| Bury the Pain | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 7 June 2019 | |||
| Studio | Viscon Studio, Lancashire UK
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| Genre | Thrash metal | |||
| Length | 51:11 | |||
| Label | Listenable Records | |||
| Producer | Andy Sneap | |||
| Xentrix chronology | ||||
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| Singles from Bury the Pain | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metal Forces Magazine | 5.5/10 |
| The Metal Wanderlust | 5/5 |
| Distorted Sound Magazine | 9/10 [1] |
| Worship Metal | 8/10 [2] |
| The Metal Crypt | 4.25/5 [3] |
| Metal Invader | 4.5/6 [4] |
Bury the Pain is the fifth studio album by British thrash metal band Xentrix, released on 7 June 2019 in Europe and 21 June 2019 in North America, 25 years after their previous album Scourge. [5] [6] A music video was produced for the albums title track, "Bury the Pain". It marks the first album with new guitarist/vocalist Jay Walsh, replacing their previous member Chris Astley. In a post on the band's official Facebook page, they stated that by the end of 2015, Astley had no longer wanted to be a part of Xentrix and had left the band. [7] To promote their return, they released a single for the track "Bleeding Out" on streaming services. [8] [9]
Reception
Upon release, the album received praise from fans and critics alike. The Metal Wanderlust heralded it as a perfect return, saying that "it is simply the best thing the genre has to offer right now." Ending their review by stating that "EVERY fucking song is a ball tearing, arse raping, Thrash fest of the highest order. And it just gets better and better as it goes along." [10] Metal Forces Magazine was more critical and negative of the new release, criticizing its sound as being predictable and generic; Adding they’ve become archetypes and victims of the genre that has once again become crowded with sound-alikes. Though they did speak positive of Kristian "Stan" Havard's guitar work, they ended with "Bury the Pain does not teach us anything new and certainly doesn’t put the pretenders in their place, but Xentrix never had that ability previously anyway. And so as the ten tracks trudge by I can only act on instinct and cast the return of Xentrix to the wayside;Bury the Pain added to my pile of other Xentrix releases that have gathered dust over time." [11]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Xentrix, except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Bury the Pain" | 6:38 |
| 2. | "There Will Be Consequences" | 4:10 |
| 3. | "Bleeding Out" | 4:34 |
| 4. | "The Truth Lies Buried" | 6:39 |
| 5. | "Let the World Burn" | 5:15 |
| 6. | "The Red Mist Descends" | 5:12 |
| 7. | "World of Mouth" | 4:55 |
| 8. | "Deathless and Divine" | 4:07 |
| 9. | "The One You Fear" | 5:39 |
| 10. | "Evil by Design" | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 51:11 | |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Under the Blade" ( Twisted Sister cover) | Dee Snider | 4:15 |
| Total length: | 55:26 | ||
Personnel
Xentrix
- Jay Walsh – vocals, guitars
- Dennis Gasser – drums
- Chris Shires – bass
- Kristian "Stan" Havard – guitar
Production
- Dan Goldsworthy – artwork, layout
- Jaime Gomez Arellano – recording, mixing (track 10)
- Andy Sneap – producer, mixing, recording (drums)
- Russ Russell – mastering
- Martin Talbot – photography
- Phil Lokheart – photography
- Will Tudor – photography
References
- ^ Dan McHugh (10 June 2019). "ALBUM REVIEW: Bury The Pain - Xentrix". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Chris Jennings (15 May 2019). "Xentrix – Bury the Pain – Album Review". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Luxi Lahtinen (13 May 2019). "Review: Xentrix - Bury the Pain". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Kostas Kondis (18 September 2019). "Xentrix – Bury The Pain". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "XENTRIX To Release 'Bury The Pain' Album This Summer". Blabbermouth.net. 27 March 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Simon Bauer (27 March 2019). "XENTRIX - New album "Bury The Pain" is coming this summer". Rock Hard. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ "XENTRIX Parts Ways With Guitarist/Vocalist CHRIS ASTLEY, Announces Replacement". Blabbermouth.net. 15 July 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ "Listen To New XENTRIX Single 'Bleeding Out'". Blabbermouth.net. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Alexandria Michels (30 April 2019). "XENTRIX - 'Bleeding Out' single released". Rock Hard. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
- ^ Andrew Cook (27 July 2019). "Album Review: Bury the Pain – Xentrix". Retrieved 12 October 2022.
- ^ Neil Arnold. "Album Review XENTRIX – Bury The Pain (2019)". Retrieved 12 October 2022.