The Tide and Its Takers is the fourth studio album by American
metalcore band
36 Crazyfists. It was released on May 27, 2008 (2008-05-27). The band filmed a music video for the album's first single, "We Gave It Hell", with director Soren, who has previously worked with the likes of
Behemoth and
Unearth. The video was released on
YouTube on May 6, 2008 (2008-05-06). The album reached number 155 on the
Billboard 200 in its first week as well as number four on the
Top Heatseekers, number 23 on the Hard Rock Albums, and number 11 on the
Independent Albums chart. The Tide and Its Takers marks the highest first-week sales ever for the band in the US (4,150 copies). The album also peaked at number 83 on the
UK Albums Chart. This is the band's last release with longtime bassist Mick Whitney until their 2015 record
Time and Trauma.
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"The All Night Lights"
3:31
2.
"We Gave It Hell"
3:12
3.
"The Back Harlow Road"
4:10
4.
"Clear the Coast" (featuring Adam Jackson from
Twelve Tribes)
3:22
5.
"Waiting on a War"
4:07
6.
"Only a Year or So..."
3:39
7.
"Absent Are the Saints"
3:50
8.
"Vast and Vague" (featuring Candace Kucsulain from
Walls of Jericho)
The female
spoken word on "Only a Year or So..." is performed by a friend of the band from
Portland, Oregon. The spoken word parts are letters sent between a wife and her husband who was fighting in
Iraq with the army.[6]