Whitechapel – ‘This Is Exile’ CD

Whitechapel is an American deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee. The band is named after the Whitechapel district in East London, England, referencing the series of murders committed by Jack the Ripper.

‘This is Exile’ is the second album by the American deathcore band Whitechapel. It was produced by Jonny Fay and the band itself and was released on July 8, 2008, through Metal Blade Records.

‘This Is Exile’ marks the first release by the band to feature their current guitarist Zach Householder. Upon the release of the record, its sales reached 5,900 copies, which had it enter the Billboard Top 200 chart at position 118.

Three music videos for songs from the album were released. The video for ‘This Is Exile’ was released on June 18, 2008. The music video for ‘Possession’ was released on November 18, 2008, and shown on MTV2’s Headbangers Ball. The music video for ‘Eternal Refuge’ was released on June 8, 2009.