Quietly (album)

Quietly is the third studio album by the atmospheric sludge metal band Mouth of the Architect. Recorded at Red Room Recording and Woodshed Studios in Seattle, WA, it was released on Translation Loss Records on 22 July 2008.

This article is about an album. For the general term, see Quiet. For the single by the Guano Apes, see Quietly (song).
Quietly
Studio album by
Mouth of the Architect
Released22 July 2008
Recorded2008 at Red Room Recording and Woodshed Studios, Seattle, WA
GenreSludge metal
Length55:46
LabelTranslation Loss
ProducerChris Common
Mouth of the Architect chronology
The Ties That Blind
(2006)		 Quietly
(2008)		 Dawning
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com [1]
Lambgoat(8/10) [2]
Rock Sound(9/10) [3]
Sonicfrontiers.net(very positive) [4]

Following the departure of Gregory Lahm, original guitarist Alex Vernon returned to the band alongside new guitarist Steve Brooks. Kevin Schindel joined as permanent bassist. This left Watkins and Mann as the sole remaining members who recorded previous album The Ties That Blind. "Generation of Ghosts" features vocals by Julie Christmas (Battle of Mice, Made Out of Babies).

The album was released on gatefold CD, limited edition 300 translucent and rainbow splatter double LP and limited edition 700 solid black and white swirl double LP.

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Quietly"10:34
2."Hate And Heartache"7:33
3."Pine Boxes"3:55
4."Guilt And The Like"7:39
5."Generation Of Ghosts" (feat. Julie Christmas)10:08
6."Rocking Chairs And Shotguns"6:52
7."Medicine"1:58
8."A Beautiful Corpse"7:04

Personnel
  • Alex Vernon – vocals, guitar
  • Steven Brooks – vocals, guitar
  • Kevin Schindel – vocals, bass guitar
  • Jason Watkins – vocals, keyboards
  • Dave Mann – drums
  • Julie Christmas – vocals (track 5)
  • Chris Common – producer, engineer, mixer
  • Ed Brooks – mastering
  • Faith Coloccia – drawings, design, photography

References
  1. About.com review
  2. Lambgoat review
  3. Rock Sound review Archived August 23, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
  4. Sonicfrontiers review Archived August 13, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
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