| This Is Exile | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 8, 2008 (2008-07-08) | |||
| Recorded | March 2008 | |||
| Studio | Backyard Studios,Milford, NH,US | |||
| Genre | Deathcore | |||
| Length | 43:04 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Whitechapel, Jonny Fay | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [1] |
| Rock Hard | 8/10[2] |
This Is Exile is the second studio album by Americandeathcore bandWhitechapel. It was produced by Jonny Fay and the band itself and was released on July 8, 2008 throughMetal Blade Records. This is the band's first album to feature guitarist Zach Householder.
Upon the release of the record, its sales reached 5,900 in copies, which had it enter theBillboard Top 200 chart at position 118.[3] Three music videos for songs from the album were released. The video for "This Is Exile" was released on June 18, 2008.[3] The music video for "Possession" was released on November 18, 2008 and shown onMTV2'sHeadbangers 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 albumThe 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 forRock Band,Rock Band 2 andRock Band 3.[4] The song is also used in theiPod Touch game,Tap Tap Revenge 3.
All lyrics are written by Phil Bozeman; all music is composed by Whitechapel.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Father of Lies" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "This Is Exile" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Possession" | 5:04 |
| 4. | "To All That Are Dead" | 3:38 |
| 5. | "Exalt" (featuring Guy Kozowyk) | 3:06 |
| 6. | "Somatically Incorrect" | 3:11 |
| 7. | "Death Becomes Him" (instrumental) | 3:19 |
| 8. | "Daemon (The Procreated)" | 3:13 |
| 9. | "Eternal Refuge" | 3:42 |
| 10. | "Of Legions" (instrumental) | 2:44 |
| 11. | "Messiahbolical" | 7:23 |
| Total length: | 43:04 | |
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| USBillboard 200[5] | 118 |
| USTop Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[6] | 13 |
| USHeatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 2 |
| USIndependent Albums (Billboard)[8] | 14 |
