Youthanize

Youthanize is the first full-length album by grindcore band The Color of Violence. It was released under Epitaph Records on April 7, 2009.[4] The album was made purely for fun as guitarist and vocalist stated, "It may not be groundbreaking, and it may not sell any copies, but we tried to be ourselves and experiment, and we're all really happy with the way it turned out, so fuck it."[1]

Youthanize
Studio album by The Color of Violence
Released	April 7, 2009
Recorded	Winter 2008
Genre	Grindcore,[1] mathcore, screamo
Length	28:30
Label	Epitaph
Producer	Travis Richter, Lee Dyess, Derek Bloom

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Alternative Press	[2]
Artistdirect	[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rock Music" (Pixies cover)	1:53
2.	"Large Hardon Collider"	2:13
3.	"God Gave Me Deeze Nutz"	1:24
4.	"Me and My Enormous Spiritual Erection"	1:56
5.	"Youthanize"	1:57
6.	"Christina, Christina" (featuring Matt Mehana of I Set My Friends On Fire)	1:38
7.	"Create a Merkaba, and Get Me Outta Here!"	2:01
8.	"Crapandemic"	2:50
9.	"Even I Use to Be Sex"	1:26
10.	"Look! I Made It! I'm Dating an Actress!"	4:37
11.	"Un-cool" (Hidden track)	6:35
Total length:		28:30

Personnel

Credits for Youthanize adapted from Allmusic.[5]

Musicians

The Color of Violence Travis Richter – lead vocals, guitars, composer Derek Bloom – drums, guitars, bass guitar, percussion, keyboards, synthesizers, programming, composer

Session musicians Matt Mehana – composer, vocals on "Christina, Christina" Matt Manning – bass guitar, additional vocals Wes Borland – bass guitar Josh Lasseter – backing vocals

Production

Lee Dyess – production, mixing, engineering, tambourine Dan Shike – mastering Travis Richter – production Derek Bloom – production Nabil Moo – production Nick Pritchard – artwork, design

Joey Antillion – composer Chad Crews – composer Matt Good – composer Charles Thompson – composer Jon Syverson – composer, drums Joel Croan – composer, drums

References

1. "The Color of Violence Make Their Debut" (February 19, 2009) Epitaph Records website. Retrieved on May 1, 2009.
2. Jesse Raub. "// AP: REVIEWS - Colorfully far from last". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on January 2, 2010. Retrieved January 2, 2010.
3. Alex Walmsley. "Album Reviews: Youthanize by The Color of Violence - ARTISTdirect Music". Artistdirect. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
4. DeAndrea, Joe."The Color of Violence Release Info" AbsolutePunk.net. Retrieved on February 22, 2009.
5. "Youthanize - The Color of Violence". Allmusic. Retrieved 13 October 2010.