Terrifyer is the third studio album by American grindcore band Pig Destroyer. It was released in 2004 by Relapse Records.
| Terrifyer | ||||
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| Released | October 12, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | August 2002 – July 2004 | |||
| Studio | Brian Harvey's home Visceralsound (Bethesda, Maryland) | |||
| Genre | Grindcore | |||
| Length | 32:16 | |||
| Label | Relapse | |||
| Producer | Scott Hull | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Lambgoat |   [2] |
| PopMatters | positive[3] |
| Punknews.org |  [4] |
The album includes a second disc recorded in DVD-Audio and mixed with 5.1 surround sound. The disc contains one sludge metal song called "Natasha". The Japanese release of Terrifyer includes four bonus tracks, and includes "Natasha" as a second CD instead of a DVD. "Natasha" was reissued on a regular CD as a separate release in 2008. The album booklet features a six-page story of how Natasha became the "Terrifyer". Some copies of Terrifyer were released with a slip of paper on the cover to hide the artwork.
In 2017, Rolling Stone ranked Terrifyer as 88th on their list of "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time".[5] "Gravedancer" appeared on the Tony Hawk's American Wasteland soundtrack as a cut down 1:47 version (ending where the sample begins).
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by J. R. Hayes
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro" | 0:41 |
| 2. | "Pretty in Casts" | 1:16 |
| 3. | "Boy Constrictor" | 0:58 |
| 4. | "Scarlet Hourglass" | 0:57 |
| 5. | "Thumbsucker" | 1:33 |
| 6. | "Gravedancer" | 3:01 |
| 7. | "Lost Cause" | 0:54 |
| 8. | "Sourheart" | 0:53 |
| 9. | "Towering Flesh" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Song of Filth" | 0:41 |
| 11. | "Verminess" | 1:16 |
| 12. | "Torture Ballad" | 1:21 |
| 13. | "Restraining Order Blues" | 1:32 |
| 14. | "Carrion Fairy" | 2:30 |
| 15. | "Downpour Girl" | 1:30 |
| 16. | "Soft Assassin" | 1:27 |
| 17. | "Dead Carnations" | 1:30 |
| 18. | "Crippled Horses" | 1:34 |
| 19. | "The Gentleman" | 1:23 |
| 20. | "Crawl of Time" | 1:30 |
| 21. | "Terrifyer" | 2:12 |
| 22. | "Dress in Gasoline" (Japanese bonus track) | 1:56 |
| 23. | "The Cutting Room" (Japanese bonus track) | 0:51 |
| 24. | "Blurface" (Japanese bonus track) | 0:48 |
| 25. | "Doomspell" (Japanese bonus track) | 2:18 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Natasha" | 37:55 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Natasha" (DVD-Audio) | 37:55 |
Accolades
edit| Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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| Kerrang! | Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 2004 | 15
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| Loudwire | 10 Best Metal Albums of 2004 | 8
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| Loudwire | Top 100 Hard Rock and Heavy Metal Albums of the 21st Century | 51
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| Loudwire | Top 25 Extreme Metal Albums of All Time | 25
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| Rolling Stone | The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time | 88
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| Treblezine | Treble's Top 100 Metal Albums | 46
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Personnel
edit- Brian Harvey – drums
- J. R. Hayes – vocals, design
- Scott Hull – guitars, bass ("Natasha"), engineering, production, mastering
- Matthew Mills – solo ("Towering Flesh")
- Richard "Grindfather" Johnson – vocals ("Crawl of Time")
- Katherine Katz – vocals ("Lost Cause")
- Chris Taylor – art
- Jonathan Canady – design
- Matthew F. Jacobson – executive production
References
edit- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Terrifyer review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Cory. "Terrifyer review". Lambgoat. December 23, 2004. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Begrand, Adrien (October 24, 2004). "Pig Destroyer: Terrifyer". PopMatters. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Aubin, Paul (November 5, 2004). "Terrifyer review". Punk News. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "Rolling Stone Share Their Choices For 'The 100 Greatest Metal Albums Of All Time'". The PRP. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "Kerrang! Albums Of The Year 2004". Rock List Music. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Divita, Joe. "10 Best Metal Albums of 2004". Loudwire. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "Top 100 Hard Rock + Metal Albums of the 21st Century". Loudwire. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Divita, Joe. "Top 25 Extreme Metal Albums of All Time". Loudwire. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ Weingarten, Christopher. "The 100 Greatest Metal Albums of All Time". Rolling Stone. Retrieved July 17, 2019.
- ^ "Treble's Top 100 Metal Albums". Treblezine. Retrieved July 17, 2019.