The Flood (Of Mice & Men album)

The Flood
Studio album by Of Mice & Men
Released June 14, 2011
July 24, 2012 (reissue)
Recorded @ The Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana
Re: 2012, @ NRG Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre Metalcore
Length 39:24 (original release)
52:15 (2012 reissue)
Label Rise
Producer Joey Sturgis, Cameron Webb (reissue)
Of Mice & Men chronology
Of Mice & Men
(2010)		 The Flood
(2011)		 Restoring Force
(2014)
Singles from The Flood
  1. "The Depths"
    Released: June 14, 2012
Deluxe Reissue
Deluxe Reissue album cover

The Flood is the second full-length studio album by American metalcore band Of Mice & Men. It was released on June 14, 2011, through Rise Records.[1] On May 13, 2011 they released the song "Still YDG'N".[2] The album was leaked onto the internet on June 10, 2011, with Rise Records countering the leak by uploading the album on to their YouTube page 4 days before the release. The album debuted at No. 28 on the Billboard 200, selling over 13,000 copies in its first week, making it one of Rise Records' best-selling releases at the time. It is also the last release to feature clean vocalist Shayley Bourget. It marks a considerably heavier, technical musical approach from the band, and a stronger use of clean vocals from Bourget, having him lead two songs on the album (My Understandings, Purified).

The album was re-released on July 24, 2012. The re-release has four new songs, all written and performed without Bourget, new artwork, and the acoustic bonus track "When You Can't Sleep at Night".[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk68%[5]
Allmusic[6]
Alternative Press[7]
Kerrang![8]
Rock Sound8/10[9]

"The Flood" has been well received by critics. On Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100, the album currently holds a 70, based on five reviews, indicating generally positive reviews.[10] The album received 8/10 on Rock Sound, which described the album "A truly memorable, hip-shaking face-breaker of epic proportions." At Alternative Press, Phil Freeman rated the album three-and-a-half stars, and called the album "a genuine statement of artistic purpose."[7]

James Shotwell of underthegunreview.net awarded the album an 8.5/10,[11] saying, "While it has its moments of doubt, there is no denying the amount of hard work, passion, and emotion poured into every second of this record." The album also earned a score of 4/5 stars on Propertyofzack.com.[12]

Commercial performance

During its first week of sale, the album sold 15,000 copies in the United States. As of January 2014, the album had sold 139,000 copies in the United States.[13]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "O.G. Loko"   3:18
2. "Ben Threw"   3:11
3. "Let Live"   4:16
4. "Still YDG'N"   3:11
5. "My Understandings"   2:33
6. "Ohioisonfire"   3:08
7. "Purified"   3:35
8. "Product of a Murderer"   3:51
9. "Repeating Apologies"   3:43
10. "The Great Hendowski"   3:06
11. "I'm a Monster"   1:59
12. "When You Can't Sleep at Night" (Acoustic by Shayley Bourget, CD only bonus track) 3:32
Total length:
 39:24
Bonus CD on 2012 Deluxe Reissue
No. Title Length
1. "The Calm"   1:50
2. "The Storm"   4:05
3. "The Flood"   3:10
4. "The Depths"   3:46

Personnel

Of Mice & Men
Production
Deluxe Reissue

References

  1. ↑ "Of Mice And Men - The Flood CD @ Interpunk.com - The Ultimate Punk Music Store!". Interpunk.com. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  2. ↑ http://mindequalsblown.net/single-reviews/thoughts-on-new-of-mice-men-song-still-ydgn
  3. ↑ "Of Mice & Men Announce Album Re-release". Heavy Petal. 2012-05-14. Retrieved 2012-06-14.
  4. ↑ "The Flood - Of Mice & Men". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
  5. ↑ Beringer, Drew (June 19, 2011). "Absolute Punk review". Absolute Punk. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  6. ↑ Rovi. "Allmusic review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  7. 1 2 Freeman, Phil (2011). "Of Mice & Men – The Flood". Alternative Press (Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.). July 2011 (276): 110. ISSN 1065-1667. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  8. ↑ "Kerrang! review". Kerrang! (Kerrang!): 52. 2011. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
  9. ↑ Withers, Pete (June 24, 2011). "Of Mice & Men - The Flood Reviews - Rocksound". Rock Sound. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  10. ↑ "The Flood Reviews- Metacritic". Metacritic. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2013-07-02.
  11. ↑ Shotwell, James (June 3, 2011). "Under The Gun review". Under The Gun Review. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  12. ↑ Sharp, Tyler. "Of Mice & Men - The Flood (Reissue) review". Property of Zack. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  13. ↑ http://archive.is/uiT7M
  14. ↑ "The Flood - Of Mice & Men". AllMusic. 2011-06-14. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
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