The Height of Callousness is the second album by the American industrial metal band Spineshank. It was released on October 10, 2000 by Roadrunner Records. The title is taken from a phrase in A Clockwork Orange.
The Height of Callousness | ||||
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Studio album by Spineshank | ||||
Released | October 10, 2000 | |||
Recorded | 2000 | |||
Studio | Mushroom Studios; Vancouver, B.C. | |||
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Length | 37:10 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
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Spineshank chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Height of Callousness | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
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Blabbermouth.net | 8/10[2] |
Allmusic gave the album 2.5 stars out of 5 but praised the band's energy, saying that "The Height of Callousness is a super-charged silver bullet of 11 aggressive tracks that will get your blood flowing as if you're engaged in a stock car race gone haywire." CMJ described the album as: "Machine-charged cybercore with computerized samples aligning the band with the likes of Fear Factory and Rammstein".[3] The album has sold over 150,000 units.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tommy Decker and Mike Sarkisyan, except where noted.
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Asthmatic" | 3:30 | |
2. | "The Height of Callousness" | 3:02 | |
3. | "Synthetic" | 3:09 | |
4. | "New Disease" | 3:14 | |
5. | "(Can't Be) Fixed" | 3:12 | |
6. | "Cyanide 2600" | Jonny Santos, Robert Garcia, Decker, Sarkisyan | 3:10 |
7. | "Play God" | Santos, Garcia, Sarkisyan | 4:02 |
8. | "Malnutrition" | 3:30 | |
9. | "Seamless" | Santos | 3:44 |
10. | "Negative Space" | Santos, Sarkisyan | 2:39 |
11. | "Transparent" | Santos, Sarkisyan | 3:53 |
No. | Title | Length |
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12. | "Perfect Ending" | 3:48 |
13. | "Full Circle" | 3:26 |
14. | "The Height of Callousness" (Force Fed Integrity Mix) | 3:20 |
15. | "Asthmatic" (Punctured Lung Mix) | 4:29 |
Note: On the American version of the digipak release, track 15 was changed from "The Height of Callousness" (Fist Fuck Integrity mix) to "Asthmatic" (Punctured Lung mix).
Personnel
- Spineshank
- Jonny Santos – vocals
- Mike Sarkisyan – guitar, co-producer
- Robert Garcia – bass, backing vocals
- Tommy Decker – drums, electronics, co-producer
- Production
- GGGarth – Producer
- Ted Jensen – Mastering
- Andre "The German" Wahl – Engineering
- Scott Ternan – Assistant engineer
- Anthony "Fu" Valcic - programming
- Frank Gryner – Mixing, Additional recording, Additional programming
- Scott Humphrey – Mixing, Additional recording, Additional programming
- Amir Derakh - song arrangement
- Dan Burns – Assistant mixer
- Ben "Hairy Toes" Kaplan – Digital editing
- Alex "The Condor" Aligizakis – Assistant digital editor
Chart positions
Album
Year | Chart | Position |
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2000 | Heatseekers | 13 |
Billboard 200 | 183 | |
Top Independent Albums | 23 | |
2001 | UK Albums Chart | 104 |
Single(s)
Year | Single | Chart | Position |
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2001 | "New Disease" | Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks | 33 |
UK Singles Chart | 84 |
References
- ^ "The Height of Callousness - Spineshank". Allmusic.
- ^ {{cite web|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|last=Krgin|first=Borivoj|url=https://www.blabbermouth.net/cdreviews/the-height-of-callousness/%7Ctitle=CD Reviews - The Height Of Callousness Spineshank|accessdate=July 8, 2021}
- ^ 9/11/00, p.34