Set the Dial

Set the Dial
Studio album by
Black Tusk
ReleasedOctober 25, 2011
StudiosSoundhouse Studios
Seattle, Washington
Genres
Length34:01
LabelRelapse Records
ProducerJack Endino
Black Tusk chronology
Taste the Sin
(2010) 		Set the Dial
(2011) 		Tend No Wounds
(2013)

Set the Dial is the third studio album from American sludge metal band Black Tusk. The album was released in 2011 by Relapse Records.[1]

Background

Set the Dial was recorded at Soundhouse Studios in Seattle, Washington with producer Jack Endino.[2] The album blends elements of sludge metal, doom metal, and hardcore punk, with shouted vocals by all three band members.[1] When asked how the album differs from their previous releases, drummer James May said, "It's a little less thrashy, a little slower and a little heavier... We would describe this one as more of a heavy rock album."[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dead Rhetoric7.5/10[4]
Exclaim!Positive[3]
The Heavy ChroniclesStarStarStarStar[5]
Metal Injection7/10[6]
Metalitalia.com7.0/10[7]
Metal Kaoz7/10[8]
MetalReviews.com80/100[9]
Punknews.orgStarStarStarHalf star[10]
Sea of TranquilityStarStarStarHalf star[11]
The Sleeping ShamanPositive[12]
SonicAbusePositive[13]
StereogumPositive[14]
Trebuchet Magazine8/10[15]

Stereogum named Set the Dial its "Album of the Week".[14] In a review for The Sleeping Shaman, Mark Hunt-Bryden praised Black Tusk's "raw enthusiasm", saying "the album is a joy from start to finish."[12] Phil of SonicAbuse called Set the Dial "arguably a flawless album, a shining gem in Black Tusk’s swamp-muck encrusted crow..." He complimented its "searing riffs, intelligent lyrics and memorable tunes", asserting that "Black Tusk may well have just unleashed a genre benchmark."[13] Metal Injection gave the album a 7 out of 10 and said, "No one will ever mistake Set the Dial for a forward-thinking masterpiece, but in a market that is arguably the most glutted in all of American heavy metal (sludge/doom) it certainly doesn't hurt to have an alternative."[6] Punknews.org's Joe Pelone said the album "generally still finds Black Tusk sticking to its strengths. These tunes are sludgy rockers with throaty vocals and punishing rhythms. It's straightforward and fun all the way."[10]

Track listing

All songs were written by Black Tusk.

Set the Dial track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Brewing the Storm"1:56
2."Bring Me Darkness"3:05
3."Ender of All"4:40
4."Mass Devotion"2:39
5."Carved in Stone"3:36
6."Set the Dial to Your Doom"2:58
7."Resistor"4:27
8."This Time Is Divine"2:56
9."Growing Horns"3:27
10."Crossroads and Thunder"4:21
Total length:34:01

Personnel

Set the Dial personnel adapted from liner notes.[2]

Black Tusk
  • Andrew Fidler – guitar, vocals
  • Jonathan Athon – bass, vocals
  • James May – drums, vocals
Production

References

  1. ^ a b Josh Hart (October 26, 2011). "Interview: Black Tusk Talk About Their New Album, 'Set the Dial'". Guitar World. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  2. ^ a b Set the Dial (Media notes). Black Tusk. Relapse Records. 2011. CD liner notes. RR 7174.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ a b Greg Pratt (October 23, 2011). "Black Tusk Taste the Sin". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  4. ^ David E. Gehlke (March 23, 2013). "Black Tusk – Set the Dial (Relapse Records)". deadrhetoric.com. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  5. ^ Beeho (October 26, 2011). "BLACK TUSK "Set The Dial" (Relapse Records 2011)". theheavychronicles.com. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  6. ^ a b "CD Review: BLACK TUSK Set the Dial". Metal Injection. October 10, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  7. ^ Luca Filisetti (October 20, 2011). "BLACK TUSK – Set The Dial". metalitalia.com. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  8. ^ Dimitris Kontogeorgakos (October 27, 2011). "BLACK TUSK – Set The Dial". metalkaoz.com. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  9. ^ Khelek (March 5, 2012). "Reviews / Black Tusk / Set The Dial". metalreviews.com. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  10. ^ a b Joe Pelone (October 27, 2011). "Black Tusk Set the Dial (2011)". Punknews.org. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  11. ^ Kim Jensen (October 30, 2011). "Black Tusk: Set the Dial". seaoftranquility.org. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  12. ^ a b Mark Hunt-Bryden (January 10, 2012). "Black Tusk 'Set The Dial' CD/LP/DD 2011". thesleepingshaman.com. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  13. ^ a b Phil (November 13, 2011). "Black Tusk – 'Set The Dial' Album Review". sonicabuse.com. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  14. ^ a b Tom Breihan (October 25, 2011). "Album Of The Week: Black Tusk Set The Dial". Stereogum. Archived from the original on October 28, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  15. ^ "Black Tusk: Set the Dial". trebuchet-magazine.com. November 27, 2011. Retrieved August 18, 2026.

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