Divided By (album)

Divided By is the debut studio album by Canadian metalcore band Structures, released on October 24, 2011 by Sumerian Records. It was produced by Will Putney and recorded at the Machine Shop in Belleville. It was the only album to feature vocalist Nick Xourafas and bassist Spencer MacLean.

Divided By
Studio album by
Structures
ReleasedOctober 24, 2011
StudioThe Machine Shop, Belleville, NJ
GenreMetalcore
Length32:54
LabelSumerian
ProducerWill Putney
Structures chronology
All of the Above
(2010)		 Divided By
(2011)		 Life Through a Window
(2014)
Singles from Divided By
  1. "Hydroplaning"
    Released: October 4, 2011

Background and promotion

Their first and only single "Hydroplaning" preceded the album on October 4, 2011.[1] A music video for their track "Paralyzed___" was released on July 10, 2012.[2]

Between April and May 2012, the band played with Veil of Maya, Betraying the Martyrs and Vildhjarta on their first tour of Europe.[3] In November, the band played in Europe again next to Parkway Drive, Emmure and The Word Alive. In May 2013, the band played another tour of Canada with Texas in July, Northlane and Intervals. Later that month they also performed an Australian and New Zealand tour, however their tour manager Alex Lidstone replaced Nick Xourafas, who was unable to attend due to passport issues.[4]

The album was eventually released on October 24 and contains uncredited guest vocals from Despised Icon vocalist Alex Erian and Ion Dissonance vocalist Kevin McCaughey on the track "Clockwork", the track "Relapse; Signs." contained guest vocals from Frankie Palmeri of Emmure.[5]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Lamb Goat5/10[6]
New Transcendence4/5[7]

The album received mixed to favorable reviews. New Transcendence praised the album in a 4/5 review and said: "This album is heavy, in your face, features amazing guest vocalists, and the band is on a great label."[7] David Keevill of Lamb Goat gave it 5/10, noting that it copies many popular metal and metalcore tropes, he also criticized the music production saying "the dreadful clipping and the levels that are amped up beyond belief are almost an album ruiner."[6]

Track listing

Track listing adapted from Spotify.[8]

No.TitleLength
1."Atlas[t]"2:09
2."Hydroplaning"3:20
3."Encounter..."3:38
4."Paralyzed__"3:34
5."In Pursuit of"3:20
6."Clockwork"2:55
7."Relapse; Signs."2:52
8."Tunnel Vision"2:53
9."I.N.T.E.N.T."4:43
10."/"3:30
Total length:32:54

Personnel

Credits retrieved from AllMusic.[9]

Charts
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Heatseekers (Billboard)[10] 12
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References
  1. "Structures - Hydroplaning (Single)". Spirit of Metal Webzine. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
  2. Sumerian Records (July 10, 2012). "Structures - Paralyzed___ (Official Music Video)". Retrieved 17 February 2019 – via YouTube.
  3. benanne (February 9, 2012). "Vildhjarta, Veil of Maya, Volumes, Structures to tour Europe in May". Got Djent. Archived from the original on March 19, 2012. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  4. KANE_H (May 31, 2013). "Structures vocalist to miss Australian tour". Kill Your Stereo. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  5. Gordon, Austin (October 24, 2011). "Structures: Divided By". Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  6. Keevill, David (December 11, 2011). "STRUCTURES 'Divided By' Album Review". Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  7. "REVIEW: Struc/Tures – Divided By". New Transcendence. November 9, 2011. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  8. "Divided By by Structures on Spotify". Spotify. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  9. "Divided By - Structures". AllMusic. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  10. "Structure Chart History". Billboard magazine. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
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