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A New Era of Corruption

A New Era of Corruption is the third studio album by American deathcore band Whitechapel. It was released worldwide on June 8, 2010, through Metal Blade Records. In the USA, just under 10,700 copies were sold in the first week, placing it at No. 43 on the Billboard 200 chart.[6] This is the last Whitechapel album to feature drummer Kevin Lane.

A New Era of Corruption
Cover art by Brent Elliott White
Studio album by
Whitechapel
ReleasedJune 8, 2010 (2010-06-08)
RecordedJanuary 2010
StudioAudiohammer, Orlando, FL, US
GenreDeathcore
Length41:26
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerWhitechapel, Jason Suecof
Whitechapel chronology
This Is Exile
(2008) 		A New Era of Corruption
(2010) 		Recorrupted
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
AllMusic[2]
AltSounds43%[3]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[4]
Rock Sound8/10[5]

History and background

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The recording session for A New Era of Corruption ran from December 27, 2009, to January 2010 with Jason Suecof being the chosen producer.[7] It was announced that the album's recording was completely finished on March 31, 2010. Guitarist Alex Wade said, "I think this record truly represents where we are as musicians at this point in our career. A New Era of Corruption is the heaviest and most aggressive material we have written to date." In the same interview, Wade confirmed the release of the album would be on June 8, 2010.[8]

The name of the album is derived from a passage of the lyrics in their song "Possession" which appeared on their previous album, This Is Exile.[8] The album makes A New Era of Corruption the first Whitechapel album that does not have a title track. Chino Moreno of Deftones and Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain make guest appearances on the album, Moreno in the song "Reprogrammed to Hate" and Bennett in "Murder Sermon".[9]

Lyrical themes

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The concepts and lyrical themes of A New Era of Corruption travel into new boundaries and details where previous Whitechapel albums did not. With The Somatic Defilement being a narrative of Jack the Ripper and This Is Exile containing political and anti-religious themes, A New Era of Corruption is the first Whitechapel release that is not a concept album.[8] It generally focuses on negative themes, for example "Devolver" is written within the concept of the devolution in society and how it has crafted "violent and hateful" individuals, while "Breeding Violence" was written about the increasing corruption in society during the post-9/11 times, and "Animus" is about the death of vocalist Phillip Bozeman's mother.[10]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Phil Bozeman

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Devolver"Ben Savage3:58
2."Breeding Violence"Savage3:19
3."The Darkest Day of Man"Savage3:00
4."Reprogrammed to Hate" (featuring Chino Moreno of Deftones)Savage, Alex Wade3:45
5."End of Flesh"Savage, Wade, Zach Householder4:03
6."Unnerving"Householder3:39
7."A Future Corrupt"Savage2:57
8."Prayer of Mockery"Savage3:35
9."Murder Sermon" (featuring Vincent Bennett of The Acacia Strain)Wade, Householder3:59
10."Necromechanical"Savage, Bozeman4:21
11."Single File to Dehumanization"Savage4:43
Total length:41:26
Digital and vinyl bonus track
No.TitleMusicLength
12."Animus"Savage3:35
Total length:44:52

Credits

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Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Personnel

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Whitechapel
Guest musicians
Production
Artwork and design

Studios

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Charts

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Chart (2010) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[11] 43
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13] 3
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] 12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[15] 18

References

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  1. ^ Gorania, Jay H. "Whitechapel A New Era Of Corruption Review - Review of A New Era Of Corruption by Whitechapel". Jay H. Gorania. About.com. Archived from the original on April 5, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  2. ^ Henderson, Alex. A New Era of Corruption - Whitechapel at AllMusic
  3. ^ Smith, Stephen (October 9, 2010). "Whitechapel - A New Era of Corruption [Album] - #AltSounds". hangout.altsounds.com. AltSounds. Archived from the original on April 11, 2012. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  4. ^ Alisoglu, Scott. "CD Reviews - A New Era Of Corruption Whitechapel - Blabbermouth.net". www.blabbermouth.net. Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  5. ^ Cartey, Richard (June 6, 2010). "Whitechapel - New Era Of Corruption - Reviews - Rock Sound Magazine". www.rocksound.tv. Archived from the original on December 6, 2015. Retrieved January 27, 2015.
  6. ^ Whitechapel: 'A New Era Of Corruption' Cracks U.S. Top 50 – June 16, 2010 Archived June 19, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Press Release: Recording a new album in 2010!!". Myspace. Archived from the original on 2012-11-06. Retrieved 2018-04-18.
  8. ^ a b c "Whitechapel Reveals New Album Details Online - in Metal News". metalunderground.com. Retrieved 2010-03-31.
  9. ^ Whitechapel, 'A New Era of Corruption' -- New Album - Noisecreep
  10. ^ Errorizer - Whitechapel Website Launched Archived May 7, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  11. ^ "Whitechapel Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  12. ^ "Whitechapel Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  13. ^ "Whitechapel Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ^ "Whitechapel Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  15. ^ "Whitechapel Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.
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