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Become the Hunter is the sixth studio album by American deathcore band Suicide Silence. The album was released on February 14, 2020 through Nuclear Blast. It is the band's final album to credit Alex Lopez before his departure from the band in April 2022, although touring drummer Ernie Iniguez performed all the drums on the album.[6]

Become the Hunter
Studio album by Suicide Silence
Released	February 14, 2020
Genre	Deathcore[1]
Length	39:47
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Steve Evetts
Suicide Silence chronology
Suicide Silence (2017) Become the Hunter (2020)
Singles from Become the Hunter
"Meltdown" Released: November 11, 2019[2] "Love Me to Death" Released: November 15, 2019[3] "Feel Alive" Released: December 15, 2019[4] "Two Steps" Released: January 18, 2020[5]

Musical style

After the overwhelmingly negative fan reaction to the nu metal direction heard on the band's self-titled album, Become the Hunter features a return to the deathcore sound the band is known for.[7] Additionally, Dom Lawson of Blabbermouth.net noted sludge metal influences on "Two Steps" and "In Hiding".[8]

Track listing

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Blabbermouth.net	8/10[8]
Distorted Sound	8/10[9]
Exclaim!	6/10[10]
Kerrang!	[1]
Metal Injection	8.5/10[7]

Become the Hunter received positive reviews from critics and has been hailed as a return to form for the band.

Blabbermouth.net's Dom Lawson called the album "the perfect follow-up to You Can't Stop Me", while Naomi Sanders of Distorted Sound called Become the Hunter "a massive step up from the last album."[8][9]

A more mixed review come from Joe Smith-Engelhardt of Exclaim!, who stated "the new record isn't a perfect show from them, but it is a return to form." Smith-Engelhardt said the album feels like a logical follow up to You Can't Stop Me and praised the band's use of guitar solos on the album, saying "instead of shoehorning in a solo for every song, they sparingly bring them in and have a great structure to each one." He said "Skin Tight" was the weakest song on the album, citing its atmospheric instrumental section and vocal delivery, comparing those moments to Suicide Silence. The review concluded by saying "if you can pretend their last album never happened, it's a fantastic collection of songs and any fan of the genre will be able to find some things they like, but ultimately, it does feel like their switchback was done to save their career."[10]

Personnel

Suicide Silence

• Eddie Hermida – vocals
• Mark Heylmun – lead guitar
• Chris Garza – rhythm guitar
• Dan Kenny – bass
• Alex Lopez – drums (credit only)

Additional musicians

• Ernie Iniguez – drums
• Clinton Bradley – programming, sound design
• Darius Tehrani – additional vocals on track 11

Production

• Steve Evetts – production
• Josh Wilbur – mixing
• Ted Jansen – mastering
• Adrian Baxter – artwork, layout
• Rob Kimura – layout design

References

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