''Venerable'' is the fourth
studio album
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by Canadian
noise rock band
KEN mode, released on 15 March 2011 through
Profound Lore on compact disc and
Init Records
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on vinyl. ''Venerable'' won in the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category at the
2012 Juno Awards
The Juno Awards of 2012 honoured Canadian music industry achievements in the latter part of 2010 and in most of 2011. The awards were presented in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada during the weekend of 31 March and 1 April 2012. A week of related events b ...
.
Critical reception
Accolades
Track listing
All lyrics written by Jesse Matthewson, all music written by KEN mode except "Flight of the Echo Hawk" co-written by KEN mode and Jahmeel Russell.
# "Book of Muscle" – 3:28
# "Obeying the Iron Will..." – 4:26
# "Batholith" – 3:33
# "The Irate Jumbuck" – 7:26
# "A Wicked Pike" – 2:51
# "Flight of the Echo Hawk" – 3:39
# "Never Was" – 8:16
# "The Ugliest Happy You've Ever Seen" – 3:03
# "Terrify the Animals" – 2:58
# "Mako Shark" – 2:58
Personnel
''Venerable'' album personnel adapted from CD liner notes.
KEN mode
* Jesse Matthewson – guitar, vocals
* Shane Matthewson – drums
* Chad Tremblay – bass, vocals
Additional musicians
*
Kurt Ballou –
slide guitar
Slide guitar is a technique for playing the guitar that is often used in blues music. It involves playing a guitar while holding a hard object (a slide) against the strings, creating the opportunity for glissando effects and deep vibratos tha ...
on "Terrify the Animals"
* Jahmeel Russell – composing on "Flight of the Echo Hawk"
Production
* Kurt Ballou – engineer, mixing
* Alan Douches – mastering
Artwork and design
* Julie Anne Mann – artwork
* Josh Graham – design, layout
*
Aaron Turner – KEN mode logo
References
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2011 albums
Profound Lore Records albums
KEN mode albums
Albums produced by Kurt Ballou