The Cross of My Calling
| The Cross of My Calling | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 14, 2008 | |||
| Studio | Sunset Sound and Akademie Mathematique of Philosophical Sound Research, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Arena rock,emo, anarcho-punk. | |||
| Length | 49:03 | |||
| Label | Burning Heart, American (Europe/Australia) Vagrant (United States/Canada) Shock (Australia) | |||
| Producer | Rick Rubin | |||
| The (International) Noise Conspiracy chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 63/100 |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | 0/5 |
| Beyond Race Magazine | |
| AllMusic | 0/5 |
The Cross of My Calling is the fourth and final studio album by the (International) Noise Conspiracy. It was recorded at Sunset Sound in Hollywood and is the band's second full-length album with producer Rick Rubin. It was released through Vagrant/American Recordings on November 25, 2008, in the US and through Burning Heart on November 14, 2008, in Europe.
AllMusic described the album as moving away from the band's usual retro garage rock to push toward arena rock, probably as a result of Rubin's direction and the clean production. Paste magazine gave the album a zero rating, sharply criticizing the clichéd political messages interlaced with emo and anarcho-punk music.