Escape from Cape Coma

{{Infobox album

| name = Escape from Cape Coma

| type = studio

| artist = Twisted Method

| cover = Twisted Method Escape from Cape Coma.jpg

| released = July 15, 2003

| recorded = August–October 2002

| studio = Master Control, Burbank, CA

| genre = {{hlist|Nu metal|alternative metal}}

| length = {{Duration|m=46|s=13}}

| label = MCA

| producer = {{hlist|Jason Slater|Rob Caggiano|Eddie Wohl|Paul Orofino}}

| prev_title = Twisted Method EP

| prev_year = 1998

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Escape from Cape Coma

| type = studio

| single1 = Reach Out

| single1date = 2003{{Cite AV media notes |title=Reach |others=Twisted Method |year=2003 |type=promotional CD |publisher=MCA Records |id=MCAR-26042-2 |location=Cape Coral}}

}}

}}Escape from Cape Coma is the only studio album by American nu metal band Twisted Method. It was released on July 15, 2003 through MCA Records.{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ghGxEXpetmAC&dq=twisted+method+escape+from+cape+coma&pg=PA43 |title=CMJ New Music Report |date=July 21, 2003 |publisher=CMJ Network, Inc. |pages=43 |language=en}}{{Cite web |date= |title=Twisted Method / FEATURES : In the beginning... |url=http://www.twistedmethod.com/about/features.asp |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030801144005/http://www.twistedmethod.com/about/features.asp |archive-date=August 1, 2003 |access-date=December 19, 2022 |website=twistedmethod.com}} It was the label's final release, following its absorption into Geffen Records a month prior.{{Cite book |last=Newman |first=Melinda |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8A0EAAAAMBAJ&dq=mca+geffen+merger+2003&pg=PA3 |title=Billboard |date=2003-06-21 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=3, 68 |language=en |chapter=MCA Braces for Merger with Geffen}}{{Cite book |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bA8EAAAAMBAJ&dq=mca+geffen+merger+2003&pg=PA56 |title=Billboard |date=2003-12-27 |publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc. |pages=YE-10 |language=en |chapter=Year In Music {{!}} Year In Business}}

Reception

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Citation |title=Twisted Method - Escape From Cape Coma Album Reviews, Songs & More {{!}} AllMusic |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/escape-from-cape-coma-mw0000039215 |language=en |access-date=January 3, 2023}}

| rev2 = Hit Parader

| rev2score = B+{{Cite book |url=http://archive.org/details/hitparadermagazi51unse_8 |title=Hit Parader Magazine - September 2003 |publisher=Hit Parader Publications |others=Hit Parader Archive |location=United States |publication-date=September 2003 |page=86 |via=Internet Archive (archive.org)}}

| rev3 = IGN

| rev3score = 8.4/10{{Cite web |last=Doray |first=Dave |date=August 1, 2003 |title=Escape from Cape Coma |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2003/08/01/escape-from-cape-coma |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040622192005/http://music.ign.com/articles/431/431716p1.html |archive-date=June 22, 2004 |access-date=January 3, 2023 |website=IGN |language=en}}

| rev4 = ThePRP

| rev4score = {{rating|2|5}}{{Cite web |last=Doe |first=Jason |title=Reviews {{!}} Twisted Method - Escape From Cape Coma |url=http://www.theprp.com/reviews/twistedmethod.shtml |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030806100722/http://www.theprp.com/reviews/twistedmethod.shtml |archive-date=August 6, 2003 |access-date=January 4, 2023 |website=ThePRP}}

}}Escape from Cape Coma received polarized reviews from critics.

Hit Parader praised Twisted Method's flux of energy on the album, which was described as "coil[ing] like a striking cobra and blast[ing] like a Tomahawk missile", and praised the band for not copying the "same-old sounds" of "today's hard rock scene". Dave Doray of IGN was highly positive of the album and awarded it an "Editors' Choice Award". While he praised the album's "sonic intensity" and Derrick Tribbett's diverse vocal performances, he noted that the album's swearing and "full-tilt" energy was, at points, excessive.

Writing for Allmusic, Johnny Loftus criticised Escape from Cape Coma's "heavily treated production" and excessive swearing, and felt that the album and its aggressive outlook was formularic and ingenuine. ThePRP's Jason Doe was heavily critical of the album, labelling it a "musical abortion" and called it "an album for listeners who desire anthemic, brainless hard rock that they can sing-a-long to without even remotely thinking; An album that rebels against absolutely nothing, but does so in such a manner that you almost believe Twisted Method actually have a purpose."

Track listing

{{Track listing

| all_writing = Twisted Method

| title1 = The End

| length1 = 3:17

| title2 = Fled

| length2 = 3:58

| title3 = Reach Out

| length3 = 3:36

| title4 = Change Me

| length4 = 3:23

| title5 = Inside Out

| length5 = 4:09

| title6 = Mannequin

| length6 = 3:04

| title7 = Awkward Silence

| length7 = 4:10

| title8 = Panic

| length8 = 2:47

| title9 = Shine

| length9 = 3:56

| title10 = Rot

| length10 = 3:18

| title11 = 125

| length11 = 2:58

| title12 = Newborn

| length12 = 4:45

| title13 = Faceless

| length13 = 2:47

| total_length = 46:13

}}

Personnel

Personnel per liner notes.{{Cite AV media notes |title=Escape from Cape Coma |others=Twisted Method |year=2003 |type=booklet |publisher=MCA Records |id=B0000227-02 |location=Cape Coral}}

{{col-start}}{{col-2}}Twisted Method

  • Derrick "Tripp" Tribbett – vocals
  • Andrew Howard – guitar/vocals
  • Derek DeSantis – bass/vocals
  • Ben Goins – drums/vocals

Production

  • Hans Haedelt – A&R
  • Jock Elliott – marketing director
  • Charlie Pennachio – representation (for 3Sixty Management)
  • Steve Ballard – representation (for 3Sixty Management)
  • Kenny Meisclas – legal representation (for Grubham, Indursky & Schindler)

Artwork and design

  • Tim Sledman – art direction (with Twisted Method), design
  • JP Robinson – design
  • Justin Stephens – photography
  • John Millhauser – set design
  • Katharine Adams – stylist (with Twisted Method)
  • Hee Soo Kwon – hair/makeup stylist{{col-end}}

References