Pain Is a Warning

Pain Is a Warning is the ninth album by Today Is the Day, released on August 16, 2011 by Black Market Activities.[3]

Pain Is a Warning
Studio album by
Today Is the Day
ReleasedAugust 16, 2011 (2011-08-16)
StudioGodcity Recording Studio, Salem, Massachusetts
Genre
Length43:24
LabelBlack Market Activities
ProducerSteve Austin
Today Is the Day chronology
Axis of Eden
(2007)		 Pain Is a Warning
(2011)		 Animal Mother
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
MetalSucks[1]
Revolver[2]

Background and Recording

Pain Is a Warning is considered by both fans and critics as the band's most accessible work. According to frontman Steve Austin, the intent of the album was to simply be "honest and raw".[4] In an interview with NPR, Austin described their mindset during the writing process of the album as "make up an idea, keep it, make the next idea and then connect it all together."[5]

Lyrically, the album was inspired by the 2007 financial crisis which, according to Austin in a video interview, nearly caused him and his family to go into poverty. The track "Remember to Forget" was written about Austin's mother, who at the time was suffering from Alzheimer's disease. The album's title was inspired from a conversation Austin had with his son.[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Steve Austin.

No.TitleLength
1."Expectations Exceed Reality"3:09
2."Death Curse"2:53
3."Pain Is a Warning"6:32
4."Wheelin'"2:38
5."The Devil's Blood"5:51
6."Remember to Forget"6:45
7."Slave to Serenity"6:14
8."This Is You"3:59
9."Samurai"5:23

Accolades
Year Publication Country Accolade Rank
2011TerrorizerUnited Kingdom "Albums of the Year"11[7]
"*" denotes an unordered list.

Personnel

Adapted from the Pain Is a Warning liner notes.[8]

Today Is the Day

Production and additional personnel

Release history
Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2011 Black Market Activities CD, LP BMA041

References
  1. O'Hagar, Sammy. "Pain Is A Warning: Perhaps, Once And For All, Today Is The Day For Today Is The Day". MetalSucks.net. MetalSucks. Retrieved 2011-08-05.
  2. Geist, Brandon. "Review: Today Is The Day - Pain Is A Warning". Revolvermag.com. Revolver Magazine. Retrieved 2011-08-10.
  3. "Pain Is a Warning". Allmusic. Retrieved July 6, 2015.
  4. Hume, Kiel. "Today is the Day's Steve Austin: The Exclaim! Questionnaire". Exclaim.ca. Exclaim. Retrieved 2011-08-22.
  5. Gotrich, Lars. "Song Premiere And Interview: Today Is The Day, 'Pain Is A Warning'". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 2011-07-09.
  6. "Interview: Steve Austin of Today Is The Day". InvisibleOranges.com. Invisible Oranges. Retrieved 2011-10-28.
  7. "Terrorizer 40 Albums of the Year 2011". Terrorizer. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  8. Pain Is a Warning (booklet). Today Is the Day. Revere, Massachusetts: Black Market Activities. 2011.CS1 maint: others (link)
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