Bitterness the Star by 36 Crazyfists

Bitterness the Star, released on April 4, 2002, was 36 Crazyfists' first album for a major label, a big step for a metalcore band formed in Anchorage, Alaska, in 1994. They took their name from the 1977 Hong Kong martial arts film The 36 Crazy Fists, and the record hits about that hard: Brock Lindow's raw-throated vocals over Steve Holt's guitar, Mick Whitney on bass and Thomas Noonan pounding the kit, with Eddie Wohl producing.

"Slit Wrist Theory" was the single, and music channels often trimmed it to "Wrist Theory" to scrub out the self-harm reference. It's also the only 36 Crazyfists album to carry a Parental Advisory sticker. Lindow has named it his favorite of all their studio albums, and he told Kerrang! in 2007 that nothing would ever change his mind.

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