Statement (album)
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| Statement | ||||
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| Released | October 10, 2000 | |||
| Recorded | February 2000 at Elysian Studios, Boca Raton, Florida | |||
| Genre | Nu metal, rap metal | |||
| Length | 47:50 | |||
| Label | MCA | |||
| Producer | Jason Bieler | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
Statement is the major label debut, and second studio album by American nu metal band Nonpoint, and their third studio release overall.[2] It was their first album released through MCA Records (now Geffen Records). The album debuted No. 166 on the Billboard 200 charts.[citation needed] The first single from the album, "What a Day", peaked at No. 24 on the Mainstream Rock charts.
Statement is considered by Loudwire to be a stylistically typical release in the nu metal genre.[3] The album combines rap vocals with singing, and is regarded as a rap metal album. According to Alex Henderson of AllMusic: "Nonpoint's Statement very much reflects a time when metalheads grew up being obsessed with hip-hop. Most of the CD is forceful, abrasive rap-metal along the lines of (hed)p.e., Korn, and Limp Bizkit." The track "Orgullo" is rapped in Spanish.[4]
Critical reception
Alex Henderson of AllMusic wrote: "Nonpoint won't win any awards for innovation. But despite its limitations and its derivative nature, Statement gives listeners an exhilarating dose of rap-metal bombast."[4] Loudwire ranked it at #47 on its list of the top 50 nu-metal albums of all time: "Where this album fails to stand out sonically, it sure does make up for with an impressive vocal performance by frontman Elias Soriano. [...] Genuine fans of metal and rap alike, Nonpoint made something rock solid with their major label debut.[3]
