# Isolate and Medicate

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***Isolate and Medicate*** (stylised as ***isolate and medicate***) is the sixth studio album by South African [rock](/source/Rock_music) band [Seether](/source/Seether).[1] It was released on 1 July 2014 by The Bicycle Music Company, in association with [Concord Music Group](/source/Concord_Music) and [Spinefarm Records](/source/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](/source/Words_as_Weapons_(Seether_song))".[4] "[Same Damn Life](/source/Same_Damn_Life_(Seether_song))" was released on 16 September 2014 as the album's second single. "[Nobody Praying for Me](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/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](/source/I_Will_Follow_Him)", written by [Paul Mauriat](/source/Paul_Mauriat), [Franck Pourcel](/source/Franck_Pourcel), Jacques Plante, and [Raymond Lefèvre](/source/Raymond_Lef%C3%A8vre).

## Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

**Seether**

- [Shaun Morgan](/source/Shaun_Morgan) – [lead vocals](/source/Lead_vocalist), [guitar](/source/Electric_guitar)
- Dale Stewart – [bass](/source/Bass_guitar), [backing vocals](/source/Backing_vocalist)
- [John Humphrey](/source/John_Humphrey_(drummer)) – [drums](/source/Drum_kit), [percussion](/source/Percussion_instrument)

**Production**

- [Brendan O'Brien](/source/Brendan_O'Brien_(record_producer)) – 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](/source/Cassette_(South_African_band)) – 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](/source/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

1. ["Seether Announce Sixth Studio Album 'Isolate and Medicate'"](http://loudwire.com/seether-isolate-and-medicate-studio-album/). Loudwire.com. 1 May 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

1. ["Seether - Isolate and Medicate (Deluxe Edition)"](https://music.apple.com/us/album/isolate-medicate-deluxe-edition/867181325). [iTunes US](/source/ITunes)

1. ["Seether Official Store | Isolate and Medicate Deluxe CD, Vinyl, & Tee Bundle"](http://seether.fanfire.com/cgi-bin/WebObjects/Store.woa/wa/product?sourceCode=SEEWEBWWUSD&sku=SEEBN005). Seether.fanfire.com. Retrieved 30 June 2014.

1. Styles, Wes. ["Seether Release New Single 'Words As Weapons,' Announce New Album Read More: Seether Release New Single 'Words As Weapons,' Announce New Album"](http://q103albany.com/seether-release-new-single-words-as-weapons-announce-new-album/). *q103albany.com*. Retrieved 19 October 2014.

1. ["Rock Future Releases"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150907113335/http://www.allaccess.com/rock/future-releases). All Access Music Group. Archived from [the original](http://www.allaccess.com/rock/future-releases) on 7 September 2015.

1. ["Rock Future Releases"](https://web.archive.org/web/20150907113335/http://www.allaccess.com/rock/future-releases). All Access Music Group. Archived from [the original](http://www.allaccess.com/rock/future-releases) on 7 September 2015.

1. Chad Childers. ["Seether "Isolate and Medicate" - Album Review"](http://loudwire.com/seether-isolate-medicate-album-review/). LoudWire. Retrieved 30 June 2015.

1. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. ["Isolate and Medicate - Review"](http://www.allmusic.com/album/isolate-and-medicate-mw0002642742). AllMusic.

1. Ray Van Horn, Jr. ["Seether - Isolate and Medicate"](http://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/isolate-and-medicate/). BlabberMouth.

1. *Isolate and Medicate* (booklet). Bicycle, [Concord Bicycle](/source/Concord_Music), [Spinefarm](/source/Spinefarm_Records). 2014.

1. ["Alternative Albums: 2014 Year-End Charts"](http://www.billboard.com/biz/charts/year-end/2014/alternative-albums). *Billboard*. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved 16 January 2015. (subscription required)

1. ["2014 Year End Charts - Hard Rock Albums"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/hard-rock-albums). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

1. ["2014 Year End Charts - Top Rock Albums"](http://www.billboard.com/charts/year-end/2014/top-rock-albums). *[Billboard](/source/Billboard_(magazine))*. Retrieved 9 December 2014.

1. ["Seether - Isolate and Medicate (Deluxe Edition)"](https://music.apple.com/au/album/isolate-medicate-deluxe-edition/871487921). [iTunes AU](/source/ITunes)

1. ["Seether - Isolate and Medicate (Deluxe Edition)"](https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00K0TSET0). [Amazon.co.uk](/source/Amazon.com)

1. ["Seether - Isolate and Medicate (Deluxe Edition)"](https://www.amazon.de/dp/B00K0TSET0). [Amazon.de](/source/Amazon.com)

## External links

- [Album website](https://web.archive.org/web/20140617103123/http://www.seether.com/isolate-and-medicate)
- [iTunes](https://music.apple.com/us/album/isolate-medicate-deluxe-edition/867181325)

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