Supernova is the debut studio album

Studio album

A studio album is an album made up of tracks recorded in the controlled environment of a recording studio. A studio album contains newly written and recorded or previously unreleased or remixed material, distinguishing itself from a compilation or reissue album of previously recorded material, or...

 by the American noisegrind band Today Is the Day

Today is the Day

Today Is the Day is an experimental noise rock/metal/grindcore band from Nashville, Tennessee. They have a diverse sound that includes influences from alternative rock, grindcore, & progressive rock among other genres...

, released on April 1993 through Amphetamine Reptile Records

Amphetamine Reptile Records

Amphetamine Reptile Records is a nationally renowned record label which was founded in 1986 by then-US Marine Tom Hazelmyer in Washington State, US The label is best-known for its roster of noise rock artists, and its Dope, Guns 'n' Fucking In The Streets series of compilations.-History:Hazelmyer...

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Reception

Patrick Kennedy of allmusic awarded it 4 and a half out of 5 stars, hailing it as a "landmark recording" that "indicates that metal could indeed be far more than a simple, formulaic system of chugging riffs, screamed vocals, and stampeding drums." Critic Piero Scaruffi

Piero Scaruffi

Piero Scaruffi received a degree in Mathematics in 1982 from University of Turin, where he did work on the General Theory of Relativity. For a number of years he was the head of the Artificial Intelligence Center at Olivetti, based in Cupertino, California. He has been a visiting scholar at...

 ranked it #27 on his "Best Rock Albums of 1993" list, calling it a "visceral nightmare" that is "full of sonic experiments and stylistic twists."

Track listing

Personnel

Today Is the Day

• Steve Austin
  Steve Austin (musician)
  Steve Austin is the guitarist, singer and songwriter for noise rock band Today Is The Day. Austin has been the band's only permanent member since their 1992 debut EP, How To Win Friends And Influence People....
  
   – vocals
  Singing
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  , guitar
  Guitar
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• Mike Herrell - bass
  Bass guitar
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• Brad Elrod – drums
  Drum kit
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Additional musicians and production

• Tim Mac – production
  Record producer
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