The Darker Side of Nonsense
| The Darker Side of Nonsense | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 5, 2001 | |||
| Studio | Red Clay Studios, Suffern, New York; BearTracks Studios, Suffern, New York | |||
| Genre | Nu metal[1][2] | |||
| Length | 44:04 | |||
| Label | Roadrunner | |||
| Producer | Eddie Wohl | |||
| Dry Kill Logic chronology | ||||
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| Singles from The Darker Side of Nonsense | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Kerrang! | [4] |
The Darker Side of Nonsense is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Dry Kill Logic. It was released on June 5, 2001,[3] by Roadrunner Records and was the band's only release on that label.[5] The album spent two weeks on the Billboard Independent Albums chart, peaking at number 27.[6]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Cliff Rigano, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nightmare" | Scott Thompson, Phil Arcuri | 3:06 |
| 2. | "Feel the Break" | Thompson | 3:07 |
| 3. | "Pain" | Thompson, Dave Kowatch, Arcuri | 2:59 |
| 4. | "Nothing" | Thompson, Arcuri | 3:29 |
| 5. | "Assfault" | Thompson, Arcuri | 3:20 |
| 6. | "Weight" | Thompson, Kowatch | 4:06 |
| 7. | "A Better Man Than Me" | Thompson, Arcuri, Rigano | 2:55 |
| 8. | "Rot" | Arcuri, Thompson, Rigano | 4:32 |
| 9. | "Track 13" | Rigano, Arcuri | 2:42 |
| 10. | "Give Up, Give in, Lie Down" | Arcuri, Kowatch | 3:30 |
| 11. | "The Strength I Call My Own" | Thompson, Arcuri, Rigano | 3:02 |
| 12. | "Goodnight" (lyrics by Arcuri, Rigano) | Arcuri | 7:16 |
Personnel
Dry Kill Logic
- Cliff Rigano - vocals
- Scott Thompson - guitars
- Dave Kowatch - bass guitar
- Phil Arcuri - drums, additional guitars
Production
- Rob Caggiano – guitar, harmony vocals, mixing, engineer, percussion, noise, producer
- George Marino – mastering
- Eddie Wohl – keyboards, producer, mixing, engineer
- Steve Regina – producer, mixing, engineer
- Daniel Moss – photography
- The Collective - design
- Alexander Kneselac - illustration
- Bob Burns, Jr. – guitar
- J-Sin – vocals
- Dry Kill Logic – main performer
- J.P. Sheganoski – engineer
- Matt Myhal – harmony vocals
References
- ^ Terry Bezer, "Album Review: Dry Kill Logic - The Darker Side of Nonsense". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 22, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015., July 25, 2001
- ^ Emperor Rhombus (July 21, 2022). "10 Surprisingly Hard Tracks From Nu-Metal Records That Were Lost to Time". MetalSucks. Retrieved July 21, 2022.
- ^ a b "The Darker Side of Nonsense - Dry Kill Logic". Allmusic.
- ^ Silver, Dan (June 16, 2001). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 857. UK: EMAP. pp. 32–33.
- ^ Margaret Schwartz (June 18, 2001). "Darker Side of Nonsense review". PopMatters. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Independent Albums: The week of July 7, 2001". Billboard.com. Retrieved January 22, 2019.