Brainwashed (While She Sleeps album)

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Brainwashed
Studio album by
While She Sleeps
Released23 March 2015
GenreMetalcore
Length45:53
Label
ProducerCarl Bown
While She Sleeps chronology
This Is the Six
(2012) 		Brainwashed
(2015) 		You Are We
(2017)
Singles from Brainwashed
  1. "New World Torture"
    Released: 27 October 2014
  2. "Four Walls"
    Released: 26 November 2014
  3. "Trophies of Violence"
    Released: 15 January 2015
  4. "Our Legacy"
    Released: 15 March 2015
  5. "Brainwashed"
    Released: 17 August 2015

Brainwashed is the second studio album by British metalcore band While She Sleeps. It was released on 23 March 2015 through Search and Destroy Records. The album was produced by Carl Bown.

Release and promotion[edit]

Four tracks taken from the album were revealed prior to release, each with accompanying videos that were available to download instantly from iTunes. "New World Torture",[1] "Four Walls" (premiered exclusively on Gigwise),[2] "Trophies of Violence"[3] and "Our Legacy".[4] To support the album, the band embarked on a co-headline tour with Cancer Bats in April 2015, while also playing 2015's Warped Tour.

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dead Press![5]
Hit the Floor[6]
Kerrang![7]
Metal Hammer[8]
Rock Sound[9]

The album received positive reviews from critics. Tony Bliss from Dead Press! rated the album positively calling it: "Brainwashed is a rallying call, harnessing the intense power of all their past personal pressure and recapturing that thrumming, era defining vitality which sees them remain scene kingpins. We can tell that While She Sleeps have come back from the very brink, and they sound all the more unified for it. A more than welcome return."[5]

Commercial performance[edit]

The album was included at number 27 on Rock Sound's top 50 releases of 2015 list.[10]

Track listing[edit]

Standard CD[11]
No.TitleLength
1."The Divide"0:52
2."New World Torture"4:40
3."Brainwashed"3:28
4."Our Legacy"4:07
5."Four Walls"5:07
6."Torment"3:48
7."Kangaezu Ni"1:21
8."Life in Tension"3:41
9."Trophies of Violence"5:01
10."No Sides, No Enemies"5:05
11."Method in Madness"3:54
12."Modern Minds"4:49
Total length:45:53
Deluxe edition
No.TitleLength
1."The Divide"0:52
2."New World Torture"4:40
3."Your Evolution" (bonus track)4:44
4."Brainwashed"3:28
5."We Are Alive at Night" (bonus track)1:03
6."Our Legacy"4:07
7."Four Walls"5:07
8."Torment"3:48
9."Kangaezu Ni"1:21
10."Life in Tension"3:41
11."Trophies of Violence"5:01
12."No Sides, No Enemies"5:05
13."The Woods" (bonus track)2:29
14."Method in Madness"3:54
15."Modern Minds"4:49
Total length:54:16

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from Discogs.[12]

Release history[edit]

Country Date Label Format
United Kingdom 23 March 2015 Search and Destroy Records CD
United States 21 April 2015 Razor & Tie

References[edit]

Citations
  1. ^ Carter, Emily. "WHILE SHE SLEEPS ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM; STREAM NEW WORLD TORTURE". www.kerrang.com. Bauer Media. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  2. ^ Trendell, Andrew. "PREMIERE: WHILE SHE SLEEPS UNVEIL VIDEO FOR 'FOUR WALLS'". www.gigwise.com. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  3. ^ Carter, Emily. "WHILE SHE SLEEPS RELEASE TROPHIES OF VIOLENCE LYRIC VIDEO". www.kerrang.com. Bauer Media Agency. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  4. ^ "WHILE SHE SLEEPS DROP VIDEO FOR OUR LEGACY". metalhammer.teamrock.com. Teamrock. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  5. ^ a b Bliss, Tony. "ALBUM REVIEW: While She Sleeps – Brainwashed". Dead Press!. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. ^ Borucki, Matt. "While She Sleeps – Brainwashed Album Review". Hit the Floor. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  7. ^ Mcmahon, James (18 March 2015). "While She Sleeps Brainwashed". No. 1560. Bauer Media Agency.
  8. ^ Morton, Luke (15 April 2015). "While She Sleeps Brainwashed". No. 268. Teamrock LTD.
  9. ^ Barrett, Max (April 2015). "While She Sleeps Brainwashed". No. 198. Rock Sound.
  10. ^ Bird, ed. 2016, p. 25
  11. ^ "While She Sleeps Music". wssofficial.com/. Archived from the original on 11 April 2015. Retrieved 25 March 2015.
  12. ^ "While She Sleeps Brainwashed". Discogs. Retrieved 19 April 2021.
Sources
  • Bird, Ryan, ed. (January 2016). "Top 50 Releases of the Year". Rock Sound (208). London: Freeway Press Inc. ISSN 1465-0185.
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