# Exister

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{{Infobox album
| name       = Exister
| type       = Album
| artist     = [Hot Water Music](/source/Hot_Water_Music)
| cover      = Hot Water Music - Exister cover.jpg
| alt        =
| released   = {{start date|2012|5|15}}
| recorded   = January 19 – February 12, 2012 at [The Blasting Room](/source/The_Blasting_Room), [Fort Collins](/source/Fort_Collins%2C_Colorado), Colorado
| venue      =
| studio     =
| genre      = [Punk rock](/source/Punk_rock), [post-hardcore](/source/post-hardcore)
| length     = 37:57
| label      = [Rise Records](/source/Rise_Records)
| producer   = [Bill Stevenson](/source/Bill_Stevenson_(American_musician))
| prev_title = [Till the Wheels Fall Off](/source/Till_the_Wheels_Fall_Off_(Hot_Water_Music_album))
| prev_year  = 2008
| next_title =
| next_year  =
| misc       = {{Singles
 | name        = Exister
 | type        = Studio
 | single1     = Drag My Body
 | single1date = March 28, 2012
 | single2     = State of Grace
 | single2date = April 20, 2012
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 74/100<ref>{{cite web |title=Exister by Hot Water Music |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/exister/hot-water-music |website=Metacritic |access-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref>
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/exister-mw0002336470 |title=Exister – Hot Water Music |website=AllMusic |last=Heaney |first=Gregory |access-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref>
| rev2 = [Consequence](/source/Consequence_(website))
| rev2score = C+<ref>{{cite web|title=Album Review: Hot Water Music – Exister |url=https://consequence.net/2012/05/album-review-hot-water-music-exister/ |website=Consequence |first=Alex |last=Young |date=May 14, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref>
| rev3 = [The A.V. Club](/source/The_A.V._Club)
| rev3score = C−<ref>{{cite web|title=Hot Water Music: ''Exister'' |url=https://www.avclub.com/hot-water-music-exister-1798172816 |website=The A.V. Club |first=Jason |last=Heller |date=May 15, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref>
| rev4 = ''[Louder Sound](/source/Louder_(magazine))''
| rev4score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web |title=Hot Water Music – ''Exister'' |url=https://www.loudersound.com/reviews/hot-water-music-exister |website=Louder Sound |date=June 20, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref>
| rev5 = [Sputnikmusic](/source/Sputnikmusic)
| rev5score = 4/5<ref>{{cite web|title=Hot Water Music – ''Exister'' |url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/49947/Hot-Water-Music-Exister/ |website=Sputnikmusic |first=Adam |last=Downer |date=May 27, 2012 |access-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref>
| rev6 = [BBC Music](/source/BBC_Music)
| rev6score = (positive)<ref>{{cite web|title=Review of Hot Water Music – ''Exister'' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/b9zb/ |website=BBC Music |last=Lawrence |first=Alistair |access-date=October 18, 2025}}</ref>
}}

'''''Exister''''' is the seventh full-length album by [Hot Water Music](/source/Hot_Water_Music), which was released by [Rise Records](/source/Rise_Records) on May 15, 2012. ''Exister'' is Hot Water Music's first original full-length album in eight years, since 2004's ''[The New What Next](/source/The_New_What_Next)''.

==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| title1 = Mainline
| length1 = 2:32
| title2 = Boy, You're Gonna Hurt Someone
| length2 = 2:34
| title3 = State of Grace
| length3 = 2:22
| title4 = Drown in It
| length4 = 2:43
| title5 = Drag My Body
| length5 = 3:21
| title6 = Safety
| length6 = 2:50
| title7 = Exister
| length7 = 3:01
| title8 = Wrong Way
| length8 = 3:47
| title9 = Take No Prisoners
| length9 = 3:13
| title10 = Pledge Wore Thin
| length10 = 3:01
| title11 = No End Left in Sight
| length11 = 3:15
| title12 = The Traps
| length12 = 2:47
| title13 = Paid in Full
| length13 = 2:33
|total_length = 37:57
}}

==Personnel==
*Chuck Ragan – guitar, vocals
*Chris Wollard – guitar, vocals
*Jason Black – bass
*George Rebelo – drums

==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Chart performance for ''Exister''
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak<br />position
|-
! scope="row"| [Canadian Albums](/source/Canadian_Albums_Chart) ([Nielsen SoundScan](/source/Nielsen_SoundScan))<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627062005/http://jam.canoe.com/Music/Charts/ALBUMS.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 27, 2015|title=Albums : Top 100|website=[Jam!](/source/Jam!)|date=May 16, 2012|access-date=December 6, 2025}}</ref>
| 96
|-
{{album chart|Germany|59|id=193595|artist=Hot Water Music|album=Exister|rowheader=true|access-date=December 6, 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|UKIndependent|40|date=20120520|rowheader=true|access-date=December 6, 2025}}
|-
{{album chart|UKRock|11|date=20120520|rowheader=true|access-date=December 6, 2025}}
|-
! scope="row"| US [''Billboard'' 200](/source/Billboard_200)<ref>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/music/hot-water-music/chart-history|title=Hot Water Music Chart History (''Billboard'' 200)|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=December 6, 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180503100013/https://www.billboard.com/music/hot-water-music/chart-history|archive-date=May 3, 2018}}</ref>
| 34
|-
! scope="row"| US [Independent Albums](/source/Independent_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2012-06-02|title=Independent Albums: Week of June 2, 2012|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=December 6, 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160926202906/https://www.billboard.com/charts/independent-albums/2012-06-02|archive-date=September 26, 2016}}</ref>
| 8
|-
! scope="row"| US [Top Alternative Albums](/source/Top_Alternative_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-albums/2012-06-02|title=Top Alternative Albums: Week of June 2, 2012|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=December 6, 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180317064355/https://www.billboard.com/charts/alternative-albums/2012-06-02|archive-date=March 17, 2018}}</ref>
| 11
|-
! scope="row"| US [Top Hard Rock Albums](/source/Top_Hard_Rock_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/hard-rock-albums/2012-06-02/|title=Top Hard Rock Albums: Week of June 2, 2012|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=December 6, 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211211190558/https://www.billboard.com/charts/hard-rock-albums/2012-06-02/|archive-date=December 11, 2021}}</ref>
| 3
|-
! scope="row"| US [Top Rock Albums](/source/Top_Rock_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2012-06-02|title=Top Rock Albums: Week of June 2, 2012|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=December 6, 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151011062919/https://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2012-06-02|archive-date=October 11, 2015}}</ref>
| 15
|-
! scope="row"| US [Top Tastemaker Albums](/source/Top_Tastemaker_Albums) (''[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))'')<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/tastemaker-albums/2012-06-02|title=Tastemaker Albums: Week of June 2, 2012|magazine=[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))|access-date=December 6, 2025|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190622143235/https://www.billboard.com/charts/tastemaker-albums/2012-06-02|archive-date=June 22, 2019}}</ref>
| 13
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Hot Water Music}}
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Category:Hot Water Music albums
Category:2012 albums
Category:Rise Records albums
Category:Albums produced by Bill Stevenson (musician)

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