''Healing'' is the debut album by the

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Ünloco Ünloco is an American nu metal band formed in Austin, Texas. History Ünloco was formed in 2000 by frontman vocalist Joey Dueñas, with Pete Navarrete on drums, Victor Escareño on bass, and Brian Arthur on guitar. That same year, the band relea ...

. It was released on March 20, 2001 via

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. ''Healing'' embraced an outlandish

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sound, which meshed appropriately with the band's aggressive, angst-ridden lyrics. Ünloco's first single, "Face Down", reflected Maverick's desire to highlight the band's reflective and acoustic edge. The songs "Panic" and "Nothing" were featured in the video game '' Test Drive: Off-Road Wide Open''.

Reception

Commercially, ''Healing'' failed to gather mainstream attention, and its release flew under the radar during the nu metal phase of the early 2000s period.

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's Michael Gallucci gave the album a highly negative one-and-a-half-star review, noting "There's no explanation for why anyone should listen to these neo-metal knuckleheads when there is already plenty of other

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macho men doing the same thing."

Track listing

While the CD credits only the four current band members Joey Duenas, Marc Serrano, Victor Escareno, and Peter Navarrete, the band also verbally credit former guitarist, Brian Arthur, for the writing of multiple songs, but have yet to officially release details specifying which band members wrote which songs.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Healing (Unloco album) 2001 debut albums Ünloco albums Maverick Records albums