Unloved is the second studio album by Scottish band Frontierer. On 27 July 2018, it was released independently through the group's Bandcamp account.[1] The album drew critical attention for its harshness and unrelenting tone.[2][3][4] Unloved was preceded by the digital singles titled, "Tumoric" and "Glitcher" in May and June respectively.[5][6][7]

Unloved
Studio album by
Frontierer
Released27 July 2018
StudioOutlier Sound in Edinburgh, Scotland
GenreMathcore
Length56:23
ProducerPedram Valiani
Frontierer chronology
Orange Mathematics
(2015)
Unloved
(2018)
Oxidized
(2021)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
KillYourStereo.com90/100[8]
Metal Storm8.3/10[9]
New-Transcendence9.5/10[10]

Joe Smith-Engelhardt of Exclaim! praised Unloved's aggression and "masterfully" executed breakdowns, writing, "If you're a fan of brutal beatdown riffs and demented experimental metal with a hardcore touch, Unloved is a necessary listen".[2] Rolling Stone's Christopher R. Weingarten also lauded the album's unrelenting harshness, describing it positively as "a hailstorm where time-signature confusion meets shrill noise-rock affects".[3] Metal Storm wrote that the aggression of the album was admirable, but criticized the running time for being too long and ultimately, unsustainable.[9] Daniel Cordova of Metal Injection wrote, "This album is nothing but breakdowns and chaos. It features some of the most fascinating and abrasive sounds I've heard on a record in a long, long time. The sounds on this hurt my brain almost as much as the band's name hurts my mouth to say."[11]

Accolades

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Year Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
2018 Exclaim! "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums" 8 [2]
Rolling Stone "20 Best Metal Albums of 2018" 17 [3]

Track listing

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All music written, composed, and produced by Frontierer[12]

No.TitleLength
1."Tumoric"3:31
2."Gower St."4:31
3."Fluorescent Nights"4:30
4."Designer Chemtrails"3:45
5."Glitcher"3:54
6."Heartless 101"5:24
7."The Destruction Artist"3:15
8."Unloved & Oxidized"5:34
9."Bombgnasher"4:09
10."Electric Gag"3:48
11."The Sound of the Dredge in Deathcount Woods"3:22
12."Neon Barnacle"3:46
13."Darkside Moonstroll"3:42
14."Reprogrammed Dawn"2:58
Total length:56:23

Personnel

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Credits adapted from Unloved liner notes[12]

Frontierer

  • Pedram Valiani – guitars, production, writing, recording, mixing
  • Chad Kapper – vocals
  • Owen Hughes – drums
  • Dan Stevenson – guitars
  • Calum Craig – bass

Additional personnel

  • Brad Boatright – mastering
  • Meld – design
  • Justine Jones – additional performance
  • Sammy Urwin – additional performance
  • Michael Dafferner – additional performance
  • Greg Kubacki – additional performance

References

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  1. ^ Kennelty, Greg. "It's Time to Destroy Everything to Frontierer's New Album Unloved". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Smith-Engelhardt, Joe. "Exclaim!'s Top 10 Metal and Hardcore Albums". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  3. ^ a b c Weingarten, Christopher R. "20 Best Metals Albums of 2018". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 18, 2018.
  4. ^ Weingarten, Christopher R. "Song You Need to Know: Frontierer, 'Gower St.'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Kennelty, Greg. "Frontierer's New Song 'Tumoric' Is Hard Hitting, Chaotic Noise Metal". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  6. ^ Kennelty, Greg. "Obliterate Everything to Frontierer's New Song 'Glitcher'". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  7. ^ Nadler, Marissa. "6 New Songs You Need to Hear This Week: 6/29/18". Revolver. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  8. ^ Sievers, Alex. "Frontierer – Unloved". KillYourStereo.com. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  9. ^ a b RaduP. "Frontierer – Unloved Review". Metal Storm. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  10. ^ Welsh, Connor. "Review: Frontierer – Unloved (2018)". New-Transcendence. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  11. ^ Cordova, Daniel. "The Weekly Injection: New Releases from Halestorm, Plini, Dee Snider, and More Out Today – 7/27". Metal Injection. Retrieved January 5, 2019.
  12. ^ a b Unloved (Digital liner notes). Frontierer. Self-released. 2018. Retrieved January 5, 2019.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)