You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To is the third studio album by the American hardcore punk band Knocked Loose. It was released through Pure Noise Records on May 10, 2024, and produced by Drew Fulk.
Guitarist Nicko Calderon joined the band in 2021. The band released an EP titled, A Tear in the Fabric of Life that same year. According to vocalist Bryan Garris:
The band announced the album and its release of May 10, 2024. The lead single, "Blinding Faith", was released on February 27, 2024. The second single, "Don't Reach for Me" was released on April 3, 2024. The third single, "Suffocate" featuring Poppy, was released on April 23, 2024.
You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To has been described as metalcore and hardcore punk, with elements of nu metal.
You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To received widespread acclaim upon release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has an average score of 87 out of 100 based on 7 reviews. AllMusic felt that the album "[upped] the intensity of their relentless metalcore sound". Ellis Heasley of Distorted Sound Magazine compared it to Slipknot's Iowa "in its complete disregard for what a band with this much hype is supposed to do in this situation...and ultimately stands as further irrefutable proof of a truly generational talent." Manus Hopkins writing for Exclaim! stated that "at only 10 songs, with the longest still falling short of five minutes, You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To doesn't wear out its welcome." But they felt that "Slaughterhouse 2", featuring Chris Motionless, was "slightly underwhelming in the shadow of its predecessor", from Motionless in White's album, Scoring the End of the World. Ben Beaumont-Thomas of The Guardian called it "an indulgently rich record that keeps revealing more on double-digit listens." According to Luke Morton of Kerrang!, "the heaviness throughout is unrelenting. No acoustic number, no ballad, no concession... this isn't just their best record yet, it's one of the best albums of the year." Stephen Hill of Metal Hammer of praised Drew Fulk's production stating, [his] production gives the record perfect definition while making it sound as loud as a jet plane taking off inside your cranium."
According to Caitlin McMahon of Metal Injection, "Knocked Loose has embraced a melodic direction with this record," and called the album "eerie and unsettling." Mandy Scythe of MetalSucks wrote, "From start to finish, this is a solid, heavy record full of memorable and catchy moments that you'll want to revisit time and time again." According, to Ian Cohen of Pitchfork, "[Knocked Loose have] amplified and concentrated their sound into something so potent that it has its own gravitational pull." Dylan Tuck writing for The Skinny wrote, "You Won't Go Before You're Supposed To takes their staunchly savage sound and dashes it with piercing playfulness and crushing confidence; conjuring a profoundly poisonous record containing some of their most deadly moments to date." Sputnikmusic wrote that "[the] album destroys as much as possible while it's on...[but] it leaves a little to be desired once it's over."
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