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Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Generation_Nothing > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Generation_Nothing.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Nothing > Source revision: 1340807959 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Use mdy dates|date=April 2021}} {{Infobox album | name = Generation Nothing | type = studio | artist = [Metal Church](/source/Metal_Church) | cover = Metalchurch 2013.jpg | alt = | released = October 22, 2013 | recorded = March–June 2013 | venue = | studio = The English Channel ([Olympia, Washington](/source/Olympia%2C_Washington)) | genre = {{hlist|[Heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music)|[thrash metal](/source/thrash_metal)}} | length = 52:54 | label = Body of Work / Rat Pack | producer = [Kurdt Vanderhoof](/source/Kurdt_Vanderhoof) | prev_title = [This Present Wasteland](/source/This_Present_Wasteland) | prev_year = 2008 | next_title = [XI](/source/XI_(album)) | next_year = 2016 }} '''''Generation Nothing''''' is the tenth studio album by American [heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music) band [Metal Church](/source/Metal_Church). It is their first after their late 2012 reunion, and their fourth and last to feature vocalist [Ronny Munroe](/source/Ronny_Munroe). ==Background== In 2009, Vanderhoof disbanded the band following the release of ''[This Present Wasteland](/source/This_Present_Wasteland)'' and their final performance at [Rocklahoma](/source/Rocklahoma) that year. In 2012, it was announced that the band was reuniting for two shows on the [70000 Tons of Metal](/source/70000_Tons_of_Metal) cruise. Ultimately, the band decided to stay together. On July 12, 2013 the album title was revealed.{{cite web|title=Metal Church: New Album Title Announced - July 12, 2013|url=http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=192422|publisher=[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net)|accessdate=July 12, 2013|archive-date=August 9, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130809075933/http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=192422|url-status=dead}} ==Composition and recording== The band entered [Kurdt Vanderhoof](/source/Kurdt_Vanderhoof)'s English Channel studio in March 2013 to start work on the album. Vanderhoof started mixing the album in mid June 2013.{{cite web|title=METAL CHURCH Begins Mixing New Album - June 16, 2013|url=http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=191351|publisher=[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net)|accessdate=June 16, 2013|archive-date=July 13, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130713030544/http://blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=191351|url-status=dead}} ''Generation Nothing'' was released on October 22, 2013 on Vanderhoof's label, Body of Work Recordings.{{cite web|title=Reunited METAL CHURCH Begins Work On New Album|date=March 13, 2013|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=187395|publisher=[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net)|accessdate=March 14, 2013}} Singer [Ronny Munroe](/source/Ronny_Munroe) noted: "Generation Nothing is kind of a sad state out there for the youth now that they do not have the things that we used to have when I was growing up."[http://www.grande-rock.com/interviews/metal-church Interview with Ronny Munroe], by Grande-Rock.com retrieved on January 10, 2014. ==Reception== {{Album ratings | rev1 = [Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net) | rev1Score = 8/10{{cite web |url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/generation-nothing/ |title=Metal Church - Generation Nothing |last=Van Horn Jr. |first=Ray |publisher=[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net) |accessdate=September 28, 2017 }} | rev2 = Jukebox:Metal | rev2Score = {{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.jukeboxmetal.com/2013/metal-church-generation-nothing/ |title=Jukebox:Metal review |author=Andy Lye |access-date=January 10, 2014 |archive-date=March 4, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304063036/http://www.jukeboxmetal.com/2013/metal-church-generation-nothing/ |url-status=dead }} | rev3 = [BraveWords](/source/BraveWords) | rev3Score = 7.5/10{{cite web |url=https://bravewords.com/reviews/metal-church-generation-nothing|title=METAL CHURCH - Generation Nothing|author=Mark Gromen|date=November 1, 2013|accessdate=October 20, 2022}} }} ''Generation Nothing'' received mixed reviews. Ken Morton of Highwire Daze praised the album, opining that it would both "impress the old school fans" and "gain this influential band a whole new set of converts ready to join the congregation."{{cite web |url=http://highwiredaze.com/gennothing1 |title=Generation Nothing by Metal Church (Rat Pak Records) |last=Morton |first=Ken |publisher=Highwire Daze.com |date=December 3, 2013 |accessdate=September 28, 2017 |archive-date=September 29, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170929002345/http://highwiredaze.com/gennothing1 |url-status=dead }} Ray Van Horn Jr. of [Blabbermouth](/source/Blabbermouth) described the title track as "a headstrong beast of a cut," adding that much of the album "sticks to a straightforward [power metal](/source/power_metal) drive with heaps of resounding guitar intros and dense plods." He also judged the album "an agreeable career extension for Metal Church." ==Track listing== {{tracklist | all_lyrics = [Kurdt Vanderhoof](/source/Kurdt_Vanderhoof), except where indicated | all_music = Vanderhoof | title1 = Bulletproof | length1 = 4:08 | title2 = Dead City | length2 = 3:45 | title3 = Generation Nothing | length3 = 5:03 | title4 = Noises in the Wall | length4 = 8:55 | title5 = Jump the Gun | lyrics5 = Vanderhoof, [Ronny Munroe](/source/Ronny_Munroe) | length5 = 5:35 | title6 = Suiciety | lyrics6 = Vanderhoof, Munroe | length6 = 5:42 | title7 = Scream | length7 = 4:22 | title8 = Hits Keep Comin' | lyrics8 = Munroe | length8 = 5:36 | title9 = Close to the Bone | length9 = 4:41 | title10 = The Media Horse | lyrics10 = Munroe | length10 = 5:07 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japanese edition bonus track | title11 = Remain Silent | length11 = 4:20 }} {{cite web|title=Metal Church: 'Generation Nothing' Track Listing Revealed; Audio Samples Available|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/metal-church-generation-nothing-track-listing-revealed-audio-samples-available/|publisher=[Blabbermouth.net](/source/Blabbermouth.net)|accessdate=August 24, 2013}} == Personnel == ;Metal Church * [Ronny Munroe](/source/Ronny_Munroe) – lead vocals * Rick Van Zandt – lead guitar * [Kurdt Vanderhoof](/source/Kurdt_Vanderhoof) – rhythm guitar, producer, engineer, mixing, cover design * Steve Unger – bass, backing vocals * [Jeff Plate](/source/Jeff_Plate) – drums ;Additional personnel * Tim Harding – engineer * Joao Duarte – art * Kathy Moats – layout ==References== {{reflist}} {{Metal Church}} {{Authority control}} Category:2013 albums Category:Metal Church albums --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Generation Nothing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Nothing) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Nothing?action=history)). 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