The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole Explained

The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole
Type:	studio
Artist:	Trenches
Cover:	Tidewillswallow.jpg
Released:	September 16, 2008
Genre:	Post-metal, sludge metal, metalcore^[1]
Length:	54:57
Label:	Solid State
Producer:	Jimmy Ryan
Next Year:	2022

The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole is the debut album by American band Trenches. It was originally titled "950 Times Per Second", possibly as a reference to the rate at which a black hole allegedly spins.^[2]

Track listing

1. "Calling" – 3:42 (featuring Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter)^[3]
2. "Eyes Open" – 3:21
3. "Sacrament" – 4:01
4. "Trip the Landmine" – 4:09
5. "Pathways" – 4:52
6. "Bittersweet" – 7:14
7. "Call It Correct" – 6:17
8. "End" – 4:08
9. "Ocean Currents" – 3:42
10. "Cornered" – 13:32^[4]

Awards

In 2009, the album was nominated for a Dove Award for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year at the 40th GMA Dove Awards.^[5]

Credits

Trenches

• Bill Scott – bass
• Phil Hook – drums
• Jimmy Ryan – vocals
• Eli Larch Chastain – guitars
• Joel David Lauver – guitars, backing vocals, programming, keyboards

Additional musicians

• Ryan Clark – guest vocals on "Calling", design

Production

• Invisible Creature – art direction
• Jr McNeely – mixing
• Troy Glessner – mastering

External links

• Album from Solid State Records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Album Review: TRENCHES Reckoner. metalinjection.net. January 17, 2022.
2. Web site: FOXNews.com - Black Hole Spins at Phenomenal 950 Times Per Second - Science News . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20070112200730/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0%2C2933%2C230839%2C00.html . January 12, 2007.
3. The Tide Will Swallow Us Whole credits and track listing. Discogs. September 16, 2008 .
4. Web site: CD Information from Circuit City.
5. http://www.cbn.com/cbnmusic/news/022009doves.aspx Nominations Announced for 40th GMA Dove Awards