Disgusting (album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Disgusting
| type = Studio
| artist = Beartooth
| cover = Beartooth,_Disgusting_Album_Art.jpeg
| alt =
| released = June 10, 2014
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{flatlist|
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| length = 42:25
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| prev_title = Sick
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Aggressive
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Disgusting
| type = Studio
| single1 = Beaten in Lips
| single1date = May 13, 2014
| single2 = The Lines
| single2date = May 27, 2014
| single3 = In Between
| single3date = April 7, 2015
}}
}}
Disgusting is the debut studio album by American rock band Beartooth. It was released on June 10, 2014, through Red Bull Records and UNFD Records. The single "Beaten In Lips" was released on May 13, 2014, along with the pre-order for the album.
Background
This album was released a year after the band's debut EP Sick was released. Before the announcement, the band toured with metalcore band Of Mice & Men in the UK, and also played a headline show in London on April 17, 2014.{{cite web|title=Beartooth announce first UK headline show|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/beartooth-announce-first-uk-headline-show|website=Rocksound.com|publisher=Rocksound|accessdate=June 12, 2014}} The album was announced by the band a month prior to its release on May 13 and stated that the album would be released on June 10 through Red Bull Records.{{cite web|last1=Crane|first1=Matt|title=Beartooth announce debut album, release new music video|url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/beartooth_announce_debut_album_release_new_music_video|website=AltPress.com|publisher=AltPress|accessdate=June 12, 2014}} The recording process, according to Shomo, was very smooth since he has a studio in his house, and would write songs whenever he was bored or couldn't sleep in the middle of the night.{{Cite web|title = 5 Questions With Caleb Shomo of Beartooth: New Album 'Disgusting,' Leaving Attack Attack! + More|url = http://loudwire.com/5-questions-caleb-shomo-beartooth/|website = Loudwire| date=September 2015 |accessdate = November 29, 2015}}
Composition
In an interview with the lead singer, Shomo, he explained that the album was written to "...get my head on straight. I’m not trying to write songs to change the world," and went on to say that "This band is just me being honest with myself. I put in a whole lot of effort and time and more honesty and emotion than I’ve ever put into a record. I’m super-excited for people to hear that and for people to understand where I’ve been in the last year."{{cite web|last1=Batista|first1=Amanda|title=Caleb Shomo talks Beartooth video "Beaten In Lips" (Interview)|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/caleb_shomo_talks_beartooth_video_beaten_in_lips_interview|website=AltPress,com|publisher=AltPress|accessdate=June 12, 2014}} He also continued to say that he was writing these lyrics while he was in a miserable state during his time with his former band Attack Attack! and that Beartooth was his means of escapism and therapy. The title of the album was also encouraged by how he felt when he wrote the record, stating he was in a "dark place".
The lyrics themselves seek to convey strong messages: "Beaten in Lips" for example tackles the topic of child abuse, encouraging victims to "keep living loud and proud", while "Relapsing" deals with alcoholism, an issue Shomo has publicly commented on before.
"I Have a Problem" also references alcoholism. However, during an interview on Silverstein vocalist Shane Told's podcast "Lead Singer Syndrome", Shomo stated that the track is mostly about him quitting Attack Attack!.{{cite web|last1=Sharp|first1=Tyler|title=Beartooth's Caleb Shomo reveals the real meaning behind "I Have A Problem"|url=https://www.altpress.com/news/beartooths_caleb_shomo_covering_the_1975_is_everything_you_didnt_know_you_n/|publisher=AltPress|accessdate=November 16, 2015}}
Shomo then went on to say that he wrote the song the day before his departure from the band and that it was the second Beartooth song he had ever written.
Release and promotion
The first new track to be heard from the album was "Dead" on April 30 as it was released with a live music video.{{cite web|title=Beartooth Post Live Video For 'Dead'|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/beartooth-post-live-video-for-dead|website=Rocksound.tv|publisher=Rocksound|accessdate=June 12, 2014}} As the band announced the album on May 13, the band also released a music video for the album's first official single "Beaten in Lips", which was also released on that day, along with the album made available for pre-orders.{{cite web|last1=Bowar|first1=Chad|title=Beartooth To Unleash Debut Album 'Disgusting' in June, Reveal Video for 'Beaten in Lips'|url=http://loudwire.com/beartooth-debut-album-disgusting-june-video-beaten-in-lips/|website=Loudwire.com|date=May 13, 2014 |publisher=Loudwire|accessdate=June 12, 2014}} The single was featured in an article by Alternative Press titled '2 Songs You Need To Hear Before May 2014 Ends', promoting the band and the album.{{cite web|title=12 Songs You Need To Hear Before May 2014 Ends|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/12_songs_you_need_to_hear_before_may_2014_ends|website=AltPress.com|publisher=AltPress|accessdate=June 12, 2014}} After the announcement, they started to stream each individual song on YouTube to promote the album's final release, with the entire album available by June 9, a day before the album's release.{{cite web|last1=Crane|first1=Matt|title=Beartooth, 'Disgusting' album premiere|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/beartooth_disgusting_album_premiere|website=AltPress.com|publisher=AltPress|accessdate=June 12, 2014}} On May 30, the group released "In Between" for streaming.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/beartooth_stream_new_song_in_between/|title=Beartooth stream new song, 'In Between'|magazine=Alternative Press|date=May 30, 2014|access-date=June 26, 2024}}
Rolling Stone issued out an online article titled '10 New Artists You Need to Know: June 2014', of which Beartooth where mentioned with a statement saying; "Their debut full-length, Disgusting, follows a 2013 EP, Sick, and tours with August Burns Red and The Word Alive, and captures Shomo's knack for incisive, depressive lyrics with matchstick-thin silver linings."{{cite web|last1=Grow|first1=Kory|title=10 New Artists You Need to Know: June 2014|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/pictures/10-new-artists-you-need-to-know-june-2014-20140619/beartooth-0571838|website=Rollingstone.com|date=June 19, 2014 |publisher=RollingStone|accessdate=June 19, 2014}} On April 7, 2015, they released a music video for "In Between", which was released as the final single from the album.{{cite magazine|url=https://heavymag.com.au/beartooth-releases-new-video-for-in-between/|title=Beartooth releases new video for 'In Between'|magazine=Heavy|author=Robyn Morrison|access-date=June 26, 2024}} The final video released from the album was for the song "Body Bag" in celebration for 2015.{{cite web|last1=Carter|first1=Emily|title=Beartooth Post New Live Video For Body Bag|url=http://www.kerrang.com/26715/beartooth-post-new-live-video-body-bag/|website=Kerrang.com|publisher=Kerrang!|accessdate=December 30, 2014}} On December 2, 2015, the album was officially released in Japan and included three new bonus tracks, including a live cover of Ramones song Blitzkrieg Bop.{{cite web|title=ベアトゥース、初来日を記念してデビュー・アルバムの日本盤リリースが決定|url=http://nme-jp.com/news/8214/|website=nme-jp.com|publisher=NME|accessdate=December 3, 2015|language=Japanese|date=April 2, 2015}} On December 25, the band released a deluxe edition containing the Japanese bonus tracks and an alternate version of "The Lines" labeled as "Low Gain Mix".{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/disgusting-deluxe-edition/1067439148|title=Disgusting (Deluxe Edition) by Beartooth on Apple Music|website=iTunes |date=December 25, 2015|publisher=|access-date=January 18, 2018}} The band released another b-side called "Sick of It All" for free as part of the Red Bull: 20 before 16.{{Cite web |url=http://20before16.redbull.com/beartooth/ |title=Red Bull 20 Before 16 | Beartooth |access-date=December 29, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151225022004/http://20before16.redbull.com/beartooth/ |archive-date=December 25, 2015 |url-status=dead }} Many have cited the album's significant thrash metal influence,{{cite web|url=https://richardthinks.org/2014/06/10/album-review-disgusting-by-beartooth/|title=ALBUM REVIEW – "Disgusting" by Beartooth|date=June 10, 2014|publisher=|accessdate=January 18, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.deadpress.co.uk/38065/album-beartooth-disgusting|title=ALBUM: Beartooth – Disgusting|publisher=|accessdate=January 18, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://hmmagazine.com/blog/album-reviews/beartooth-disgusting/|title=Beartooth – Disgusting – HM Magazine|date=June 3, 2014|publisher=|accessdate=January 18, 2018}} with the song "Dead" being described as punk thrash.{{cite web|url=http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2016/05/beartooth_readies_aggressive_n.html|title=Beartooth readies 'Aggressive' album, hometown gig at 2016 APMAs|date=May 10, 2016 |publisher=|accessdate=January 18, 2018}}
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Alternative Press
| rev1Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Heisel|first1=Scott|title=Beartooth – Disgusting|url=http://www.altpress.com/reviews/entry/beartooth_disgusting|website=AltPress.com|date=June 10, 2014|publisher=AltPress|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}
| rev2 = HM magazine
| rev2Score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|last1=Mabee|first1=Justin|title=Beartooth Disgusting|url=http://hmmagazine.com/blog/album-reviews/beartooth-disgusting/|website=Hmmagazine.com|date=May 28, 2014 |publisher=HM Magazine|accessdate=June 29, 2014}}
| rev3 = Rock Sound
| rev4 = Ultimate Guitar
}}
The album was met with generally positive response from critics. Scott Heisel from Altpress stated that the band's sound is nothing like Shomo's previous band Attack Attack!; instead of having a metalcore influence, the band appear to have a more hardcore punk influence, which shows on this album, stating it was a mixture of sounds from bands A Day to Remember and Every Time I Die. The album is praised for having double-time passages, straightforward verses and plenty of breakdowns.
Justin Mabee of HM Magazine expressed that the intensity of this album surpasses that from their EP, stating that "...even “I Have a Problem," with the double kick furious in your ears, is tighter than before.", labeling the album having a mixture of thrash and hardcore music and praising Shomo's ability to create catchy chorus', great guitar riffs and how deep and meaningful the lyrics are. Rocksound reviewer David McLaughlin applauded Shomo's instinctive and not stylised screams and complimented the lyrics, stating that they "...are like bloodstained diary entries." and went on to say that it was Shomo's best work he has ever created so far.
A review on Ultimate Guitar gave the album a 5/10 rating, expressing that "despite it avoiding the overly-chuggy riffs and throwing away the cheesy synths that Attack Attack! used, it still isn't all that different as it sticks to a metalcore formula, although further expressing that it certainly is better in comparison."
Commercial performance
In the United States, the album first entered the Billboard 200 at No. 48,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200/2014-06-28 |title= The Billboard 200 |magazine=Billboard |date=June 28, 2014}} and the Rock Albums chart at No. 19,{{cite magazine |url=http://www.billboard.com/charts/rock-albums/2014-06-28 |title= Rock Albums Albums |magazine=Billboard |date=June 28, 2014}} selling around 7,000 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/pro/beartooth-alternative-albums-chart/|title=Beartooth Claws Way to Top of Alternative Albums Chart|magazine=Billboard|author=Kevin Rutherford|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=June 26, 2024}} The album has sold 63,000 copies in the US as of May 2016.{{cite web |archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20160505233342/http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |archivedate= May 5, 2016 |url=http://hitsdailydouble.com/new_album_releases |title=Upcoming Releases |website=Hits Daily Double |publisher=HITS Digital Ventures }} On July 7, 2020, the song "In Between" was certificated gold by RIAA.{{Certification Cite Ref|region=United States|artist=Beartooth|refname=RIAA|accessdate=June 26, 2024}}
Awards and nominations
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
|+Awards and nominations for Disgusting |
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! scope="col"| Year ! scope="col"| Organization ! scope="col"| Award ! scope="col"| Result ! scope="col"| Ref(s) |
| 2015
| Alternative Press Music Awards | Best Album | {{nom}} | style="text-align:center;"| {{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/here_are_all_the_2015_apmas_nominees/|title=Here are all the 2015 APMAs nominees!|magazine=Alternative Press|date=March 31, 2015|access-date=July 6, 2024}} |
=Accolades=
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|+ Accolades for Disgusting ! Publication ! Accolade ! Year ! Rank ! class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| Alternative Press
| 10 Essential Albums of 2014 | 2014 | 3 | {{cite magazine|url=https://www.altpress.com/the_10_essential_albums_of_2014/|title=The 10 Essential Albums of 2014|magazine=Alternative Press|date=December 29, 2014|access-date=July 6, 2024}} |
| Kerrang!
| Album of the Year | 2014 | 5 | {{cite magazine|url=https://www.muzieklijstjes.nl/Kerrang2014.htm|title=Kerrang! - Albums of the Year 2014|magazine=Kerrang!|access-date=July 6, 2024}} |
| Metal Hammer
| Album of the Year | 2014 | 24 | {{cite web|url=https://www.loudersound.com/features/critics-choice-the-metal-hammer-top-50-albums-of-2014|title=Critics' Choice: The Metal Hammer Top 50 Albums Of 2014|website=LouderSound|publisher=Metal Hammer|date=December 9, 2014|access-date=July 6, 2024}} |
| Rock Sound
| Album of the Year | 2014 | 2 |
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Caleb Shomo except where noted.{{cite web|title=Beartooth Disgusting (CD – Red Bull Records #3001)|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/disgusting-mr0004169184/credits|website=AllMusic.com|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=June 12, 2014}}
{{tracklist
| title1 = The Lines
| length1 = 3:47
| title2 = Beaten in Lips
| length2 = 3:32
| title3 = Body Bag
| length3 = 3:49
| title4 = In Between
| music4 = John Feldmann, Caleb Shomo
| length4 = 3:33
| title5 = Relapsing
| length5 = 3:55
| title6 = Ignorance Is Bliss
| length6 = 3:16
| title7 = I Have a Problem
| length7 = 4:00
| title8 = One More
| length8 = 3:37
| title9 = Me in My Own Head
| length9 = 3:26
| title10 = Keep Your American Dream
| length10 = 3:30
| title11 = Dead
| length11 = 2:15
| title12 = Sick and Disgusting
| length12 = 3:45
| total_length = 42:25
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition{{cite web|title=メタルコアバンドBEARTOOTHの初来日公演でサイン会の開催が決定、公演招待が当たるITUNES予約開始|url=http://altpress.jp/?p=33730|website=Altpress.jp|publisher=Alternative Press|accessdate=December 3, 2015|language=Japanese|date=December 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208160036/http://altpress.jp/?p=33730|archive-date=December 8, 2015|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Disgusting – Itunes|url=https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/id1060350194?app=itunes|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151212070828/https://itunes.apple.com/jp/album/id1060350194?app=itunes|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 12, 2015|website=iTunes|publisher=Apple|access-date=December 3, 2015}}
| title13 = Finish Line {{ref label|problem|I|}}
| length13 = 3:00
| title14 = Give It Up {{ref label|problem|I|}}
| length14 = 4:30
| title15 = Blitzkrieg Bop
| note15 = Ramones cover; live
| length15 = 2:22
| total_length = 52:17
}}
{{Track listing
|title16 = The Lines
|note16 = Low Gain mix
|length16 = 3:02
|total_length = 55:19
}}
{{note|problem}}I "Finish Line" and "Give It Up" are two of the three known b-sides recorded during the original sessions for Beartooth's debut album Disgusting, the third being "Sick of It All".
Personnel
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Beartooth{{cite web|url=http://www.rocksound.tv/news/read/beartooths-caleb-shomo-i-just-want-this-record-to-be-super-pissed-off|title=Beartooth's Caleb Shomo: "I Just Want This Record To Be Super Pissed Off!" – News – Rock Sound Magazine|website=Rock Sound Magazine|accessdate=January 18, 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.altpress.com/features/entry/caleb_shomo_talks_beartooth_video_beaten_in_lips_interview|title=Caleb Shomo talks Beartooth video "Beaten In Lips" (Interview) – Features – Alternative Press|website=Alternative Press|date=May 13, 2014|accessdate=January 18, 2018}}
- Caleb Shomo – vocals, all instruments
- John Feldmann – A&R, composer, producer (track 4 only)
- Ted Jensen – mastering
- Kenny "Tick" Salcido – A&R
- Caleb Shomo – composer, engineer, mixer, producer (all tracks except track 4)
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- P.R. Brown – photography
- Dave Shapiro – booking agent
- Beckie Sugden – booking agent
- Thomas Gutches – band manager
- Bret Bair – band manager
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Charts
Release history
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| Region
! Date ! Label ! Format ! Catalog |
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| rowspan=3|Worldwide
| rowspan=2|June 9, 2014 | rowspan=3|Red Bull Records | CD{{cite web|title=Beartooth Disgusting Releases|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/disgusting-mw0002666289/releases|website=AllMusic.com|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=June 12, 2014}} | RBR 3004UKCD |
| Digital download
| RBR 3005UKDL |
| September 23, 2014
| RBR 03003US |