| Artist | Seether |
|---|---|
| Cover | Isolate_and_medicate_album_cover.jpg |
| Released | 1 July 2014 |
| Recorded | 2013–2014 |
| Genre | |
| Length |
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| Label | |
| Producer | Brendan O'Brien |
| Prev year | 2011 |
| Next year | 2017 |
Isolate and Medicate (stylised as isolate and medicate) is the sixth studio album by South African rock band Seether.[1] It was released on 1 July 2014 by The Bicycle Music Company, in association with Concord Music Group and Spinefarm Records.[2] It is the first Seether album to be released on a vinyl LP.[3]
Release and promotion
On 1 May 2014, the band released the first single from the album, "Words as Weapons".[4] "Same Damn Life" was released on 16 September 2014 as the album's second single. "Nobody Praying for Me" was sent to US Active Rock stations on 28 April 2015 as the third single off of the album.[5] "Save Today" was sent to US Active Rock stations on 22 September 2015 as the fourth single off of the album.[6]
Critical reception
Loudwire wrote "the group offers one of their finest albums to date by digging deep and expressing themselves in a variety of ways".[7] AllMusic said "Seether gravitate toward the melodic, a shift apparent in both the verses and the riffs, although there's still a tendency to grind out thick neo-grunge guitar workouts both slow ("My Disaster") and fast ("Suffer It All")".[8] Blabbermouth.net wrote "Isolate and Medicate shows Seether trying to roll after more than a decade and a half in the life, but it presents a case of identity crisis, since it's apparent these guys are capable of writing pretty kickass stuff if left to their own devices."[9]
Track listing
Notes
- "Same Damn Life" contains an interpolation of "Chariot", written by Paul Mauriat, Franck Pourcel, Jacques Plante, and Raymond Lefèvre.
Personnel
Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]
Seether
- Shaun Morgan – lead vocals, guitar
- Dale Stewart – bass, backing vocals
- John Humphrey – drums, percussion
Production
- Brendan O'Brien – producer and mixing (1–12, 14)
- Tom Syrowski – engineer (1–12)
- Miguel Lara – second engineer (1–12)
- Billy Joe Bowers – mastering (1–12)
- Jon Savage – producer (13)
- Brendan Rusti Rossouw – engineer (13)
- Will Brierre – mixing (13)
- Tom Syrowski – engineer (14)
- Kyle Stevens – assistant engineer (14)
- Bill Rahko – assistant engineer (14)
- Ted Jensen – mastering (14)
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|
Year-end charts
| Chart (2014) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Alternative Albums [11] | 31 |
| US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[12] | 15 |
| US Billboard Rock Albums[13] | 48 |
Release history
| Region | Date |
|---|---|
| Australia[14] | 27 June 2014 |
| United Kingdom[15] | 30 June 2014 |
| United States[2] | 1 July 2014 |
| Germany[16] | 4 July 2014 |
References
- ^ "Seether Announce Sixth Studio Album 'Isolate and Medicate'". Loudwire.com. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Seether - Isolate and Medicate (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes US
- ^ "Seether Official Store | Isolate and Medicate Deluxe CD, Vinyl, & Tee Bundle". Seether.fanfire.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
- ^ Styles, Wes. "Seether Release New Single 'Words As Weapons,' Announce New Album Read More: Seether Release New Single 'Words As Weapons,' Announce New Album". q103albany.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Rock Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Rock Future Releases". All Access Music Group. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
- ^ Chad Childers. "Seether "Isolate and Medicate" - Album Review". LoudWire. Retrieved 30 June 2015.
- ^ Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "Isolate and Medicate - Review". AllMusic.
- ^ Ray Van Horn, Jr. "Seether - Isolate and Medicate". BlabberMouth.
- ^ Isolate and Medicate (booklet). Bicycle, Concord Bicycle, Spinefarm. 2014.
- ^ "Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 January 2015. (subscription required)
- ^ "2014 Year End Charts - Hard Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "2014 Year End Charts - Top Rock Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "Seether - Isolate and Medicate (Deluxe Edition)". iTunes AU
- ^ "Seether - Isolate and Medicate (Deluxe Edition)". Amazon.co.uk
- ^ "Seether - Isolate and Medicate (Deluxe Edition)". Amazon.de