''Born into This'' is

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's eighth studio album, and was released on in the US, Canada,

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, and

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. It was released in

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and

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on 1 October, and in

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on the 3rd.

Background and recording

''Born into This'' is the follow-up to 2001's ''

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'', the band's first reunion album, and also its first (and only) release on

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. It was recorded at Britannia Row Studios in London, with additional recording in

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and

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. The band initially recorded 13 songs for use on the record, and performed one song, "I Assassin", live on their June 2007 European tour. The first single was "Dirty Little Rockstar", released in mid-August. A special edition of the album, called the "Savage Edition", containing an extra CD with 5 additional tracks (two demos, two unreleased album outtakes and one full-length version), was also released. The

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ese versions were released with an obi strip, and

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ese pressings contains lyrics in Japanese. It debuted at #72 on the UK album chart the week after its release, and #63 in

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it debuted at #70 on the top 100, #17 on the Top Rock Albums chart. In

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it debuted at #29, and the Top Alternative Albums chart at #3. In

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it debuted at #7. In

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at #81. In 2009, citing issues about albums, frontman

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said that ''Born into This'' would likely be the last studio album released by the band. However, he has since changed his mind and the band released the follow-ups, ''

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'' in 2012 and '' Hidden City'' in 2016. On September 7, 2018, the album was released on pink Vinyl, limited to 2000 copies.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Cult *

– vocals *

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– guitar * Chris Wyse – bass * John Tempesta – drums Additional personnel * Mike Dimkitch – live rhythm guitar *

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– additional bass tracks, production * David Nock – additional drum tracks

Charts

Release history

References

External links

kvltsite.com review
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