Like Sheep Led to Slaughter

Not to be confused with Like sheep to the slaughter.

Like Sheep Led to Slaughter
Studio album by Crisis
Released	May 25, 2004
Recorded	September 11–20, 2003 January 21–26, 2004
Studio	Desert Moon (Anaheim)
Genre	Avant-garde metal metalcore[1]
Length	46:43
Label	The End Children of Rage
Producer	Billy Anderson Crisis
Crisis chronology
The Hollowing (1997) Like Sheep Led to Slaughter (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles	7/10[3]
Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal	7/10[4]
Metal.de	7/10[5]
Metal Hammer	7/10[6]
Rock Hard	8/10[7]
The Salt Lake Tribune	A[8]
Terrorizer	8.5/10[9]

Like Sheep Led to Slaughter is the fourth and final studio album by American heavy metal band Crisis, released on May 25, 2004, through The End and Children of Rage Records.[10] Produced and recorded by Billy Anderson at Desert Moon Studios in Anaheim, California,[11] it was the band's first album in seven years and only release as a quintet, featuring second guitarist Jwyanza Hobson and drummer Josh Florian.

Music videos were produced for "Blood Burden" and "Waking the Dead".[12][13]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Karyn Crisis; all music is composed by Crisis.[14]

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Omen"	0:54
2.	"Waking the Dead"	3:09
3.	"A Graveyard for Bitches"	4:53
4.	"Nomad"	4:52
5.	"Politics of Domination"	4:30
6.	"Blood Burden"	2:58
7.	"Rats in a Maze"	1:17
8.	"Secrets of the Prison House"	6:37
9.	"Corpus Apocalypse"	4:32
10.	"Study in Cancer"	3:55
11.	"Exit Catacombs"	5:27
12.	"The Fate"	3:35
Total length:		46:43

Personnel

Adapted from liner notes.[14]

Crisis Karyn Crisis - vocals Afzaal Nasiruddeen - guitar Jwyanza Hobson - guitar Gia Chuan Wang - bass Josh Florian - drums Additional personnel Steve Borek - sitar (4, 12) Billy Anderson - chorus backing vocals (9) Daniel Dismal - guest vocals (10)

Production Billy Anderson - production, recording, mixing (at Desert Moon Studios) Patrick Miller - additional engineering Josh Florian - mastering (at The Mastering Lab, Hollywood) Artwork Karyn Crisis - artwork, photographs, layout, concept, spine sculpture Afzaal Nasiruddeen - cover and "Omen" photographs assistance Steve Conard - graphic manipulations, final layout, web graphics and concepts Paul Chacon - knives

References

1. SOS, Mike (November–December 2004). "Crisis: Like Sheep Led To Slaughter". In Music We Trust. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
2. Rivadavia, Eduardo (n.d.). "Like Sheep Led to Slaughter Review". AllMusic. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
3. Pratt, Greg (May 27, 2004). "Crisis - Like Sheep Led To Slaughter". bravewords.com. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
4. Popoff, Martin; Perri, David (2011). The Collector's Guide to Heavy Metal: Volume 4: The '00s. Burlington, Ontario, Canada: Collector's Guide Publishing. pp. 94–95. ISBN 9781-926592-20-6.
5. Sickinger, Norman (August 24, 2004). "Crisis - Like Sheep Led To Slaughter Review". metal.de. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
6. Bezer, Terry (September 2004). "Album Reviews". Metal Hammer. No. 130. UK: Future plc. p. 96. ISSN 0955-1190.
7. "Like Sheep Led to Slaughter". Rock Hard (in German). August 17, 2004. Retrieved November 1, 2024.
8. Wharton, Bryer (June 22, 2004). "Pop Top: Audio File". The Salt Lake Tribune. p. D8 – via newspapers.com.
9. Glasper, Ian (July 2004). "Selected & Dissected". Terrorizer. No. 121. Dark Arts Ltd. p. 62. ISSN 1350-6978.
10. Blabbermouth (March 4, 2004). "Crisis Set Release Date For 'Like Sheep Led To Slaughter'". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 30, 2024.
11. Blabbermouth (January 23, 2004). "CRISIS Putting The Finishing Touches To Their New Album". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
12. Blabbermouth (May 25, 2004). "CRISIS: 'Blood Burden' Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 26, 2024.
13. Blabbermouth (December 20, 2004). "CRISIS: 'Waking The Dead' Video Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved October 31, 2024.
14. Crisis (2004). Like Sheep Led to Slaughter (booklet). The End Records/Children of Rage Records. TE044.