You Will Never Be One of Us
2016 studio album by Nails
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
You Will Never Be One of Us is the third studio album by American hardcore punk band Nails, released on June 17, 2016. It is the band's first album issued through Nuclear Blast Records.[3] It is their longest release to date at 21 minutes, and features their longest song, "They Come Crawling Back", which runs for eight minutes. The record was produced by Kurt Ballou of Converge.
| You Will Never Be One of Us | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 17, 2016 | |||
| Recorded | December 27, 2015–January 6, 2016 | |||
| Studio | God City | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 21:43 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Kurt Ballou | |||
| Nails chronology | ||||
| ||||
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 87/100[4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [5] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[6] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[7] |
| Metal Hammer | [8] |
| Metal Injection | 9.5/10[9] |
| MetalSucks | [10] |
| Pitchfork | 7.8/10[11] |
| Rock Sound | 8/10[12] |
| The Quietus | Very positive[13] |
You Will Never Be One of Us received critical acclaim upon its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an average score of 87, based on 9 reviews, indicating universal acclaim.[4]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Year | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| The A.V. Club | The A.V. Club's Top 50 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 16[14] |
| Rolling Stone | 20 Best Metal Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 12[15] |
| Metal Hammer | The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 13[16] |
| Metal Injection | Metal Injection Writers' Overall Top 20 Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 11[17] |
| LA Weekly | The Top 10 Metal Albums of 2016 | 2016 | 1[18] |
Track listing
All music and lyrics by Nails, except "Friend to All" ("a couple of lyrics" by Necros) and "They Come Crawling Back" (outro music written by Dead Black).
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You Will Never Be One of Us" | 1:29 |
| 2. | "Friend to All" | 0:45 |
| 3. | "Made to Make You Fail" | 0:55 |
| 4. | "Life Is a Death Sentence" | 1:39 |
| 5. | "Violence Is Forever" | 3:26 |
| 6. | "Savage Intolerance" | 1:46 |
| 7. | "In Pain" | 1:01 |
| 8. | "Parasite" | 0:55 |
| 9. | "Into Quietus" | 1:33 |
| 10. | "They Come Crawling Back" | 8:14 |
| Total length: | 21:43 | |
Personnel
Nails
- Todd Jones – guitars, vocals
- John Gianelli – bass guitar, backing vocals
- Taylor Young – drums, additional vocal engineering
Additional contributors
- Kurt Ballou – production, engineering, mixing
- Brad Boatright – mastering
- Jimmy Hubbard – photography
- Scott Magrath – design, layout
- WHTHD – artwork
Charts
| Chart (2016) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[19] | 93 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[20] | 127 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[21] | 168 |
| UK Albums (Official Charts)[22] | 142 |
| US Billboard 200[23] | 127 |