Mother (In This Moment album)

On October 14, 2018, Chris Howorth posted a photo on his Instagram page stating that the band was working on their seventh album.{{cite web|last=Brown|first=Matt|title=Metal By Numbers 8/3: Nine Inch Nails add some violence to the charts|url=http://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-83-nine-inch-nails-add-some-violence-to-the-charts|website=Metal Insiders|date=August 3, 2017 |access-date=4 August 2017}} On November 12, a short video with flickering and revolving text bearing the word "Mother" was uploaded to the band's official Instagram.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BqFs0higuCH/|title=Instagram post by 𝐼𝒩 𝒯𝐻𝐼𝒮 𝑀𝒪𝑀𝐸𝒩𝒯 • Nov 12, 2018 at 5:43pm UTC|via=Instagram}}

On February 17, 2019, Maria Brink posted a short video of herself heading to The Hideout Recording Studio in Las Vegas. A few days later, on February 24, Brink posted another video of the band working in the studio.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/BuNaDDeB0MS/|title=𝐼𝒩 𝒯𝐻𝐼𝒮 𝑀𝒪𝑀𝐸𝒩𝒯 on Instagram: "Studio nights 🌙 #mother"|via=Instagram}} Recording for the album was completed by the spring of 2019.{{cite web |last=Trapp |first=Philip |title=In This Moment Reveal Album Title for Their 'Heaviest Record' Since 'Blood' |url=https://loudwire.com/in-this-moment-new-album-mother-2019/ |website=Loudwire |date=May 15, 2019 |access-date=15 May 2019}}

A headlining spring tour was kicked off on May 3, 2019, with a brand-new show which ties into the theme of the new record, "Mother",{{Citation needed|date=May 2019}} tentatively scheduled for release in fall 2019.{{cite web |last=Childers |first=Chad |title=In This Moment Announce 2019 U.S. Tour With Sevendust |url=https://loudwire.com/in-this-moment-2019-tour-sevendust-light-the-torch-hyde/ |website=Loudwire |date=January 22, 2019 |access-date=14 May 2019}} On March 25, Disturbed announced a summer tour, with In This Moment to open for the second half of the tour.{{Cite web|url=http://metalinjection.net/tour-dates/disturbed-announce-massive-summer-tour-with-pop-evil-in-this-moment|title=DISTURBED Announce Massive Summer Tour with POP EVIL, IN THIS MOMENT|date=March 25, 2019|website=Metal Injection|access-date=March 26, 2019}} The tour also saw the premiere of three songs from the upcoming album including "Legacy" and "As Above, So Below".{{cite web |title=IN THIS MOMENT Teases New Song 'The In-Between' |url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/in-this-moment-teases-new-song-the-in-between/ |website=Blabbermouth |date=October 4, 2019 |access-date=4 October 2019}} Throughout the Fall of 2019, the band embarked on a headlining tour through North America titled "Mother's House of Horror: A Traveling All Hallows Eve Masquerade" with Motionless in White, New Years Day, and Ded.{{cite web |last1=Zukowski |first1=Zenae |title=In This Moment announce 'Mother's House of Horror' fall tour |url=https://www.metalinsider.net/touring/in-this-moment-announce-mothers-house-of-horror-fall-tour |website=Metal Insider |date=June 18, 2019 |access-date=18 June 2019}}

On September 15, the band announced that their new single "The In-Between" would be released on October 31 on Twitter.{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/OfficialITM/status/1173012530207363075|title=Twitter post by 𝐼𝒩 𝒯𝐻𝐼𝒮 𝑀𝒪𝑀𝐸𝒩𝒯 • September 15, 2019|website=Twitter}} However, on November 1, they told fans on their Instagram that the release would be postponed until early 2020.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4S18p2hgC4/|title=Instagram post by 𝐼𝒩 𝒯𝐻𝐼𝒮 𝑀𝒪𝑀𝐸𝒩𝒯 • November 1, 2019|via=Instagram}}

On November 12, another post on Instagram announced that March, 2020, will initiate a new tour, titled "The In-Between Tour" appearing together with Black Veil Brides, Ded, and Raven Black. The tour will be accompanied with the new album Mother.{{cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/p/B4u3oYgBCKn/|title=Instagram post by 𝐼𝒩 𝒯𝐻𝐼𝒮 𝑀𝒪𝑀𝐸𝒩𝒯 • November 12, 2019|via=Instagram}}

In early January 2020, In This Moment posted several teasers, images and clips related to the then-upcoming album, Mother, on their official Instagram. On January 20, In This Moment posted a video clip for "The In-Between" with a caption reading "Wednesday the unveiling will be upon us". On January 21, the band pinned a post to their official Facebook page a link to a countdown timer on YouTube with the launch of "The In-Between" music video.

"The In-Between" music video, directed by Maria Brink and Robert Kley and edited by Maria Brink and Randy Weitzel, premiered on YouTube January 22, 2020 and generated over one million views in less than a week. Also on January 22, the band officially announced that their upcoming seventh studio album titled Mother is set for release on March 27, 2020. The official album art and track listing has also been released.{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/the-news/in-this-moment-announce-new-album-mother-release-new-video/|title=In This Moment Announce New Album Mother, Release New Video|publisher=Kerrang!|access-date=January 22, 2020|date=January 22, 2020}} On February 21, the band released the second single of the album titled "Hunting Grounds" featuring Joe Cotela of Ded.{{cite web |url=https://www.altpress.com/news/in-this-moment-hunting-grounds-joe-cotela-ded/ |title=IN THIS MOMENT REVEAL GROOVE-FILLED TRACK "HUNTING GROUNDS" |last1=Smith-Engelhardt |first1=Joe |website=Alternative Press |date=February 22, 2020 |access-date=February 22, 2020}} On March 19, a week before the album release, the band released their third single "As Above, So Below".{{Cite web|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/listen-to-new-in-this-moment-song-as-above-so-below/|title=Listen To New IN THIS MOMENT Song 'As Above So Below'|date=March 20, 2020|website=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=March 20, 2020}}

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Dead Press!

| rev1Score = 4/10{{cite web|url=https://www.deadpress.co.uk/album-review-in-this-moment-mother/|title=ALBUM REVIEW: In This Moment – Mother|website=Dead Press!|first=Carlos |last=Zelaya|date=April 1, 2020|access-date=April 5, 2020}}

| rev2 = Distorted Sound

| rev2Score = 9/10{{cite web|url=https://distortedsoundmag.com/album-review-mother-in-this-moment/|title=ALBUM REVIEW: Mother – In This Moment|website=Distorted Sound|first=Yasmine |last=Summan|date=March 23, 2020|access-date=April 5, 2020}}

| rev3 = Kerrang!

| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.kerrang.com/reviews/album-review-in-this-moment-mother/|title=Album Review: In This Moment – Mother|website=Kerrang!|first=Steve |last=Beebee|date=April 3, 2020|access-date=April 5, 2020}}

| rev4 = New Noise

| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-in-this-moment-mother/|title=Album Review: In This Moment – Mother|website=New Noise|first=Caleb |last=R. Newton|date=May 21, 2020|access-date=May 30, 2020}}

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The album received mostly positive reviews, but also mixed reviews from several critics. Carlos Zelaya from Dead Press! rated the album negatively calling it: "Mother is a record that will no doubt satisfy plenty of In This Moment's fanbase, but will unfortunately do absolutely nothing to win anyone else over." Distorted Sound scored the album 9 out of 10 and said: "Mother is an immersive experience that leaves you feeling out-of-body, it's crafty in how it executes its concepts and does not hold back both vocally and instrumentally. Arguably one of IN THIS MOMENT's best albums to date." Kerrang! gave the album 4 out of 5 with writer Steve Beebee stating: "The only thing certain about In This Moment is that nothing is ever certain. Just like their mesmerising live shows, their music defies prediction and is all the more gripping for it. Thus, aside from 'Lay Me Down'{{'}}s instant rush, Mother moves away from the bewitching, gospel-tinged rock of 2017's Ritual. Gushing rivers of guitar combine with electronics and strange musical patterns that take time to coalesce, but when they do it's clear that Maria Brink's unique band have scored another win, brilliantly balancing Mother{{'}}s fire and ice. The pyrotechnic cover of Queen's 'We Will Rock You', featuring Lzzy Hale and Taylor Momsen, contrasts beautifully with 'Legacy'{{'}}s emotive lilt, while 'As Above, So Below' is sharp-fanged with irony and angst. It ends with an eerie interpretation of Mazzy Star's 'Into Dust', with lingering notes of darkness that will make you want to hit repeat and fall in love with it over and over again." New Noise praised the album saying, "Mother feels like a poignant testament to the energy that brings people together. Throughout 2020, as live music experiences on all scales remain in jeopardy, the album's feel takes on an even more special significance."

Mother debuted at number 34 on the US Billboard 200, selling 13,600 copies in its first week.{{cite magazine |title=Billboard 200 |url=https://www.billboard.com/charts/billboard-200?rank=34 |magazine=Billboard |access-date=9 April 2020}}{{cite web |last=Brown |first=Matt |title=Metal By Numbers 4/8: Sales weigh a Gigaton |url=https://www.metalinsider.net/columns/metal-by-numbers/metal-by-numbers-4-8-sales-weigh-a-gigaton |website=Metal Insider |date=April 8, 2020 |access-date=9 April 2020}}

{{Track listing

| headline = Mother track listing

| title1 = The Beginning (Interlude)

| length1 = 1:27

| title2 = Fly Like an Eagle

| note2 = Steve Miller Band cover

| writer2 = Steve Miller

| length2 = 4:01

| title3 = The Red Crusade (Interlude)

| length3 = 0:44

| title4 = The In-Between

| writer4 = {{hlist|Maria Brink|Chris Howorth|Kevin Churko|Randy Weitzel}}

| length4 = 4:14

| title5 = Legacy

| writer5 = {{hlist|Brink|Howorth|Kevin Churko|Ryan Spraker|Tom Peyton}}

| length5 = 4:49

| title6 = We Will Rock You

| note6 = Queen cover; featuring Lzzy Hale and Taylor Momsen

| writer6 = Brian May

| length6 = 3:05

| title7 = Mother

| writer7 = {{hlist|Brink|Howorth|Kevin Churko|Kane Churko}}

| length7 = 4:09

| title8 = As Above, So Below

| writer8 = {{hlist|Brink|Howorth|Kevin Churko|Kane Churko}}

| length8 = 4:09

| title9 = Born in Flames

| writer9 = {{hlist|Brink|Howorth|Kevin Churko|Kane Churko}}

| length9 = 4:04

| title10 = God Is She

| writer10 = {{hlist|Brink|Howorth|Kevin Churko|Kane Churko}}

| length10 = 4:39

| title11 = Holy Man

| writer11 = {{hlist|Brink|Howorth|Kevin Churko|Kane Churko|Weitzel}}

| length11 = 3:35

| title12 = Hunting Grounds

| note12 = featuring Joe Cotela of Ded

| writer12 = {{hlist|Brink|Howorth|Kevin Churko|Kane Churko|Travis Johnson}}

| length12 = 4:33

| title13 = Lay Me Down

| writer13 = {{hlist|Brink|Howorth|Kevin Churko|Kane Churko}}

| length13 = 4:09

| title14 = Into Dust

| note14 = Mazzy Star cover

| writer14 = {{hlist|Hope Sandoval|David Roback}}

| length14 = 6:41

| total_length = 54:25

}}

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mother.{{cite AV media notes |title=Mother |type=liner notes |others=In This Moment |publisher=Atlantic Records |year=2020 |id=016861740825}}

• Maria Brink
• Randy Weitzel
• Kent Diimmel
• Travis Johnson
• Christopher Howorth

• Lzzy Hale – guest vocals on "We Will Rock You"
• Taylor Momsen – guest vocals on "We Will Rock You"
• Joe Cotela of Ded – guest vocals on "Hunting Grounds"
• Laurie Barber – additional vocals on "Mother"
• Rita Brink – additional vocals on "Mother"

• Kevin Churko – production, engineering, mixing, mastering
• Kane Churko – production, engineering
• Tristan Hardin – additional engineering, Pro Tools editing
• Randy Weitzel – additional engineering, Pro Tools editing
• Kevin Sankel – additional engineering
• Jim Carroll – engineering assistance
• Jonathan Wyman – vocal recording

• Virgilio Tzaj – art direction, design
• Brooke Shaden – cover image, booklet images
• Jeremy Saffer – booklet images

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