They Fear Us Explained

They Fear Us
Type:studio
Artist:Ithaca
Cover:Ithaca They Fear Us 2022.jpg
Studio:The Ranch Production House
Genre:Metalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metal, black metal, screamo, shoegaze
Language:English
Label:Hassle Records
Producer:Lewis Johns
Prev Title:The Language of Injury
Prev Year:2019

They Fear Us is the second studio album by British metalcore band Ithaca. It was released through Hassle Records on 29 July 2022.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Thematically, the album is emotionally charged and deals with anger, revenge, depression, self-loathing, self-healing, and catharsis.[5] [6] [7] Musically, it has been described as pushing the boundaries of metallic hardcore, using elements from progressive metal, black metal, screamo, and, less frequently, shoegaze.[8] [9] [10]

The album received widespread critical acclaim; in particular, vocalist Djamila Boden Azzouz garnered praise for her adept harnessing of both clean and screamed singing styles, earning the band comparisons to Rolo Tomassi and Deftones.[11] Both Kerrang! and Metal Hammer placed it within their top three albums of 2022.[12] [13] The latter also named it the year's best metalcore album.[14]

Three music videos have been released in support of the album, one for "They Fear Us", another for "Camera Eats First"[15] and, on 31 May 2023, one for "Fluorescent".[16]

Personnel

From Ithaca's bandcamp:

Ithaca

Additional musicians

Production and design

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: They Fear Us, by Ithaca . 2023-04-15 . . Ithaca .
  2. Web site: Album review: Ithaca – They Fear Us . 2023-04-15 . . 28 July 2022 .
  3. Web site: They Fear Us by Ithaca . 2023-04-15 . .
  4. Web site: Ithaca : They Fear Us . 2023-04-15 . Spirit of Metal.
  5. News: Mills . Matt . 22 July 2022 . Ithaca: 'We said: "Stop supporting racist bands". Our Facebook page was flooded with Nazis' . . 2023-04-15 . 0261-3077.
  6. Web site: Ithaca: "This is about divine feminine power" . 2023-04-15 . . 27 July 2022 . en.
  7. Web site: Wilkes . Emma . Ithaca are pushing conversations around fatness and feminism to the forefront of metal . 2023-04-15 . . 8 November 2022 .
  8. Web site: Ithaca: They Fear Us . 2023-04-15 . .
  9. Web site: Leaver . Elliot . 25 July 2022 . Ithaca's They Fear Us: metallic hardcore firebrands stake their claim to greatness with stellar second album . 2023-04-14 . . Louder .
  10. Web site: Hobson . Rich . 4 February 2022 . Ithaca's empowering new single They Fear Us is "about inner power, femininity and why people should fear us" . 2023-04-15 . . Louder .
  11. Web site: Review: Ithaca – They Fear Us . 2023-04-15 . Sputnikmusic.
  12. Web site: The 50 best albums of 2022 . 2023-04-14 . . 19 December 2022 . en.
  13. Web site: Hobson . Rich . O'Boyle . Tom . McFee . Edwin . Chillingworth . Alec . Daly . Joe . Brennan . Adam . Travers . Paul . Hill . Stephen . Maughan . Sophie . 26 December 2022 . The 50 best metal albums of 2022 . 2023-04-14 . . Louder .
  14. Web site: Hobson . Rich . Leaver . Elliot . Brennan . Adam . Hill . Stephen . Young . Nik . Whelan . Kez . Mills . Matt . Leivers . Dannii . 17 December 2022 . The 10 best metalcore albums of 2022 . 2023-04-15 . . Louder .
  15. Web site: Ithaca share powerful new single and video, Camera Eats First . 2023-04-15 . . June 2022.
  16. Web site: Ithaca have announced their first-ever U.S. tour . 2023-06-08 . . June 2023 .