The Cleansing (Suicide Silence album)

The Cleansing
Studio album by
Suicide Silence
ReleasedSeptember 18, 2007 (2007-09-18)
Recorded2007
Studio• Recorded at King Size Soundlabs (Los Angeles, California)
• Produced and mixed at Antfarm Studio (Åbyhøj, Denmark)
GenreDeathcore[1]
Length43:58
LabelCentury Media
ProducerTue Madsen
Suicide Silence chronology
Suicide Silence
(2005) 		The Cleansing
(2007) 		No Time to Bleed
(2009)
Singles from The Cleansing
  1. "The Price of Beauty"
    Released: August 26, 2007
  2. "No Pity for a Coward"
    Released: October 12, 2007
  3. "Bludgeoned to Death"
    Released: February 28, 2008
  4. "Unanswered"
    Released: October 20, 2008
  5. "Green Monster"
    Released: December 2008
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Blabbermouth.net[3]
Chronicles of Chaos[4]

The Cleansing is the debut studio album by American deathcore band Suicide Silence. The album was released on September 18, 2007 through Century Media Records. Upon its release it debuted at #94 on the Billboard Top 200, selling 7,250 copies within the first week, and became one of the best-selling debut albums in Century Media's history.

The album is noted for its unique engineered style, as it was tracked live in-studio as opposed to being recorded track-by-track. The Cleansing was recorded at King Size Soundlabs in Los Angeles with engineer John Travis and was produced and mixed by Danish producer Tue Madsen.

  1. ^ Smith-Engelhardt, Joe (January 8, 2021). "30 deathcore albums from the 2000s that define the genre". Alternative Press. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
  2. ^ The Cleansing review. Allmusic
  3. ^ "Roadrunner Records Page Not Found". Roadrunner Records Official Website. {{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
  4. ^ "CoC : Suicide Silence - The Cleansing : Review". www.chroniclesofchaos.com.