www.pitchshifter.com is the fourth album by the British industrial metal band Pitchshifter. It was released in the United Kingdom by Geffen Records on 2 March 1998, and in the United States by DGC Records on 7 April 1998.[11] The record, which was their first released through a major label, sold just over 60,000 copies in the US alone—selling nearly twice as much as the group's proceeding album Deviant did (which sold 33,000 copies).[12]
The album's name comes from the band's domain name–a relative novelty at the time of the release. The domain name registration was eventually lapsed; JS Clayden said "we carried the website for such a long time that it felt like a burden being lifted to let it go".[13]
In 2005, Rock Hard placed www.pitchshifter.com at number 263 on their list of the "500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time".[14] Also in 2005, Kerrang! ranked the album as the 45th greatest British rock album of all time.[15] In 2016, Metal Hammer named it the 10th best industrial metal album.[1]
^Lawrence, Alistair (November 2011). "Pitchshifter: www.pitchshifter.com". Kerrang!: 666 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die!. Bauer Media Group. p. 88.
^Mühlmann, Wolf-Rüdiger (2005). "www.pitchshifter.com". In Rensen, Michael (ed.). Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten [The 500 Greatest Albums of All Time] (in German). Rock Hard. p. 108. ISBN3-89880-517-4. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
^Bird, Ashley, ed. (19 February 2005). "The 100 Best British Rock Albums Ever!". Kerrang!. No. 1044. EMAP. p. 28.
