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{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject_Albums -->
| Name = Whales and Leeches
| type = Studio
| Type = Studio
| artist = [[Red Fang]]
| Artist = [[Red Fang]]
| cover = Whales_and_Leeches.jpg
| Cover =
| alt =
| Released = October 15, 2013
| released = October 15, 2013
| recorded = Type Foundry Studio, Portland and Walker, Portland.
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| Genre = [[Heavy Metal]], [[Stoner Rock]]
| Length = 41:14
| venue =
| Label = [[Relapse Records]]
| studio =
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| genre = [[Stoner metal]]
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| Last album = ''[[Murder the Mountains]]'' <br /> (2011)
| length = 41:14
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| This album = '''''Whales and Leeches''''' <br /> (2013)
| label = [[Relapse Records|Relapse]]
| Next album =
| producer = [[Red Fang]], Chris Funk
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| prev_title = [[Murder the Mountains]]
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = [[Only Ghosts]]
| next_year = 2016
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Whales and Leeches
| type = Studio
| single1 = Crows in Swine
| single1date = September 2012
| single2 = Blood Like Cream
| single2date = August 27, 2013
| single3 = No Hope
| single3date = September 23, 2013
}}
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|rev1=[[Allmusic]]
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|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}<ref>http://www.allmusic.com/album/whales-and-leeches-mw0002571122</ref>
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'''''Whales and Leeches''''' is the third album by the American [[stoner metal]] band [[Red Fang]], released in 2013 on [[Relapse Records]].
'''''Whales and Leeches''''' is the third album by the American [[stoner metal]] band [[Red Fang]], released in 2013 on [[Relapse Records]].


==Track listing==
==Track listing==
{{track listing
{{tracklist
| all_writing = Aaron Beam, Maurice Bryan Giles, David Sullivan and John Sherman, except where noted.
| title1 = DOEN
| title1 = DOEN
| length1 = 3:18
| length1 = 3:18
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| length6 = 2:44
| length6 = 2:44
| title7 = Dawn Rising
| title7 = Dawn Rising
| writer7 = Beam, Giles, Sullivan, Sherman, Mike Scheidt
| length7 = 7:01
| length7 = 7:01
| title8 = Failure
| title8 = Failure
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| length11 = 4:40
| length11 = 4:40
}}
}}

{{track listing
| headline = Deluxe edition CD bonus tracks
| title12 = Murder the Mountains
| length12 = 1:54
| title13 = Black Water
| length13 = 4:40
}}

{{track listing
| headline = iTunes deluxe edition
| title14 = It's Always There
| length14 =
}}

==Critical reception==
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{{music ratings
| MC = 71/100<ref name="www.metacritic.com">{{cite web|title=Red Fang "Whales and Leeches" review|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/whales-and-leeches/red-fang|publisher=www.metacritic.com| accessdate =2014-05-25}}</ref>
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|rev1=[[Allmusic]]
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|rev1score={{rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic">{{Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/whales-and-leeches-mw0002571122|title=Whales and Leeches review by AllMusic|author=Gregory Heaney|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref>
|rev2=Pitchfork
|rev2score= {{rating|5|10}}<ref name="Pitchfork">{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/18396-red-fang-whales-and-leeches/|title=Whales and Leeches review by Pitchfork|date=23 October 2013|author=Grayson Currin|publisher=Pitchfork|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref>
|rev3=[[Exclaim!]]
|rev3Score={{rating|7|10}}<ref name="Exclaim!">{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/red_fang-whales_leeches|title=Whales and Leeches review by Exclaim!|author=Natalie Zina Walschots|date=25 October 2013|publisher=Exclaim.ca|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref>
|rev4=Punknews
|rev4Score={{rating|3.5|5}}<ref name="Punknews">{{Cite web|url=https://www.punknews.org/review/12215/red-fang-whales-and-leeches|title=Tori Pederson|date=16 October 2013|publisher=Punknews.org|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref>
}}
There was a high level of critical reception for the album, with reviews varying from mixed to positive.

''[[Quietus]]'' felt that the album was appreciable by a broad audience with its catchy refrains but was repetitive and lacked the substance of the band's prior works.<ref name="Quietus">{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/13763-red-fang-whales-and-leeches-review|title=Whales and Leeches review by Quietus|author=Tom O'Boyle|date=4 November 2013|publisher=Quietus|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref>

Punknews was slightly positive, again raising concerns that certain songs were repetitive. However ''Blood Like Cream'' was exulted as their catchiest song to date. Overall, the reviewer notes that though the album is indistinguishable from others in the genre, for those who like "loud sludgy [[riff]]s, face-melting solos and [[Ozzy Osbourne|Ozzy]]-esque vocal [[Hook (music)|hooks]], Red Fang will satisfy your appetite".<ref name="Punknews"/>

''[[Exclaim!]]'' had mostly positive comments on the album, stating that though similar in nature to their prior music, the music was a major refinement on prior efforts, to form a particularly aggressive variation of [[stoner rock]].<ref name="Exclaim!"/>

''[[AllMusic]]'' reported positively, feeling that Red Fang had managed to operate on two levels with the release, managing "to get [[Psychedelic music|psychedelic]] without abandoning the non-stop riff-fests that made their first two albums such a welcome change of pace". In doing so, it was rated with other successful stand outs of the genre for retaining quality while adding complexity, coupled with being suitable for a wider range of audiences.<ref name="AllMusic"/>

[[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] had mixed or negative analysis of the album. While the technical competence of Red Fang were appreciated, an absence of substance in the music, coupled with extreme repetitiveness, was felt to make the album difficult going and unsuitable for repeat listening.<ref name="Pitchfork"/>

==Personnel==
;Red Fang
* Aaron Beam – bass, vocals, additional guitars, production
* Maurice Bryan Giles – guitars, vocals, production
* David Sullivan – guitars, production
* John Sherman – drums, production

;Additional musicians
*[[Roger Joseph Manning Jr.]] – keyboards, piano, and synthesizer on "Crows in Swine"
* [[Mike Scheidt]] – vocals on "Dawn Rising"
* [[Pall Jenkins]] – vocals and musical saw on "Every Little Twist"

;Production personnel
* Chris Funk – production, engineering, organ, synthesizer, tambourine
* Graeme Gibson – engineering
* Adam Selzer – engineering
* Vance Powell – mixing
* Eddie Spear – mixing assistant
* Pete Lyman – mastering
* Orion Landau – artwork, layout


==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}}


[[Category:2013 albums]]
<references/>
[[Category:Red Fang albums]]
[[Category:Relapse Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 06:21, 27 August 2023

Whales and Leeches
Studio album by
Red Fang
ReleasedOctober 15, 2013
RecordedType Foundry Studio, Portland and Walker, Portland.
GenreStoner metal
Length41:14
LabelRelapse
ProducerRed Fang, Chris Funk
Red Fang chronology
Murder the Mountains
(2011) 		Whales and Leeches
(2013) 		Only Ghosts
(2016)
Singles from Whales and Leeches
  1. "Crows in Swine"
    Released: September 2012
  2. "Blood Like Cream"
    Released: August 27, 2013
  3. "No Hope"
    Released: September 23, 2013

Whales and Leeches is the third album by the American stoner metal band Red Fang, released in 2013 on Relapse Records.

Track listing

[edit]

All tracks are written by Aaron Beam, Maurice Bryan Giles, David Sullivan and John Sherman, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."DOEN" 3:18
2."Blood Like Cream" 3:33
3."No Hope" 2:58
4."Crows in Swine" 3:01
5."Voices of the Dead" 2:43
6."Behind the Light" 2:44
7."Dawn Rising"Beam, Giles, Sullivan, Sherman, Mike Scheidt7:01
8."Failure" 4:57
9."1516" 3:37
10."This Animal" 2:42
11."Every Little Twist" 4:40
Deluxe edition CD bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Murder the Mountains"1:54
13."Black Water"4:40
iTunes deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
14."It's Always There" 

Critical reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork[3]
Exclaim![4]
Punknews[5]

There was a high level of critical reception for the album, with reviews varying from mixed to positive.

Quietus felt that the album was appreciable by a broad audience with its catchy refrains but was repetitive and lacked the substance of the band's prior works.[6]

Punknews was slightly positive, again raising concerns that certain songs were repetitive. However Blood Like Cream was exulted as their catchiest song to date. Overall, the reviewer notes that though the album is indistinguishable from others in the genre, for those who like "loud sludgy riffs, face-melting solos and Ozzy-esque vocal hooks, Red Fang will satisfy your appetite".[5]

Exclaim! had mostly positive comments on the album, stating that though similar in nature to their prior music, the music was a major refinement on prior efforts, to form a particularly aggressive variation of stoner rock.[4]

AllMusic reported positively, feeling that Red Fang had managed to operate on two levels with the release, managing "to get psychedelic without abandoning the non-stop riff-fests that made their first two albums such a welcome change of pace". In doing so, it was rated with other successful stand outs of the genre for retaining quality while adding complexity, coupled with being suitable for a wider range of audiences.[2]

Pitchfork had mixed or negative analysis of the album. While the technical competence of Red Fang were appreciated, an absence of substance in the music, coupled with extreme repetitiveness, was felt to make the album difficult going and unsuitable for repeat listening.[3]

Personnel

[edit]
Red Fang
  • Aaron Beam – bass, vocals, additional guitars, production
  • Maurice Bryan Giles – guitars, vocals, production
  • David Sullivan – guitars, production
  • John Sherman – drums, production
Additional musicians
Production personnel
  • Chris Funk – production, engineering, organ, synthesizer, tambourine
  • Graeme Gibson – engineering
  • Adam Selzer – engineering
  • Vance Powell – mixing
  • Eddie Spear – mixing assistant
  • Pete Lyman – mastering
  • Orion Landau – artwork, layout

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "Red Fang "Whales and Leeches" review". www.metacritic.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  2. ^ a b Gregory Heaney. "Whales and Leeches review by AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  3. ^ a b Grayson Currin (23 October 2013). "Whales and Leeches review by Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  4. ^ a b Natalie Zina Walschots (25 October 2013). "Whales and Leeches review by Exclaim!". Exclaim.ca. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  5. ^ a b "Tori Pederson". Punknews.org. 16 October 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
  6. ^ Tom O'Boyle (4 November 2013). "Whales and Leeches review by Quietus". Quietus. Retrieved 18 January 2019.
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