Six (Extreme album)

2023 studio album by Extreme From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Six (Extreme album)

Six is the sixth studio album by American hard rock band Extreme, released on June 9, 2023. It is their first studio album since Saudades de Rock, released in 2008.

Quick Facts Studio album by Extreme, Released ...
Six
The cover consists of a gorilla. Below it is the band's logo and the album title, colored in black and red respectively.
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 9, 2023
Studio
  • AE Records Studios, Hollywood
  • AE Records Studios Azores, Portugal
GenreHard rock
Length52:35
LabelearMusic
ProducerNuno Bettencourt
Extreme chronology
Take Us Alive
(2010)
Six
(2023)
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More information Review scores, Source ...
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Blabbermouth.net8/10[2]
Classic Rock[3]
Ultimate Classic Rockpositive[4]
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Release and reception

In the lead-up for the album release, on March 1, 2023, Extreme released a video of "Rise" as a first single. The video crossed 1 million views in its first week, propelled by interest in Nuno Bettencourt's guitar solo,[5] which led to a number of analysis videos, including a reaction by Justin Hawkins[6] from The Darkness, and breakdown by Rick Beato.[7] Readers of Total Guitar magazine voted the song’s solo the third best of the 21st century in a 2023 poll.[8]

"Rise" was followed by a double A-side single released on April 19, featuring songs "#Rebel" and "Banshee". Each song was accompanied by a music video. The fourth and final song released prior to the album launch was "Other Side of the Rainbow", released May 31. In the month of the album's release, Nuno Bettencourt was featured in the cover of several guitar magazines, including Total Guitar, Japan's Young Guitar, the French edition of Rolling Stone,[9] and Germany's Guitar.

The name of the gorilla that appears on the cover of the Six album is Pakenuga, according to Nuno Bettencourt.[10] The name is a composite of the first two letters of each band member's first name (Pat, Kevin, Nuno, Gary).

Track listing

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Six track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Rise"
4:35
2."#Rebel"
  • Gary Cherone
  • Jordan Ferreira
  • Matthew James McGuire-Denis
  • Nuno Bettencourt
4:23
3."Banshee"
3:34
4."Other Side of the Rainbow"
  • Gary Cherone
  • Nuno Bettencourt
4:11
5."Small Town Beautiful"
  • Brian Maher
  • Gary Cherone
  • Nuno Bettencourt
4:27
6."The Mask"
  • Andy Healy
  • Nuno Bettencourt
4:13
7."Thicker Than Blood"
  • Gary Cherone
  • Kevin Antunes
  • Nuno Bettencourt
3:46
8."Save Me"
  • Gary Cherone
  • Jordan Ferreira
  • Nuno Bettencourt
4:51
9."Hurricane"
  • Eric Warfield
  • Nuno Bettencourt
3:31
10."X Out"
  • Eric Warfield
  • Gary Cherone
  • Jordan Ferreira
  • Nuno Bettencourt
5:50
11."Beautiful Girls"
4:04
12."Here's to the Losers"
  • Gary Cherone
  • Nuno Bettencourt
5:05
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Personnel

Credits adapted from the album's booklet.[11]

Extreme

Additional musicians

  • Navene Koperweis – additional programming
  • Kevin Antunes – additional programming, additional keyboards
  • Carl Restivo – additional background vocals, additional guitars
  • August Zadra – additional background vocals
  • Jordan Ferreira – additional guitars

Production

Imagery

  • Nuno Bettencourt – cover concept
  • Alexander Mertsch – layout and design
  • Wirestock Inc./Alamy Stock Photo – cover photo
  • Jesse Lirola – band photography

Charts

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Chart performance for Six
Chart (2023) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[12]32
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[13]6
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[14]49
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[15]31
Dutch Albums (Album Top 100)[16]46
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[17]49
French Albums (SNEP)[18]46
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[19]8
Hungarian Albums (MAHASZ)[20]10
Italian Albums (FIMI)[21]71
Japanese Albums (Oricon)[22]12
Japanese Digital Albums (Oricon)[23] 3
Japanese Hot Albums (Billboard Japan)[24] 9
Scottish Albums (OCC)[25]8
Spanish Albums (PROMUSICAE)[26]36
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[27]4
UK Albums (OCC)[28]22
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[29]4
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[30]2
US Billboard 200[31] 67
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