Downthesun (album) explained

Downthesun
Type:	studio
Artist:	Downthesun
Cover:	Downthesun.jpg
Recorded:	2001
Studio:	The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, B.C.
Label:	Roadrunner
Producer:	Garth Richardson

Downthesun (stylised in lowercase) is the only studio album by American nu metal band Downthesun, released on October 1, 2002 by Roadrunner Records.

Recording

The album was recorded in a span of six weeks in late 2001 at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver.^[1] Garth "GGGarth" Richardson served as the producer, and Shawn Crahan as executive producer. While planned to release in early 2002, problems with several labels resulted in the album ultimately being released in October.

Reception

Unearth praised the album, considering its sound to be a fusion of nu metal and sludge metal, comparing its sound to that of Slipknot and Mudvayne. A mixed-to-negative review came from antiMusic, who accused the album of being unoriginal and comparing the vocal performances to other musicians associated with nu metal such as Jonathan Davis and Max Cavalera.^[2] Metalrage compared the album to Slipknot's Iowa (2001).^[3]

Personnel

Downthesun

• Nathan Church – keyboards, samples, vocals
• Anthony "Satone" Stevens – vocals
• Aaron Peltz – vocals
• Bruce Swink – guitar
• Lance "Kuk" Collier – bass
• Danny Spain – drums

Other duties

• Garth Richardson – production
• Shawn Crahan – executive production, art direction, photography, design
• Michael "Elvis" Baskette – mixing
• Dean Maher – engineering
• Ben Kaplan – digital editing
• Chris Vaughan-Jones – production coordinator
• Stephen Marcussen – mastering
• Stefan Seksis – photography

Notes and References

1. Web site: downthesun on Myspace . 20 June 2022 . Myspace.
2. Web site: antiMUSIC Reviews -Downthesun - S/T. antimusic.com. 31 August 2022.
3. Web site: Downthesun - Downthesun - Reviews. Metalrage.com. 31 August 2022.
4. Billboard Heatseekers . Billboard . 114 . 42 . 73 . October 19, 2002 . Nielsen Business Media, Inc. . en.