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Whitechapel - The Valley CD
With The Valley, Whitechapel deliver one of the most intense and emotionally revealing albums of their career. The band’s seventh studio album was once again produced by Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder) and features striking artwork by Branca Studio, perfectly matching the record’s dark and introspective tone.
The album’s title refers to Hardin Valley, west of Knoxville, Tennessee, the place where vocalist Phil Bozeman grew up. Against this backdrop, The Valley confronts the trauma, hardship and emotional scars of Bozeman’s childhood head-on. Rather than shying away from the past, the record stands as a declaration of survival, resilience and self-confrontation. As guitarist Alex Wade explains, the band aimed to paint the clearest picture yet of Phil’s experiences, fully supporting the honesty and vulnerability behind the lyrics.
Musically, The Valley remains unmistakably Whitechapel while pushing the band’s sound forward. Crushing deathcore aggression collides with ominous, emotional guitar work, atmospheric passages and moments of unexpected restraint. The result is a dynamic and unsettling journey, brutal and nasty in one moment, then haunting, gentle and inviting in the next.
The Valley is more than just another Whitechapel album; it is a cathartic release, offering both the band and the listener a space for reflection, understanding and redemption through extreme music.
Product Details:
Seventh studio album by Whitechapel
Produced by Mark Lewis (Cannibal Corpse, The Black Dahlia Murder)
Artwork by Branca Studio
Format: CD (2019)
Genre: Deathcore
Label: Metal Blade
Manufacturer information
Metal Blade CEDC
Postfach 1263
73049 Eislingen
Germany
E-mail: peter@metalblade.de
