NEWS – Whitechapel Guitarist on the Recording of Their Last Album

Tennessee-formed deathcore band Whitechapel released their latest album, A New Era of Corruption, through Metal Blade Records in June, which saw them teaming up with producer Jason Suecof (who has previously worked with the likes of Chimaira, Luna Mortis and Mutiny Within). The album has received mixed reviews from both fans and critics, with Rock Sounds stating ‘they have sampled the breadth of their genre creating a metal record both balanced and deep.’

In an interview with Metal Underground, guitarist Alex Wade commented on the relatively fast process of recording the album; “It was supposed to be a month, but we actually got it done around three weeks. It went way faster than we thought it would. It took about three weeks to record This Is Exile, but the last day we were there, we were still recording bass and stuff. It was down to the wire. We just barely go that one finished in the allotted amount of time that we had. This one, it was like “Well, it’s been three weeks. We were supposed to stay four, but we’re done, so I guess we’re just gonna go.” We just left and we let Jason do his thing and he started mixing. It was good because he’s a busy producer, so it gave him a chance to jump on the mix earlier and spend more time on the mix rather than having to rush through it.”

Regarding working with Suecof, Wade added; “I wasn’t personally exepecting (sic) it to turn out as good as it did, but working with Jason Suecof definitely helped us find our sound. He had a lot of good ideas and a lot of input on the album. We didn’t use every single idea he had, but he definitely helped us out and he actually worked with us as a producer instead of someone that just records your album. It definitely helps to have an outside opinion on the album. I’m super stoked on the album. I’m super stoked on how people are accepting it, and hopefully the next album’s better.”