Beautiful Death Machine

Beautiful Death Machine is the tenth studio album by Canadian hip-hop group Swollen Members. The album was released on March 19, 2013, by Suburban Noize Records and Battle Axe Records.

Beautiful Death Machine
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 19, 2013[1]
Recorded2012–2013
GenreHip hop
Length45:01
LabelSuburban Noize, Battle Axe Records
ProducerRob The Viking, C-Lance, Aspect
Swollen Members chronology
1997
(2011)
Beautiful Death Machine
(2013)
Brand New Day
(2014)
Singles from Beautiful Death Machine
  1. "King of Diamonds"
    Released: February 4, 2013
  2. "Mercenary"
    Released: February 14, 2013
  3. "Inception"
    Released: March 8, 2013
  4. "Almost Famous"
    Released: March 14, 2013
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Exclaim!5/10[4]
HipHopDX[5]
RapReviews(7.5/10)[6]

Commercial performance

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The album debuted at number 167 on the Billboard 200 chart, with first-week sales of 3,000 copies in the United States.[7]

Track listing

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No.TitleProducer(s)Length
1."Inception"Aspect4:19
2."Death to You" (featuring Heavy Metal Kings & Slaine)C-Lance4:31
3."Bax War"C-Lance3:45
4."King of Diamonds"Rob The Viking3:03
5."Juggernaut"Rob The Viking3:28
6."The Difference"Rob The Viking3:37
7."River Monster"C-Lance4:17
8."Mercenary"Rob The Viking2:26
9."Colossal Beasts" (featuring Esoteric, Celph Titled & Apathy)C-Lance3:54
10."Almost Famous"Rob The Viking4:01
11."Death Warrant"C-Lance3:58
12."Fear" (featuring Snak the Ripper)C-Lance3:43

Charts

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[8] 167
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 26
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[11] 3

References

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  1. ^ Horowitz, Steven J. (2013-01-17). "Swollen Members "Beautiful Death Machine" Tracklist & Cover Art". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2013-03-20.
  2. ^ "Beautiful Death Machine by Swollen Members Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. ^ David Jeffries (2013-03-19). "Beautiful Death Machine - Swollen Members". AllMusic. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  4. ^ Dart, Chris (20 March 2013). "Swollen Members Beautiful Death Machine". Exclaim!. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  5. ^ Johnsen, Homer (2013-03-19). "Swollen Members - Beautiful Death Machine". HipHop DX. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  6. ^ "Feature for March 19, 2013 - Swollen Members' "Beautiful Death Machine"". Rapreviews.com. 2013-03-19. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  7. ^ Paine, Jake (2013-03-27). "Hip Hop Album Sales: The Week Ending 3/24/2013". HipHop DX. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2014-06-17.
  8. ^ "Swollen Members Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-09-18.
  9. ^ "Swollen Members Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
  10. ^ "Swollen Members Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
  11. ^ "Swollen Members Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2013.