Epic Scrap Metal is the Norwegian rock band BigBang's eighth studio album. It was released on March 4, 2011, and debuted at number 1 on the Norwegian Albums Chart on its first week of release.[5] The album stayed on top of the chart for four consecutive weeks and spent a total of 21 weeks on the Norwegian charts.[5]
| Epic Scrap Metal | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 4, 2011 | |||
| Studio | Grand Sport Studio California | |||
| Genre | Rock music | |||
| Label | Grand Sport, EMI | |||
| Producer | Øystein Greni | |||
| Bigbang chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Aftenposten |   [1] |
| Dagbladet | [2] |
| NRK: Lydverket | [3] |
| Verdens Gang | [4] |
Overview
editThe album's title draws upon a metal recycling plant in California, named "Star Scrap Metal". Among the guest artist appearances on the album is a duet with American singer Lissie on the song "No One".[1][2][3][4]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Øystein Greni and Andrew Pogany, except were noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "How Things Rot" | 2:02 | |
| 2. | "Everybody and Their Broken Hearts" | 4:15 | |
| 3. | "Cigarette" | 3:41 | |
| 4. | "Deserve Everything" | 2:56 | |
| 5. | "New Woman" | 4:33 | |
| 6. | "No One" | 3:06 | |
| 7. | "Cities of the Plain" |
| 4:57 |
| 8. | "Don't Kill My Buzz" |
| 3:25 |
| 9. | "Nothing Finished Yet" | 4:42 | |
| 10. | "Cape" | 4:38 | |
| 11. | "Don't Believe in Change" | 4:01 | |
| 12. | "Epic Scrap Metal" | 4:43 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Magic Hour" | 7:32 |
Personnel
editBigbang
- Øystein Greni – lead vocals, guitars. bass, drums
- Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen – bass, piano, vocals
- Olaf Olsen – drums, vocals
Additional personnel
- Lissie – vocals (track 6)
- Thom Hell – vocals (track 7)
- Joshua Moore – piano (track 2, 4, 10, 11)
- Michael Ilbert – mixer
- Bryan Cook – technician
- Martin Bowitz – technician
- Christian Engfelt – technician
- Ryan Smith – mixer
- George Marino – mastering
- Andrew Pogany – backing vocals (track 3)
- Mike Green – backing vocals (track 3)
- Joel Isaac Black – backing vocals (track 3)
- Jordan Ladyface – backing vocals (track 3)
- Timberlie Preite – backing vocals (track 3)
- Micah Preite – backing vocals (track 3)
- Mazie Preite – backing vocals (track 3)
- Keiko Hoshi – backing vocals (track 3)
- Camilla Green – backing vocals (track 3)
- Austen Hooks – backing vocals (track 5)
- Greg Richling – vocal coach (track 2)
- Sølve Sæther – photography
- Dimitri Kayiambakis – artwork
References
edit- ^ a b Andersen, Svein, Aftenposten (March 3, 2011). Greni smeller til igjen (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Øyre, Torgrim, Dagbladet (March 2, 2011). En følelse av sommer året gjennom (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Horvei, Maria, NRK: Lydverket (March 7, 2011). Ut av skrapet (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b Østbø, Stein, VG (March 4, 2011). BigBang: «Epic Scrap Metal» (in Norwegian)
- ^ a b "Velkommen til VG-Lista Topp 40, Norges største gratiskonsert!".