Isolate and Medicate (stylised as isolate and medicate) is the sixth studio album by South African rock band Seether. It was released on 1 July 2014 by The Bicycle Music Company, in association with Concord Music Group and Spinefarm Records. It is the first Seether album to be released on a vinyl LP.
Release and promotion On 1 May 2014, the band released the first single from the album, "Words as Weapons". "Same Damn Life" was released on 16 September 2014 as the album's second single. "Nobody Praying for Me" was sent to US Active Rock stations on 28 April 2015 as the third single off of the album. "Save Today" was sent to US Active Rock stations on 22 September 2015 as the fourth single off of the album.
Critical reception
Loudwire wrote "the group offers one of their finest albums to date by digging deep and expressing themselves in a variety of ways". AllMusic said "Seether gravitate toward the melodic, a shift apparent in both the verses and the riffs, although there's still a tendency to grind out thick neo-grunge guitar workouts both slow ("My Disaster") and fast ("Suffer It All")". Blabbermouth.net wrote "Isolate and Medicate shows Seether trying to roll after more than a decade and a half in the life, but it presents a case of identity crisis, since it's apparent these guys are capable of writing pretty kickass stuff if left to their own devices."
Track listing
Notes "Same Damn Life" contains an interpolation of "Chariot", written by Paul Mauriat, Franck Pourcel, Jacques Plante, and Raymond Lefèvre.
Personnel Credits adapted from the album's liner notes.
Seether Shaun Morgan – lead vocals, guitar Dale Stewart – bass, backing vocals John Humphrey – drums, percussion
Production Brendan O'Brien – producer and mixing Tom Syrowski – engineer Miguel Lara – second engineer Billy Joe Bowers – mastering Jon Savage – producer Brendan Rusti Rossouw – engineer Will Brierre – mixing Tom Syrowski – engineer Kyle Stevens – assistant engineer Bill Rahko – assistant engineer Ted Jensen – mastering
Charts Chart (2014) Peakposition
Year-end charts Chart (2014) Position US Billboard Alternative Albums 31US Billboard Hard Rock Albums15US Billboard Rock Albums48
Certifications
Release history Region Date Australia 27 June 2014 United Kingdom 30 June 2014 United States 1 July 2014 Germany 4 July 2014
References
External links Album website iTunes