Dagger Mouth

Dagger Mouth
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 12, 2011 (2011-04-12)
Studio
  • Battle Axe (Vancouver)
  • Rob's Place (Vancouver)
  • Craig's Storage (Vancouver)
  • Abandoned Nation Studios (New York)
GenreHip-hop
Length52:47
Label
Producer
  • Aspect
  • DJ Corbett
  • Rob The Viking
Swollen Members chronology
Armed To The Teeth
(2009)
Dagger Mouth
(2011)
Monsters II
(2011)
Singles from Dagger Mouth
  1. "Mr. Impossible"
    Released: January 18, 2011
  2. "Bring Me Down"
    Released: February 22, 2011
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
HipHopDX4/5[2]
RapReviews8/10[3]
Vancouver Sun[4]

Dagger Mouth is the sixth studio album by Canadian hip-hop trio Swollen Members. It was released on April 12, 2011 via Battle Axe/Suburban Noize Records. Produced by Rob The Viking, Aspect and DJ Corbett, it features a lone guest appearance from Saigon on the remix of his own song "Bring Me Down" from The Greatest Story Never Told.

The album debuted at number 15 on the Billboard Canadian Albums chart.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."Do or Die"Rob The Viking3:26
2."The Shining"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Reece Zazulak
  • Hooper
  • Aspect
  • Rob The Viking (co.)
4:06
3."Night Vision"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Francisco Chacon
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking2:29
4."Mr. Impossible"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking2:32
5."Calming of the Beast" (Instrumental Interlude)HooperRob The Viking0:32
6."Moonshine"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking3:31
7."House of Sin"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking2:59
8."Chemical Imbalance"
  • Bunting
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking2:06
9."Fire"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking3:48
10."Fresh Air"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking3:24
11."War Money"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Zazulak
  • Hooper
  • Aspect
  • Rob The Viking (co.)
4:16
12."The Predator"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking2:51
13."Devil"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking3:29
14."White Python/Black Tarantula/Sound of the Drum"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking4:41
15."Electric Chair"
  • Bunting
  • Hendriks
  • Ron Mejia
  • Hooper
Rob The Viking4:10
16."Bring Me Down (Remix)" (featuring Saigon)
DJ Corbett4:27
Total length:52:47

Personnel

  • Shane "Madchild" Bunting – vocals (tracks: 1–4, 6–16), executive producer, art direction
  • Kiley "Prevail" Hendriks – vocals (tracks: 1–4, 6, 7, 9–16)
  • Robin "Rob The Viking" Hooper – producer (tracks: 1, 3–10, 12–15), co-producer (tracks: 2, 11), recording, art direction
  • Brian "Saigon" Carenard – vocals (track 16)
  • Francisco Chacon – scratches (track 3)
  • Mike Kumagai – additional piano (track 7), additional drum programming (track 9), guitar (track 12), mixing
  • "DJ Itchy Ron" Mejia – scratches (track 15)
  • Reece "Aspect" Zazulak – producer (tracks: 2, 11)
  • Dustin Corbett – producer (track 16)
  • Tom Baker – mastering
  • Kevin Zinger – executive producer, management
  • Brad "Daddy X" Xavier – executive producer
  • Nick The Russian – art direction, design
  • Raymond Brown – artwork, additional design
  • Mike Cockburn – photography
  • Ivory Daniel – management
  • Violet Brown – management

Charts

Chart (2011) Peak
position
Canadian Albums (Billboard)[5] 15
US Top Rap Albums (Billboard)[6] 18
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[7] 41
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[8] 3
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[9] 179

References

  1. ^ Henderson, Alex. "Dagger Mouth - Swollen Members | Album | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  2. ^ Dwyer, Alex (April 13, 2011). "Swollen Members - Dagger Mouth". HipHopDX. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Juon, Steve 'Flash' (April 12, 2011). "Swollen Members :: Dagger Mouth :: Suburban Noize Records". RapReviews. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  4. ^ Marchand, Francois (May 16, 2011). "CD reviews recap: Tyler the Creator, The Weeknd, tUnE-yArDs, Swollen Members". Vancouver Sun. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  5. ^ "Billboard Canadian Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 30, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  6. ^ "Top Rap Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 30, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  7. ^ "Independent Albums". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. April 30, 2011. Retrieved June 23, 2025.
  8. ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. April 30, 2011. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
  9. ^ "Top Current Album Sales". Billboard. April 30, 2011. Retrieved February 2, 2020.