Weapon (album)

Weapon
Studio album by Skinny Puppy
Released	May 28, 2013
Genre	Post-industrial, electro-industrial, glitch, noise, dark ambient, IDM
Length	45:36
Label	Metropolis
Skinny Puppy chronology
hanDover (2011) Weapon (2013)

Weapon is the twelfth studio album by electro-industrial band Skinny Puppy. It was released on May 28, 2013 via Metropolis Records.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} The album cover is an image of a giant mechanized spider made out of various weapons such as guns and blades.^[6]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100[7]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[8]
Sputnikmusic	[9]
COMA Music Magazine	Favorable[10]
PopMatters	[11]
Revolver Magazine	[12]
Exclaim!	[13]
Louder Than War	Favorable[14]
FEARnet	Favorable[15]
Head Full of Noise	[16]
Pop Blerd	A+[17]

Track listing

All tracks written by cEvin Key, N. Ogre, Mark Walk.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"wornin'"	4:42
2.	"illisiT"	3:57
3.	"saLvo"	3:45
4.	"gLowbeL"	3:15
5.	"solvent"	4:37
6.	"paragUn"	4:52
7.	"survivalisto"	4:50
8.	"tsudanama"	5:53
9.	"plasiCage"	3:13
10.	"terminal ("Overdose" - hidden track starts at 5:01)"	7:10
Total length:		45:36

Digital Version (iTunes, Amazon, Bandcamp)
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Overdose"	2:09

Anagram

The capital letters in the tracks can be arranged to read "CULLLT", and the O from the bonus track "Overdose" can be added to the message, making it read "OCULLLT". Ogre's side project with Mark Walk (Ohgr) used the same method to conceal a message in their first two albums.

Chart positions

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[18]	140
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[19]	4
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[20]	2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[21]	21
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)[22]	24
Swedish Albums (Sverigetopplistan)[23]	60

References

1. Adams, Gregory (April 9, 2013). "Skinny Puppy Return with 'Weapon'". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
2. Harrison, Tom (April 23, 2013). "Music Heals strikes chord with local festivals". The Province. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
3. Barkan, Jonathan (April 10, 2013). "Skinny Puppy Announces Release Date For 'Weapon'". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved May 2, 2013.
4. "Weapon". Metropolis Records. Retrieved March 3, 2013.
5. Stanciu, Raul (February 15, 2013). "Skinny Puppy album news". Retrieved March 3, 2013.
6. Zander, Alex (February 13, 2013). "Skinny Puppy 'Weapon' May 2013". Retrieved March 3, 2013.
7. "Weapon - Skinny Puppy". Metacritic. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
8. Jeffries, David. Skinny Puppy: The Weapon > Review at AllMusic. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
9. Spencer, Trey (May 13, 2013). "Skinny Puppy – Weapon". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
10. Hammett, William Dashiell (May 17, 2013). ":Music Review: Skinny Puppy – Weapon". COMA Music Magazine. Retrieved 17 May 2013.
11. Houle, Zachary (July 25, 2013). "Skinny Puppy: Weapon". PopMatters. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
12. Camisasca, Paige (June 4, 2013). "Review: Skinny Puppy – Weapon". NewBay Media. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
13. Sylvester, Daniel (May 28, 2013). "Skinny Puppy – Weapon". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
14. Deadhead (September 11, 2013). "Skinny Puppy 'Weapon' – album review". Louder Than War. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
15. Burkart, Gregory (May 28, 2013). "Skinny Puppy: 'Weapon' – CD Review". FEARnet. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
16. Davis, Michael (May 29, 2013). "Review: Skinny Puppy – Weapon". Head Full of Noise Magazine. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
17. O'Brien, Jesse (May 2, 2013). "Skinny Puppy, Weapon: Album Review". Popblerd & Friends. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
18. "Skinny Puppy – Chart history" Billboard 200 for Skinny Puppy. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
19. "Skinny Puppy – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Skinny Puppy. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
20. "Skinny Puppy – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Skinny Puppy. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
21. "Skinny Puppy – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for Skinny Puppy. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
22. "Skinny Puppy – Chart history" Billboard Top Tastemaker Albums for Skinny Puppy. Retrieved June 21, 2014.
23. "Swedishcharts.com – Skinny Puppy – Weapon". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 21, 2014.