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Abandon All Life

Abandon All Life is the second full-length studio album by American hardcore punk[2] band Nails. The album was released on 28 March 2013 through Southern Lord Records to positive reviews with an aggregated score of 80/100 on Metacritic.[5]

Abandon All Life
Studio album by
Nails
Released28 March 2013[1]
RecordedDecember 27, 2012 – January 2, 2013
StudioGodCity Recording (Salem)
Genre
Length17:14
LabelSouthern Lord[1]
ProducerKurt Ballou[1]
Nails chronology
Unsilent Death
(2010) 		Abandon All Life
(2013) 		You Will Never Be One of Us
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Austin Chronicle[7]
Chronicles of Chaos8/10[8]
Drowned in Sound7/10[9]
Metal Injection8/10[10]
Pitchfork8.0/10[11]
PopMatters8/10[12]
Punknews.org[13]
Q[3]
Sputnikmusic4.0/5[4]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."In Exodus"1:17
2."Tyrant"0:42
3."Absolute Control"0:42
4."God's Cold Hands"1:58
5."Wide Open Wound"3:36
6."Abandon All Life"1:20
7."No Surrender"0:54
8."Pariah"1:01
9."Cry Wolf"0:23
10."Suum Cuique"5:21
Total length:17:14

Personnel

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Nails
  • John Gianelli - bass
  • Taylor Young - drums
  • Todd Jones - vocals, guitars
Session
  • Andy Saba - lead guitar
Production
  • Farron Kerzner - artwork
  • Kurt Ballou - producer, engineering, mixing
  • Scott Magrath - layout, design
  • Brad Boatright - mastering

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Obscene Humanity, by Nails". Nails. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e Stosuy, Brandon. "Nails:Abandon All Life". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 January 2017.
  3. ^ They pack in an astounding brutality reminiscent of Napalm Death's grueling grindcore. [May 2013, p.99]
  4. ^ Kleman, Eli (March 1, 2013). "Sputnik Music review". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  5. ^ a b "Metacritic page". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  6. ^ Heaney, Gregory. "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  7. ^ Toland, Michael (2013-08-02). "Nails: Abandon All Life Album Review". The Austin Chronicle. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  8. ^ Lake, Dan (2013-03-31). "CoC : Nails - Abandon All Life : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  9. ^ Macmillan, Pieter (11 April 2013). "Drowned in Sound review". Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  10. ^ Zalucky, James (March 13, 2013). "Meta Injection review". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  11. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (April 4, 2013). "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  12. ^ Brown, Dean (2013-03-28). "Nails: Abandon All Life". PopMatters. Retrieved 2024-10-15.
  13. ^ JohnGentile (March 14, 2013). "Punknews.org review". Retrieved July 10, 2013.
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