''Degenerate'' is the third studio album by British

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band

Trigger the Bloodshed Trigger the Bloodshed are a British death metal band from Bath, England, formed in 2006. The band comprises guitarist Rob Purnell, vocalist Jonny Burgan, bassist Dave Purnell and drummer Dan Wilding. Trigger the Bloodshed has released three st ...

, released on 24 May 2010. It is the band's first album to feature Dan Wilding on drums; it was produced by Trigger the Bloodshed with Mark Daghorn, mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen.

Background

''Degenerate'' was recorded in early 2010, self-produced by the band with Mark Daghorn, mixed and mastered by the Danish producer Jacob Hansen. It was the band's first album that introduced drummer Daniel Wilding, formerly from the

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. ''Degenerate'' was also released in a six-panel digipack complete with a re-recorded bonus track of "Whited Sepulcher" from the band's debut album. A music video directed by Dave Kenny was released for the song "The Soulful Dead".

Reception

''Degenerate'' received widespread critical acclaim from critics. ''

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'' stated: "The record produces a hectic attack on the senses through the obvious avenues of rapid drums and hyperactive guitars and, though expected, produces immensely impressive results." ''

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'' commented the album: "Opening with the lurch 'n' smash grooves of 'A Vision Showing Nothing' (...)", "Still firmly in the hyper brutal camp of

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, the Trigger sound rarely relents, but a new found sense of melodic inciseiveness has its hands on the steering wheel throughout the dynamic but dense likes of Hollow Prophecy , A Sterile Existence and wickedly bleak closing track Until Kingdom Come" and stated about the album: "Another impressive show of enhanced strength and maturity", (...) "Forceful, confident, and defiantly extreme, ''Degenerate'' is exactly what British death metal needs."

Track listing

Personnel

;Trigger the Bloodshed * Jonny Burgan –

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* Rob Purnell –

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guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected stri ...

backing vocals A backing vocalist is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists. A backing vocalist may also sing alone as a lead-in to the main vocalist's entry or to sing a counter-melody. Backing vocalists are use ...

* Martyn Evans –

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* Dave Purnell – bass * Daniel Wilding –

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;Production * Mark Daghorn and Trigger the Bloodshed – production at Little Clacton and Cherry Wood Studios * Jacob Hansen – mixing and masteringTrigger the Bloodshed Recording New Album – 17 January 2010
, Blabbermout.net at Hansen Studios * Collin Marks – artworkTrigger the Bloodshed: New Album Details Revealed – 4 April 2010
, Blabbermouth.net * Martyn Evans – layout

References

External links

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Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'The Soulful Dead' Video Shoot

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