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'''''Agorapocalypse''''' is the fourth full-length studio album by American grindcore band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]]. It was released through [[Relapse Records]] on April 14, 2009, in the United States, and April 20 internationally.<ref name="ANb unveil details">{{cite news|url=http://www.bravewords.com/news/105289|title=Agoraphobic Nosebleed unveil details for Agorapocalypse|date=January 22, 2009|work=BW&BK|accessdate=April 18, 2009}}</ref> The album was recorded by ANb's guitarist [[Scott Hull]] at his Visceral Sound studios; Hull also wrote the drum parts using Toontrack's Drumkit from Hell in his digital audio workstation.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/archives/2009/02/an_interview_w_6.html|title=An interview with Scott Hull (Pig Destroyer / ANb)|date=February 23, 2009|publisher=BrooklynVegan}}</ref> This is also the band's first record to feature new vocalist Katherine Katz.<ref name="ANb unveil details" /> ''Agorapocalypse'''s cover artwork was designed by German illustrator Florian Bertmer.
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'''''Agorapocalypse''''' is the fourth full-length studio album by American grindcore band [[Agoraphobic Nosebleed]]. It was released through [[Relapse Records]] on April 14, 2009, in the United States, and April 20 internationally. The album was recorded by ANb's guitarist [[Scott Hull]] at his Visceral Sound studios; Hull also wrote the drum parts using Toontrack's Drumkit from Hell in his digital audio workstation. This is also the band's first record to feature new vocalist Katherine Katz. ''Agorapocalypse'''s cover artwork was designed by German illustrator Florian Bertmer.
  
 
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The cover art for ''Agorapocalypse'' was drawn by German illustrator Florian Bertmer, who had previously designed the covers for ANb's ''[[Bestial Machinery (Discography Volume 1)]]'', ''[[Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Kill the Client]]'' and the inner-sleeve illustration for the group's 1999 split with [[Converge]], ''[[The Poacher Diaries]]''.<ref name="Visions of disorder" /> Bertmer, vocalist J. Randall, and guitarist [[Scott Hull]] discussed the themes of the album art by phone and agreed to give it an "old-school [[thrashcore]] vibe", because of ANb's new musical direction. ''Agorapocalypse'''s design was also inspired by the Mad Marc Rude illustration for the Misfits' ''Earth A.D.'', which Bertmer defined as "insanely detailed".<ref name="Visions of disorder">{{cite journal|last=Bennett|first=J.|date=August 2009|title=Visions of disorder|journal=Revolver|publisher=Future|issue=83|pages=82|issn=1527-408X}}</ref> Bertmer also explained that "[he] tried to incorporate as many iconic characters to give the whole piece a claustrophobic appearance."<ref name="Album art of the week" />
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The cover art for ''Agorapocalypse'' was drawn by German illustrator Florian Bertmer, who had previously designed the covers for ANb's ''[[Bestial Machinery (Discography Volume 1)]]'', ''[[Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Kill the Client]]'' and the inner-sleeve illustration for the group's 1999 split with [[Converge]], ''[[The Poacher Diaries]]''. Bertmer, vocalist J. Randall, and guitarist [[Scott Hull]] discussed the themes of the album art by phone and agreed to give it an "old-school [[thrashcore]] vibe", because of ANb's new musical direction. ''Agorapocalypse'''s design was also inspired by the Mad Marc Rude illustration for the Misfits' ''Earth A.D.'', which Bertmer defined as "insanely detailed".
  
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Bertmer initially created an outline black-and-white ink drawing measuring 14 inches (36 cm) square; he spent about two weeks sketching and one week drawing, then colored it on a computer.<ref name="Visions of disorder" /> He stylized depictions of "nuclear war, drug use, police brutality, and a greedy businessman—the art is less shocking to the senses by its vivid colors and comic-like appearance."<ref name="Album art of the week"/> The green head in the middle of ''Agorapocalypse'''s cover art is based on a photo of Bertmer himself.<ref name="Album art of the week">{{cite web|url=http://www.noisecreep.com/2009/04/14/album-art-of-the-week-agoraphobic-nosebleed-agorapocalypse/|title=Album art of the week|last=DiNitto|first=Jay|date=April 14, 2009|work=Noisecreep|publisher=AOL}}</ref>
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Bertmer initially created an outline black-and-white ink drawing measuring 14 inches (36 cm) square; he spent about two weeks sketching and one week drawing, then colored it on a computer.He stylized depictions of "nuclear war, drug use, police brutality, and a greedy businessman—the art is less shocking to the senses by its vivid colors and comic-like appearance."The green head in the middle of ''Agorapocalypse'''s cover art is based on a photo of Bertmer himself.
  
 
==Release==
 
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To promote ''Agorapocalypse'', ANb made the album available for streaming in its entirety at "www.agorapocalypse.com" on April 13, 2009. ''Agorapocalypse'' was released through [[Relapse Records]], on April 14 in North America and April 20 internationally. The album was issued on CD, a limited edition LP packaged with a 12 inches (30 cm) square full-color, 28-page booklet, and a mailorder-only longbox CD set limited to 1,000 copies that includes a 18 in × 24 in (46 cm × 61 cm) full-color poster, four-piece pin set and 5 in × 2.25 in (12.7 cm × 5.7 cm) embroidered patch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://shop.relapse.com/store/product.aspx?ProductID=32378|title=Agorapocalypse limited edition longbox|publisher=Relapse Records|accessdate=August 13, 2010}}</ref> According to Nielsen SoundScan, ''Agorapocalypse'' sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, and peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard's'' Top Heatseekers chart.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118602|title='Agorapocalypse' First-Week Sales Revealed|date=April 22, 2010|work=Blabbermouth.net|accessdate=August 13, 2010}}</ref>
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To promote ''Agorapocalypse'', ANb made the album available for streaming in its entirety at "www.agorapocalypse.com" on April 13, 2009. ''Agorapocalypse'' was released through [[Relapse Records]], on April 14 in North America and April 20 internationally. The album was issued on CD, a limited edition LP packaged with a 12 inches (30 cm) square full-color, 28-page booklet, and a mailorder-only longbox CD set limited to 1,000 copies that includes a 18 in × 24 in (46 cm × 61 cm) full-color poster, four-piece pin set and 5 in × 2.25 in (12.7 cm × 5.7 cm) embroidered patch. According to Nielsen SoundScan, ''Agorapocalypse'' sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, and peaked at number 41 on the ''Billboard's'' Top Heatseekers chart.
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The Japanese edition included four bonus tracks, taken from their split with Insect Warfare.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=6708|title=Agoraphobic Nosebleed - Agorapocalypse review|author=jupitreas|date=April 14, 2009|work=Metal Storm|accessdate=April 10, 2013}}</ref>
 
  
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The Japanese edition included four bonus tracks, taken from their split with Insect Warfare.
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| rev1Score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="Grind troupe ANb" />
 
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| rev2Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite news|url={{Allmusic|class=album|id=r1504074|pure_url=yes}}|title=Agorapocalypse - Agoraphobic Nosebleed|last=Prato|first=Greg|work=Allmusic|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref>
 
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| rev3 = ''Baltimore City Paper''
 
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| rev3Score = favorable<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.citypaper.com/music/review.asp?rid=14746|title=Agorapocalypse review|last=Gardner|first=Lee|date=May 6, 2009|work=Baltimore City Paper|accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref>
 
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| rev4Score = {{rating|8|10}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090608000820/http://decibelmagazine.com/Content.aspx?ncid=292176|title=Agoraphobic Nosebleed|last=Harvell|first=Jess|work=Decibel Magazine|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref>
 
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| rev5Score = favorable<ref name="ExclaimReview">{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/musicreviews/generalreview.aspx?csid1=132&csid2=846&fid1=37902|title=Agorapocalypse review|last=Pratt|first=Greg|date=May 2009|work=Exclaim!|accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref>
 
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| rev6 = ''Eye Weekly''
 
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| rev6Score = favorable<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eyeweekly.com/blog/post/57725--tuesday-guide-april-14-2009|title=Agorapocalypse review|last=Hughes|first=Brian|date=April 14, 2009|work=Eye Weekly|publisher=Torstar|accessdate=November 11, 2009}}</ref>
 
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| rev7 = ''The Maine Campus''
 
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| rev7Score = A−<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mainecampus.com/2009/04/06/cd-review-agorapocalypse/|title=CD Review: Agorapocalypse|last=Page|first=Ryan|date=April 6, 2009|work=The Maine Campus|accessdate=June 25, 2011}}</ref>
 
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| rev8Score = 5/10<ref name="Grindcore failure" />
 
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| rev9Score = 8/10<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/agoraphobic-nosebleed-agorocalypse/ |title=Reviewed: Agoraphobic Nosebleed's Agorapocalypse |last=Begrand |first=Adrien |date=June 10, 2009 |publisher=PopMatters |accessdate=November 14, 2009}}</ref>
 
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| rev10Score = mixed<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=37005 |title=Agorapocalypse review |last=Wu |first=Brandon |date=April 10, 2009 |publisher=Washington City Paper |accessdate=June 25, 2011| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20110524184031/http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/display.php?id=37005| archivedate= 24 May 2011| deadurl= no}}</ref>
 
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Greg Pratt of ''Exclaim!'' magazine defined ''Agorapocalypse'' as "shockingly straight-ahead",<ref name="ExclaimReview" /> while About.com summarized the album by saying "''Agorapocalypse'' might lack a bit of the deviant vibe of ANb's past work, but there's still thrash, grind and a liberal dose of madness."<ref name="Grind troupe ANb" />
 
  
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Unlike ANb's previous releases, on ''Agorapocalypse'' the group slowed down its sound to a thrashcore style of the 1980s.<ref name="Grind troupe ANb">{{cite web|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/cdreviews/gr/agoraphobicnosebleed-agorapocalypse.htm|title=Agorapocalypse review|last=M. Norton|first=Justin|work=About.com|publisher=The New York Times Company|accessdate=November 13, 2009}}</ref> With this shift in sound, Cosmo Lee of Pitchfork Media was more critical, stating that "''Agorapocalypse'' is disappointingly listenable. Song lengths are up, exceeding two and three minutes, and the songwriting has diversified. Instead of simply beating listeners into a pulp, songs now speed up, slow down, and breathe."<ref name="Grindcore failure">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12933-agorapocalypse/|title=Agorapocalypse review|last=Lee|first=Cosmo|date=April 17, 2009|publisher=Pitchfork Media|accessdate=November 13, 2009| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20091104003656/http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/12933-agorapocalypse/| archivedate= 4 November 2009| deadurl= no}}</ref>
 
  
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*Josh Sisk - Photography
 
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Revision as of 11:59, 10 May 2021

Agorapocalypse is the fourth full-length studio album by American grindcore band Agoraphobic Nosebleed. It was released through Relapse Records on April 14, 2009, in the United States, and April 20 internationally. The album was recorded by ANb's guitarist Scott Hull at his Visceral Sound studios; Hull also wrote the drum parts using Toontrack's Drumkit from Hell in his digital audio workstation. This is also the band's first record to feature new vocalist Katherine Katz. Agorapocalypse's cover artwork was designed by German illustrator Florian Bertmer.

Artwork

The cover art for Agorapocalypse was drawn by German illustrator Florian Bertmer, who had previously designed the covers for ANb's Bestial Machinery (Discography Volume 1), Agoraphobic Nosebleed / Kill the Client and the inner-sleeve illustration for the group's 1999 split with Converge, The Poacher Diaries. Bertmer, vocalist J. Randall, and guitarist Scott Hull discussed the themes of the album art by phone and agreed to give it an "old-school thrashcore vibe", because of ANb's new musical direction. Agorapocalypse's design was also inspired by the Mad Marc Rude illustration for the Misfits' Earth A.D., which Bertmer defined as "insanely detailed".

Bertmer initially created an outline black-and-white ink drawing measuring 14 inches (36 cm) square; he spent about two weeks sketching and one week drawing, then colored it on a computer.He stylized depictions of "nuclear war, drug use, police brutality, and a greedy businessman—the art is less shocking to the senses by its vivid colors and comic-like appearance."The green head in the middle of Agorapocalypse's cover art is based on a photo of Bertmer himself.

Release

To promote Agorapocalypse, ANb made the album available for streaming in its entirety at "www.agorapocalypse.com" on April 13, 2009. Agorapocalypse was released through Relapse Records, on April 14 in North America and April 20 internationally. The album was issued on CD, a limited edition LP packaged with a 12 inches (30 cm) square full-color, 28-page booklet, and a mailorder-only longbox CD set limited to 1,000 copies that includes a 18 in × 24 in (46 cm × 61 cm) full-color poster, four-piece pin set and 5 in × 2.25 in (12.7 cm × 5.7 cm) embroidered patch. According to Nielsen SoundScan, Agorapocalypse sold around 1,300 copies in the United States in its first week of release, and peaked at number 41 on the Billboard's Top Heatseekers chart.

The Japanese edition included four bonus tracks, taken from their split with Insect Warfare.


Credits

Band members
  • Scott Hull – Guitars, Drum programming
  • Jay Randall – Vocals
  • Katherine Katz – Vocals
  • Richard Johnson – Bass, Vocals
Production
  • Matthew F. Jacobson - Producer
  • Scott Hull - Recording, Engineering, Mixing, Mastering
  • Florian - Artwork
  • Orion Landau - Layout
  • Brian Walsby - Artwork
  • Jose Carrasquillo - Artwork
  • Josh Sisk - Photography
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