Unloved
Studio album by
Frontierer
Released27 July 2018
StudioOutlier Sound in Edinburgh, Scotland
GenreMathcore
Length56:23
ProducerPedram Valiani
Frontierer chronology
Orange Mathematics
(2015)		 Unloved
(2018)		 Oxidized
(2021)

Unloved is the second studio album by Scottish band Frontierer. On 27 July 2018, it was released independently through the group's Bandcamp account.[1] The album drew critical attention for its harshness and unrelenting tone.[2][3][4] Unloved was preceded by the digital singles titled, "Tumoric" and "Glitcher" in May and June respectively.[5][6][7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
KillYourStereo.com90/100[8]
Metal Storm8.3/10[9]
New-Transcendence9.5/10[10]

Joe Smith-Engelhardt of Exclaim! praised Unloved's aggression and "masterfully" executed breakdowns, writing, "If you're a fan of brutal beatdown riffs and demented experimental metal with a hardcore touch, Unloved is a necessary listen".[2] Rolling Stone's Christopher R. Weingarten also lauded the album's unrelenting harshness, describing it positively as "a hailstorm where time-signature confusion meets shrill noise-rock affects".[3] Metal Storm wrote that the aggression of the album was admirable, but criticized the running time for being too long and ultimately, unsustainable.[9] Daniel Cordova of Metal Injection wrote, "This album is nothing but breakdowns and chaos. It features some of the most fascinating and abrasive sounds I've heard on a record in a long, long time. The sounds on this hurt my brain almost as much as the band's name hurts my mouth to say."[11]

Accolades

Year Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
2018 Exclaim! "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums" 8 [2]
Rolling Stone "20 Best Metal Albums of 2018" 17 [3]

Track listing

All music written, composed, and produced by Frontierer[12]

No.TitleLength
1."Tumoric"3:31
2."Gower St."4:31
3."Fluorescent Nights"4:30
4."Designer Chemtrails"3:45
5."Glitcher"3:54
6."Heartless 101"5:24
7."The Destruction Artist"3:15
8."Unloved & Oxidized"5:34
9."Bombgnasher"4:09
10."Electric Gag"3:48
11."The Sound of the Dredge in Deathcount Woods"3:22
12."Neon Barnacle"3:46
13."Darkside Moonstroll"3:42
14."Reprogrammed Dawn"2:58
Total length:56:23

Personnel

Credits adapted from Unloved liner notes[12]

Frontierer

  • Pedram Valiani – guitars, production, writing, recording, mixing
  • Chad Kapper – vocals
  • Owen Hughes – drums
  • Dan Stevenson – guitars
  • Calum Craig – bass

Additional personnel

  • Brad Boatright – mastering
  • Meld – design
  • Justine Jones – additional performance
  • Sammy Urwin – additional performance
  • Michael Dafferner – additional performance
  • Greg Kubacki – additional performance

References

  1. ↑ Kennelty, Greg. "It's Time to Destroy Everything to Frontierer's New Album Unloved". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. 1 2 3 Smith-Engelhardt, Joe. "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. 1 2 3 Weingarten, Christopher R. "20 Best Metals Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  4. ↑ Weingarten, Christopher R. "Song You Need to Know: Frontierer, 'Gower St.'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  5. ↑ Kennelty, Greg. "Frontierer's New Song 'Tumoric' Is Hard Hitting, Chaotic Noise Metal". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  6. ↑ Kennelty, Greg. "Obliterate Everything to Frontierer's New Song 'Glitcher'". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  7. ↑ Nadler, Marissa. "6 New Songs You Need to Hear This Week: 6/29/18". Revolver. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ Sievers, Alex. "Frontierer – Unloved". KillYourStereo.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  9. 1 2 RaduP. "Frontierer – Unloved Review". Metal Storm. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  10. ↑ Welsh, Connor. "Review: Frontierer – Unloved (2018)". New-Transcendence. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  11. ↑ Cordova, Daniel. "The Weekly Injection: New Releases from Halestorm, Plini, Dee Snider, and More Out Today – 7/27". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  12. 1 2 Unloved (Digital liner notes). Frontierer. Self-released. 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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