Take It Like a Man (album)

Take It Like a Man
Studio album by Butcher Babies
Released August 21, 2015
Recorded November 2014—April 2015
Genre Groove metal
Length 44:57
Label Century Media Records
Producer Logan Mader
Butcher Babies chronology
Goliath
(2013)		 Take It Like a Man
(2015)
Singles from Take It Like a Man
  1. "Monsters Ball"
    Released: June 10, 2015
  2. "Never Go Back"
    Released: July 11, 2015
  3. "Igniter"
    Released: October 19, 2015

Take It Like a Man is the second album by the American heavy metal band Butcher Babies. It was released on August 21, 2015 through Century Media Records.[1]

History

On November 5, 2014, the band announced that they had begun work on their upcoming second studio album.[2] The band completed work on the album on April 3, 2015.[3] The band revealed that the album was a return to their thrash metal roots.[4] The band also revealed the new album will feature a rerecorded version of their first single from 2010, "Blonde Girls All Look the Same".[5]

On June 10, 2015, the band revealed the title of their upcoming album to be Take It Like a Man, and also released the first single of the album, "Monsters Ball",[6] despite original plans to release 'Never Go Back" as the lead single.[7] The band revealed that the record label and management expressed dislike for the album title and artwork, and that the band had to fight to keep them.[8][9] Regarding the album title, vocalist Carla Harvey said:

On June 26, the band released a music video for the lead single, "Monsters Ball".[10] On July 11, the band released the song "Never Go Back" as the second single of the album.[11] On October 19, the band released a music video for the song "Igniter".[12]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Monsters Ball"   3:57
2. "Igniter"   2:46
3. "The Cleansing"   3:55
4. "The Butcher"   3:58
5. "Gravemaker"   4:41
6. "Thrown Away"   3:38
7. "Never Go Back"   3:28
8. "Marquee"   4:19
9. "Blood Soaked Hero"   3:36
10. "Dead Man Walking"   4:37
11. "For the Fight"   3:20
12. "Blonde Girls All Look the Same" (Rerecorded from Blonde Girls All Look the Same single) 2:42
13. "Serpents Or Disciples" (Japanese Bonus Track) 0:45
Total length:
 44:57

Personnel

Butcher Babies
Production

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[13] 177

References

  1. ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES To Release 'Take It Like A Man' Album In August; 'Monsters Ball' Song Streaming". Blabbermouth.net. June 11, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  2. ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES Are Working On 'Honest' And 'Raw' Sophomore Album". Blabbermouth.net. November 5, 2014. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  3. ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES Complete Work On New Album". Blabbermouth.net. April 3, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  4. ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES Went Back To Their Thrash Metal 'Roots' On Upcoming Album". Blabbermouth.net. April 3, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  5. ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES' 'Take It Like A Man' To Include Reworked Version Of Band's First Single 'Blonde Girls All Look The Same'". Blabbermouth.net. June 18, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  6. ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES: New Song 'Monsters Ball' To Premiere This Wednesday". Blabbermouth.net. May 4, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  7. ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES To Release 'Never Go Back' Single In June". Blabbermouth.net. May 18, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  8. ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES: Our Record Label And Management Hate Title Of Our New Album". Blabbermouth.net. May 13, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
  9. ↑ "BUTCHER BABIES 'Had To Fight' For New Album Title And Artwork". Blabbermouth.net. May 26, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2015.
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  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Butcher Babies – Take It Like a Man" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved August 28, 2015.
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