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They Fear Us
Studio album by
Ithaca
Released29 July 2022 (2022-07-29)
StudioThe Ranch Production House
GenreMetalcore, post-hardcore, progressive metal, black metal, screamo, shoegaze
Length35:04
LanguageEnglish
LabelHassle Records
ProducerLewis Johns
Ithaca chronology
The Language of Injury
(2019) 		They Fear Us
(2022)
Singles from They Fear Us
  1. "They Fear Us"
    Released: 4 February 2022
  2. "In the Way"
    Released: 5 April 2022
  3. "Camera Eats First"
    Released: 31 May 2022
  4. "The Future Says Thank You"
    Released: 21 July 2022
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Kerrang!5/5[1]
Metal Hammer[2]
New Noise Magazine[3]
Ox-Fanzine[4]
Pitchfork7.4/10[5]
Rock Hard5.5/10[6]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[7]

They Fear Us is the second and final studio album by British metalcore band Ithaca. It was released through Hassle Records on 29 July 2022.[8][1][9][10][11][12]

Thematically, the album is emotionally charged and deals with anger, revenge, depression, self-loathing, self-healing, and catharsis.[13][14][15] Musically, it has been described as pushing the boundaries of metallic hardcore, using elements from progressive metal, black metal, screamo, and, less frequently, shoegaze.[1][5][2][16]

The album received widespread critical acclaim; in particular, vocalist Djamila Boden Azzouz garnered praise for her adept harnessing of both clean and screamed singing styles, earning the band comparisons to Rolo Tomassi and Deftones.[1][5][2][7] Both Kerrang! and Metal Hammer placed it within their top three albums of 2022.[17][18] The latter also named it the year's best metalcore album.[19]

Three music videos have been released in support of the album, one for "They Fear Us", another for "Camera Eats First"[13][20] and, on 31 May 2023, one for "Fluorescent".[21]

Tracklist

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All tracks are written by Ithaca: Djamila Boden Azzouz, James Lewis, Will Sweet, Dom Moss, and Sam Chetan-Welsh

No.TitleGuest vocalist:Length
1."In the Way" 3:22
2."The Future Says Thank You" 3:38
3."They Fear Us" 4:10
4."Camera Eats First" 4:53
5."Cremation Party" 2:07
6."Number Five" 2:47
7."Fluorescent" 3:40
8."You Should Have Gone Back" 5:48
9."Hold, Be Held"Yansé Cooper4:34
Total length:35:04

Personnel

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From Ithaca's bandcamp:[8]

Ithaca

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  • Djamila Boden Azzouz – lead vocals
  • Sam Chetan-Welsh – guitar
  • Will Street – guitar
  • Dom Moss – bass guitar
  • James Lewis – drums

Additional musicians

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  • Yansé Cooper – vocals (on "Hold, Be Held")
  • Susie Wedderburn – brass
  • Hannah Ashman – woodwind and keyboard
  • Calum Muir – keyboard
  • Lewis Johns – keyboard and programming

Production and design

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  • Lewis Johns (The Ranch Production House) – production and mixing
  • Grant Berry (Fader Mastering) – mastering
  • Simon Small (Tunnel of Reverb) – additional vocal recordings
  • Martin "gingerdope" Wisniewska – photography
  • Kathryn Lewis – artwork and layout

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Album review: Ithaca – They Fear Us". Kerrang!. 28 July 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  2. ^ a b c Leaver, Elliot (25 July 2022). "Ithaca's They Fear Us: metallic hardcore firebrands stake their claim to greatness with stellar second album". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  3. ^ Lacuna, Nat (29 July 2022). "Album Review: Ithaca - They Fear Us". New Noise Magazine. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  4. ^ de Castro, Isabel Ferreira (October–November 2022). "Review - Ithaca - They Fear Us". www.ox-fanzine.de (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c "Ithaca: They Fear Us". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  6. ^ "They Fear Us - RockHard". www.rockhard.de (in German). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Review: Ithaca – They Fear Us". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  8. ^ a b "They Fear Us, by Ithaca". Bandcamp. Ithaca. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  9. ^ "They Fear Us by Ithaca". Genius. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  10. ^ They Fear Us – Ithaca | Releases | AllMusic, retrieved 15 April 2023
  11. ^ Ithaca – They Fear Us, Discogs, retrieved 15 April 2023
  12. ^ "Ithaca : They Fear Us". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  13. ^ a b Mills, Matt (22 July 2022). "Ithaca: 'We said: "Stop supporting racist bands". Our Facebook page was flooded with Nazis'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  14. ^ "Ithaca: "This is about divine feminine power"". Kerrang!. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  15. ^ Wilkes, Emma (8 November 2022). "Ithaca are pushing conversations around fatness and feminism to the forefront of metal". Alternative Press. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  16. ^ Hobson, Rich (4 February 2022). "Ithaca's empowering new single They Fear Us is "about inner power, femininity and why people should fear us"". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  17. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2022". Kerrang!. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  18. ^ Hobson, Rich; O'Boyle, Tom; McFee, Edwin; Chillingworth, Alec; Daly, Joe; Brennan, Adam; Travers, Paul; Hill, Stephen; Maughan, Sophie (26 December 2022). "The 50 best metal albums of 2022". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 14 April 2023.
  19. ^ Hobson, Rich; Leaver, Elliot; Brennan, Adam; Hill, Stephen; Young, Nik; Whelan, Kez; Mills, Matt; Leivers, Dannii (17 December 2022). "The 10 best metalcore albums of 2022". Metal Hammer. Louder. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  20. ^ "Ithaca share powerful new single and video, Camera Eats First". Kerrang!. June 2022. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
  21. ^ "Ithaca have announced their first-ever U.S. tour". Kerrang!. June 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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