''This Is Exile'' is the second studio album by American

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. It was produced by Jonny Fay and the band itself and was released on July 8, 2008 through

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. This is the band's first album to feature guitarist Zach Householder.

Release and background

Upon the release of the record, its sales reached 5,900 in copies, which had it enter the

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chart at position 118. Three music videos for songs from the album were released. The video for "This Is Exile" was released on June 18, 2008. The music video for "Possession" was released on November 18, 2008 and shown on MTV2's '' Headbangers Ball''. The music video for "Eternal Refuge" was released on June 8, 2009. This album marked a change in the group's thematic material; while the two demos and the previous album '' The Somatic Defilement'' dealt with the Whitechapel murders, "This is Exile" moved past that and into anti-religious and corruption themes, the latter of which would be expanded up further in the next album. The song "This Is Exile" is available as downloadable content for '' Rock Band'', '' Rock Band 2'' and ''

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Rock Band official website. Retrieved 2009-7-20 The song is also used in the iPod Touch game, '' Tap Tap Revenge 3''.

Track listing

Credits

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Personnel

;Whitechapel * Phil Bozeman –

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* Ben Savage –

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* Alex Wade –

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* Zach Householder – guitar * Gabe Crisp – bass * Kevin Lane – drums ;Guest musicians * Guy Kozowyk (

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) – vocals on "Exalt" ;Production * Jonny Fay –

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, tracking,

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* Whitechapel – production * "

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" – mixing, mastering ;Artwork and design * Colin Marks – artwork * Whitechapel – artwork concept

Studios

* Backyard Studios in Milford, NH, US – tracking * Planet Z,

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, US – mixing, mastering

Charts

References

External links

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