Slither (album) explained

Slither
Type:studio
Artist:Earth Crisis
Cover:Earth Crisis Slither album cover.jpg
Released:June 20, 2000
Genre:
Length:42:53
Label:Victory
Producer:Steve Evetts
Prev Title:Breed the Killers
Prev Year:1998
Next Title:Last of the Sane
Next Year:2001

Slither is the fourth full-length album by the American metalcore band Earth Crisis, released in 2000.[4] It marked a return to Victory Records following the band's 1998 Roadrunner Records album Breed the Killers. Slither ventured into the nu metal sound popularized by '90s metal bands such as Korn and Deftones. The album peaked at No. 50 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart.[5]

Production

The album was produced by Steve Evetts.[6] The album cover was designed by the artist Dave McKean.

Reception

Chronicles of Chaos wrote: "Managing to stir up enough emotion and deafening cries of aggression, the band storms through a sonic assault of heavy vibes and mosh pit worthy material—and the music of Slither is also chock-full of strong harmonies to boot." The Telegram & Gazette wrote that the songs "boast rich textures as the band combines its old hard-core raucousness with a freshly developed 'clean' heavy-rock sound."[7] The New Straits Times thought that "the lyrics are often contrived and meaningless, which diminishes the power of the music somewhat."[8]

Credits

Notes and References

  1. Web site: EARTH CRISIS - Slither . ox-fanzine.de . 16 September 2023.
  2. Web site: 6 Albums That Nearly Ruined Bands' Careers. Kerrang!. July 6, 2020 .
  3. Web site: 10 terrible metal albums with one classic song . June 30, 2023 .
  4. Web site: Earth Crisis | Biography & History. AllMusic.
  5. Earth Crisis. Billboard.
  6. News: Makin . Robert . Rave . Courier-News . July 27, 2000 . D5.
  7. News: McLennan . Scott . Crisis, what crisis? Well-aired vegan code keeps Earth Crisis going . Telegram & Gazette . August 31, 2000 . C1.
  8. News: Murthi . R.S. . EARTH CRISIS – Slither . New Straits Times . August 30, 2000 . Music . 4.