Whitechapel is the fourth studio album by American deathcore band Whitechapel. It was released worldwide on June 19, 2012, through Metal Blade Records. This is the first album to feature drummer Ben Harclerode. The album cover features the band's logo, a sawblade with three stars inside it (an homage to the flag of the band's homestate, Tennessee).
History and background On April 30, Whitechapel announced that their fourth album will be self-titled and was released on June 19, 2012. They released a new song, "Hate Creation", the same day. On May 29, the song "I, Dementia" was released.
Track listing
Credits Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Personnel Whitechapel Phil Bozeman – vocals Ben Savage – lead guitar Alex Wade – guitar Zach Householder – guitar Gabe Crisp – bass Ben Harclerode – drums
Additional musicians Ben Eller – guitar solo on "I, Dementia", "Faces"
Production Mark Lewis – engineering, mixing, production Whitechapel – production Eyal Levi – drum assistant, additional engineering, mix engineering Jarret Prichard – drum tech Nate Carpenter – drum tech John Douglass – additional engineering Alan Douches – mastering
Artwork and design Aaron Marsh – artwork Whitechapel – art direction Adam Zlmakias – photography
Studios Audiohammer, Sanford, FL, US – recording (drums), mixing Wade Studios, Louisville, TN, US – recording (guitars, bass, vocals) West West Side Music – mastering
Charts + Chart (2012) Peakposition Canadian Albums (Nielsen SoundScan) 65 US Billboard 200 47 US Independent Albums (Billboard) 10 US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) 3 US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) 20 US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) 20
References
External links
This Is Exile at Metal Blade This Is Exile at Whitechapel's official website