Deviant (Pitchshifter album)

Deviant
Deviant
Studio album by Pitchshifter
Released	23 May 2000
Recorded	1999–2000
Studio	Pitchshifter Studios, Shabby Road, Nottingham, Eldorado Studios, Burbank
Genre	Industrial metal; nu metal; alternative metal; drum and bass;
Length	44:50
Label	MCA, Universal
Producer	Dave Jerden
Pitchshifter chronology
Pitchshifter studio album chronology

Deviant is the fifth album by the British industrial metal band Pitchshifter, released in 2000. It was a follow-up to the commercially successful album www.pitchshifter.com, but was seen by the record label as a disappointment. Promotional videos by DOSE Productions were made for the tracks "Hidden Agenda" and "Dead Battery". The track "Everything's Fucked" was originally released as "Everything Sucks".^[10] Jello Biafra makes an appearance on the track "As Seen on TV". By March 2002, the album had sold 33,000 copies in the U.S., just over half the amount www.pitchshifter.com had sold at the same time.^[11]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	5/10^[2]
earPollution	Favorable^[3]
Exclaim!	Mixed^[4]
Kerrang!	^[5]
Legends	Favorable^[6]
Metal Hammer	9/10^[7]
PopMatters	Mixed^[8]
Sea of Tranquility	^[9]

Before Deviant was released, a promotional sampler CD was released under the name 'Deviant Sampler'.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Condescension"	Jonathan Alan Carter, Jonathan Seth Clayden, James Donald Davies	3:12
2.	"Wafer Thin"	Pitchshifter	3:31
3.	"Keep it Clean"	Clayden, Davies	3:50
4.	"Forget the Facts"	Pitchshifter	3:16
5.	"Hidden Agenda"	Pitchshifter	4:16
6.	"Scene This"	Pitchshifter	3:52
7.	"Dead Battery"	Pitchshifter	3:45
8.	"As Seen on TV"	Pitchshifter	2:54
9.	"Everything's Fucked"	Pitchshifter	4:26
10.	"Chump Change"	Pitchshifter	3:45
11.	"Stronger"	Pitchshifter	3:37
12.	"P.S.I.cological"	Pitchshifter	4:37

Album cover

Pitchshifter's album cover used a picture of a painting by Gee Vaucher, who did artwork for Crass and Carcass. The painting shows a cross between the Pope John Paul II and Queen Elizabeth II. The album cover was banned in Poland, due to some of the public's response and complaints deeming the image offensive and insulting to the Pope. The band and MCA Records apologized and changed the artwork.

Personnel

Pitchshifter

J.S. Clayden – vocals, programming, engineering
Jim Davies – guitars
Mark Clayden – bass

Additional musicians

John Stanier - additional live drums
Jello Biafra – additional vocals (8)

Technical personnel

Johnny Carter – additional programming, engineering
Annette Cisneros – engineering
Elan Trujillo – assistant engineering
Steve Duda – additional programming, additional editing
Bryan "Dewey" Hall – guitar technician
The Drum Doctor – drum technician
Sarah Debord – studio assistance
Tony Santiago – studio assistance
Chris Jensen – studio assistance
Eddie Schreyer – mastering
Gee Vaucher – front cover original black and white painting
Howard – cover painting manipulation
Dave Willis – band photos
Tony Woolliscroft – band photos
The Huja Brothers – "Rat Bastard" comic

References

^ Henderson, Alex. Pitchshifter: Deviant > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
^ Young, Craig (June 2000). "Pitchshifter: Deviant". earPollution. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin (July 2000). "Pitchshifter - Deviant". Exclaim!. Retrieved 15 November 2014.
^ Fortnam, Ian (20 May 2000). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 802. EMAP. p. 43.
^ Century, Dan (October 2000). "Review: Pitchshifter – 'Deviant'". Legends. Archived from the original on 21 January 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
^ Silver, Dan (June 2000). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 79. UK: Future plc. p. 74.
^ Schabe, Patrick. "Pitchshifter: Deviant". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ Ward, Scott (3 December 2008). "Pitchshifter: Deviant". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 27 October 2014.
^ "Rule Britannia?". Facebook. Pitchshifter. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020. "Everything Sucks" came first, then we went back any recorded the sweary version; so there was no sanitizing for playability—quite the inverse, in fact
^ Blabbermouth (9 March 2002). "Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By Soundscan". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 18 October 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[allmusicrev-1] Henderson, Alex. Pitchshifter: Deviant > Overview at AllMusic. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[2] Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. p. 386. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.

[earpollutionrev-3] Young, Craig (June 2000). "Pitchshifter: Deviant". earPollution. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[exclaimrev-4] Stewart-Panko, Kevin (July 2000). "Pitchshifter - Deviant". Exclaim!. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

[5] Fortnam, Ian (20 May 2000). "Albums". Kerrang!. No. 802. EMAP. p. 43.

[legendsrev-6] Century, Dan (October 2000). "Review: Pitchshifter – 'Deviant'". Legends. Archived from the original on 21 January 2001. Retrieved 27 October 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

[7] Silver, Dan (June 2000). "Under the Hammer". Metal Hammer. No. 79. UK: Future plc. p. 74.

[popmattersrev-8] Schabe, Patrick. "Pitchshifter: Deviant". PopMatters. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[seaoftranquilityrev-9] Ward, Scott (3 December 2008). "Pitchshifter: Deviant". Sea of Tranquility. Retrieved 27 October 2014.

[10] "Rule Britannia?". Facebook. Pitchshifter. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 2 January 2020. "Everything Sucks" came first, then we went back any recorded the sweary version; so there was no sanitizing for playability—quite the inverse, in fact

[11] Blabbermouth (9 March 2002). "Metal/Hard Rock Album Sales In The US As Reported By Soundscan". Blabbermouth.net. Archived from the original on 18 October 2002. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

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