Venerable is the fourth studio album by Canadian noise rock band KEN mode, released on 15 March 2011 through Profound Lore on compact disc and Init Records on vinyl. Venerable won in the Metal/Hard Music Album of the Year category at the 2012 Juno Awards.
Critical reception
Accolades Publication Country Accolade Year Rank Exclaim! Canada Top 10 Metal Albums of the Year 2011 1 Hellbound.ca! Canada Top 20 Albums of the Year 2011 7
Track listing All lyrics written by Jesse Matthewson, all music written by KEN mode except "Flight of the Echo Hawk" co-written by KEN mode and Jahmeel Russell.
"Book of Muscle" – 3:28 "Obeying the Iron Will..." – 4:26 "Batholith" – 3:33 "The Irate Jumbuck" – 7:26 "A Wicked Pike" – 2:51 "Flight of the Echo Hawk" – 3:39 "Never Was" – 8:16 "The Ugliest Happy You've Ever Seen" – 3:03 "Terrify the Animals" – 2:58 "Mako Shark" – 2:58
Personnel Venerable album personnel adapted from CD liner notes.
KEN mode Jesse Matthewson – guitar, vocals Shane Matthewson – drums Chad Tremblay – bass, vocals
Additional musicians Kurt Ballou – slide guitar on "Terrify the Animals" Jahmeel Russell – composing on "Flight of the Echo Hawk"
Production Kurt Ballou – engineer, mixing Alan Douches – mastering
Artwork and design Julie Anne Mann – artwork Josh Graham – design, layout Aaron Turner – KEN mode logo
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