. ^ Pudwell, Jack. "Unsane - Sterilize". thequietus.com. The Quietus. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  7. ^ Sword, Harry (December 3, 2017). "Sterilize". Record Collector. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  8. ^ "Sterilize". Rock Hard (Vol. 366) (in German). October 24, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  9. ^ "Sterilize by Unsane Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved January 6, 2024.
  10. ^ a b n/a. "Legendary Noise Rock Trio UNSANE To Release 'Sterilize' Album In September". blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  11. ^ n/a. "UNSANE: Entire Sterilize LP Streaming; Album Out Friday Through Southern Lord + Tour Begins Next Week". earsplitcompound.com. Ear Split Compound. Retrieved October 4, 2017.
  12. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. (December 6, 2017). "20 Best Metal Albums of 2017". Rolling Stone. Retrieved February 4, 2018.