Sidewinder (album)

Sidewinder
Studio album by Superheist
Released	3 May 2019
Genre	Nu metal rap metal djent[1] hip hop[2] EDM[3]
Label	Black Mountain Music
Producer	dw Norton
Superheist chronology
Ghosts of the Social Dead (2016) Sidewinder (2019) MMXX (2022)
Singles from Sidewinder
"The Riot" Released: 1 April 2019

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Hysteria Mag	[3]
Heavy Mag	[2]
Loud Magazine	78/100[1]

Sidewinder is the fourth album from Australian nu metal band Superheist, released on 3 May 2019 through Black Mountain Music.[4] The album was announced on 1 April 2019 alongside the release of the first single "The Riot", and a music video for the track was released on the band's YouTube channel the same day.[5] It is the first Superheist release to feature bassist Si Durrant since 2000's 8 Miles High and the first album to feature guitarist Keir Gotcher and former Devil You Know (now known as Light the Torch) drummer John Sankey. It is the final album to feature vocalist Ezekiel Ox before his departure in July 2020.

At the AIR Awards of 2020, the album was nominated for Best Independent Heavy Album or EP.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Riot"	3:50
2.	"Crush the Crisis"	4:09
3.	"Overlord"	4:09
4.	"Shockwaves" (featuring London)	4:36
5.	"Breathe"	4:45
6.	"Trauma"	4:27
7.	"And So We Burn" (featuring Dana Roskvist)	3:45
8.	"One of a Kind"	3:32
9.	"God Knows"	3:06

CD Bonus Tracks

No.	Title	Length
10.	"Raise Hell"	4:06
11.	"Got the Bounce"	3:59
12.	"Fully Loaded"	3:53

Personnel

Superheist

• Ezekiel Ox – vocals
• dw Norton – guitar, keyboards
• Keir Gotcher – guitar
• Simon Durrant – bass
• John Sankey – drums

Additional musicians

• London – vocals on "Shockwaves"
• Dana Roskvist – vocals on "And So We Burn"

References

1. "SUPERHEIST - SIDEWINDER". LoudMag. 16 May 2019.
2. "[ALBUM REVIEW] SUPERHEIST 'Sidewinder'". Heavy Mag. 2 May 2019.
3. Lane, Jesse (7 May 2019). "SUPERHEIST // Sidewinder". HysteriaMag.
4. "SUPERHEIST Drop New Album with the Birth of Australia's Newest Record Label BLACK MOUNTAIN MUSIC". 3 May 2019.
5. "Superheist release first single from new album 'Sidewinder'". TheRockPit. April 2019.
6. "That's a wrap: 2020 AIR Awards winners and celebrations". the industry observer. 1 October 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2020.