The Height of Callousness
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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Released | October 10, 2000 | |||
Recorded | Mushroom Studios; Vancouver, B.C., Canada | |||
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Length | 37:10 | |||
Label | Roadrunner | |||
Producer | GGGarth Mike Sarkisyan Tommy Decker | |||
Spineshank chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Height of Callousness | ||||
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Reception
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic |
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"[2][3]. The album has sold over 150,000 units.
Track listing
- "Asthmatic" (Tommy Decker, Mike Sarkisyan) – 3:30
- "The Height of Callousness" (Decker, Sarkisyan) – 3:02
- "Synthetic" (Decker, Sarkisyan) – 3:09
- "New Disease" (Decker, Sarkisyan) – 3:14
- "(Can't Be) Fixed" (Decker, Sarkisyan) – 3:12
- "Cyanide 2600" (Jonny Santos, Robert Garcia, Decker, Sarkisyan)– 3:10
- "Play God" (Garcia, Santos, Sarkisyan) – 4:02
- "Malnutrition" (Decker, Sarkisyan) – 3:30
- "Seamless" (Santos) – 3:44
- "Negative Space" (Santos, Sarkisyan) – 2:39
- "Transparent" (Santos, Sarkisyan) – 3:53
Digipak bonus tracks
- "Perfect Ending" – 3:48
- "Full Circle" – 3:26
- "The Height of Callousness" (Force Fed Integrity mix) – 3:20
- "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
Musicians
- Jonny Santos – vocals
- Mike Sarkisyan – guitar, co-producer
- Robert Garcia – bass, backing vocals
- Tommy Decker – drums, electronics, co-producer
Credits
- 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 |