The Flood (Of Mice & Men album)

The Flood
Studio album by
Of Mice & Men
ReleasedJune 14, 2011
StudioThe Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana
Genre
Length39:24
LabelRise
ProducerJoey Sturgis
Of Mice & Men chronology
Of Mice & Men
(2010) 		The Flood
(2011) 		Restoring Force
(2014)
Singles from The Flood
  1. "Still YDG'N"
    Released: May 13, 2011
  2. "Purified"
    Released: May 24, 2011
  3. "The Depths"
    Released: June 14, 2012
Deluxe reissue album cover
Artwork used for the deluxe reissue album cover.

The Flood is the second studio album by American rock band Of Mice & Men. It was released on June 14, 2011, through Rise Records and was produced by Joey Sturgis.[3] On May 13, 2011, they released the song "Still YDG'N".[4] 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 four days before the release. The album debuted at number 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 first album to feature rhythm guitarist Alan Ashby, as well as the last release to feature bassist and 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 three songs on the album ("My Understandings", "Purified" and "When You Can't Sleep at Night").

The album was re-released on July 24, 2012, and was produced by Cameron Webb. 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".[5]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic70/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Alternative Press[8]
Kerrang![9]
Rock Sound8/10[10]
Sputnikmusic4/5[2]

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.[11] 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."[8]

James Shotwell of underthegunreview.net awarded the album an 8.5/10,[12] 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.[13]

Commercial performance

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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.[14]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
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
Total length:35:52
CD bonus track
No.TitleLength
12."When You Can't Sleep at Night"3:32
Total length:39:24
Bonus CD on 2012 deluxe reissue
No.TitleLength
1."The Calm"1:50
2."The Storm"4:05
3."The Flood"3:10
4."The Depths"3:46
Total length:52:21

Personnel

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Of Mice & Men

  • Austin Carlile – unclean vocals, additional clean vocals on "Ben Threw", "My Understandings" and "The Flood"
  • Shayley Bourget – clean vocals, bass, acoustic guitar on "When You Can't Sleep at Night", additional guitars on "My Understandings"
  • Phil Manansala – lead guitar
  • Alan Ashby – rhythm guitar, bass on "The Calm", "The Storm", "The Flood" and "The Depths"
  • Valentino Arteaga – drums, percussion

Additional personnel

Additional personnel (deluxe reissue)

  • Cameron Webb – production
  • Joey Sturgis – mixing, mastering

Charts

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Chart performance for The Flood
Chart (2011) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[16] 28
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[17] 3
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[18] 5
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[19] 6

References

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  1. ^ "You Don't Know What I've Ben Threw: Revisiting Of Mice & Men's 2011 sophomore metalcore effort, "The Flood"". The New Fury. August 2, 2018. Retrieved December 12, 2021.
  2. ^ a b Scott, Brandon (September 19, 2022). "Of Mice and Men - The Flood (album review 3)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "Of Mice And Men - The Flood CD @ Interpunk.com - The Ultimate Punk Music Store!". Interpunk.com. June 14, 2011. Archived from the original on September 29, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  4. ^ "Thoughts on new Of Mice & Men song: "Still YDG'N"". May 17, 2011. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  5. ^ "Of Mice & Men Announce Album Re-release". Heavy Petal. May 14, 2012. Archived from the original on May 28, 2012. Retrieved June 14, 2012.
  6. ^ "The Flood - Of Mice & Men". Metacritic. Archived from the original on April 10, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  7. ^ Rovi. "Allmusic review". AllMusic. Archived from the original on August 9, 2012. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Freeman, Phil (2011). "Of Mice & Men – The Flood". Alternative Press. July 2011 (276). Alternative Press Magazine, Inc.: 110. ISSN 1065-1667. Archived from the original on December 26, 2013. Retrieved December 25, 2013.
  9. ^ "Kerrang! review". Kerrang!. Kerrang!: 52. 2011. Archived from the original on April 16, 2014. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  10. ^ Withers, Pete (June 24, 2011). "Of Mice & Men - The Flood Reviews - Rocksound". Rock Sound. Archived from the original on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  11. ^ "The Flood Reviews- Metacritic". Metacritic. June 14, 2011. Archived from the original on February 1, 2014. Retrieved July 2, 2013.
  12. ^ Shotwell, James (June 3, 2011). "Under The Gun review". Under The Gun Review. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  13. ^ Sharp, Tyler. "Of Mice & Men - The Flood (Reissue) review". Property of Zack. Archived from the original on April 25, 2013. Retrieved July 10, 2013.
  14. ^ "Archived". Archived from the original on January 29, 2014.
  15. ^ "The Flood - Of Mice & Men". AllMusic. June 14, 2011. Archived from the original on August 29, 2011. Retrieved November 29, 2011.
  16. ^ "Of Mice & Men Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  17. ^ "Of Mice & Men Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  18. ^ "Of Mice & Men Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
  19. ^ "Of Mice & Men Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved July 3, 2021.
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