The Hollowing is the third studio album by American heavy metal band Crisis, released on September 22, 1997, by Metal Blade Records.

The Hollowing
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 22, 1997[1]
RecordedMay–June 1997
Studio
  • Excello (New York City)
  • Festival Recording (New Orleans)
Length55:23
LabelMetal Blade
Producer
  • Steve McAllister
  • Keith Falgout
  • Crisis
Crisis chronology
Deathshead Extermination
(1996)
The Hollowing
(1997)
Like Sheep Led to Slaughter
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Chronicles of Chaos6/10[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal6/10[4]
Kerrang![5]
Rock Hard7.5/10[6]
Terrorizer[7]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Karyn Crisis; all music is composed by Afzaal Nasiruddeen and Gia Chuan Wang.[8]

No.TitleLength
1."Mechanical Man"3:15
2."In the Shadow of the Sun"6:57
3."Fire of Sorrow"6:31
4."Vision and the Verity"4:32
5."Kingdom's End"4:51
6."After the Flood"2:48
7."Sleeping the Wicked"3:14
8."Surviving the Siren"6:44
9."Take the Low Road"2:35
10."Discipline of Degradation"5:10
11."Come to Light"8:42
Total length:55:23

Personnel

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Adapted from liner notes.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Anon. (September 20, 1997). "New Albums" (PDF). Music Week. UBM plc. p. 46. Retrieved October 26, 2024 – via worldradiohistory.com.
  2. ^ Schulte, Tom (n.d.), The Hollowing - Crisis | Album | AllMusic, retrieved November 1, 2024
  3. ^ Bromley, Adrian (September 14, 1997). "CoC : Crisis - The Hollowing : Review". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  4. ^ Popoff, Martin (2007). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 3: The Nineties. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 92. ISBN 978-1-894959-62-9.
  5. ^ Alexander, Phil (September 20, 1997). "Allbums". Kerrang!. No. 666. EMAP. p. 45.
  6. ^ "The Hollowing". Rock Hard (Vol 125) (in German). September 23, 1997. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
  7. ^ Rutherford, Jerry (October 1997). "Reviews". Terrorizer. No. 47. Scantec Publishing Ltd. p. 55. ISSN 1350-6978.
  8. ^ a b Crisis (1997). The Hollowing (booklet). Metal Blade Records. 3984-14141-2.