8:18

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8:18
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2013
StudioGlow in the Dark Studios, Atlanta, Georgia and Zing Studios, Westfield, Massachusetts
Genre Metalcore
Length43:39
Label Roadrunner
Producer Matt Goldman, Adam Dutkiewicz
The Devil Wears Prada chronology
Dead & Alive
(2012)
8:18
(2013)
Space
(2015)
Singles from 8:18
  1. "Martyrs"
    Released: July 30, 2013 [1]
  2. "Home for Grave"
    Released: July 30, 2013 [1]
  3. "First Sight"
    Released: August 29, 2013 [2]
  4. "Sailor's Prayer"
    Released: June 12, 2014 [3]
  5. "War"
    Released: December 17, 2014 [4]

8:18 is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band The Devil Wears Prada. The album was released on September 17, 2013, through Roadrunner Records. It is the first album without founding keyboardist James Baney, and the final album with founding members Chris Rubey and Daniel Williams. [5] It topped the Christian charts and came in at No. 20 and No. 6 on the Billboard 200 and rock charts respectively, selling 16,000 copies in the first week. [6] [7]

Contents

Composition

The band maintains their metalcore sound throughout the album, although the track "Care More" has industrial influence. [8] Artist Direct has also noted sounds influenced by hardcore punk and heavy metal, [9] and Ultimate Guitar described the album as melodic metalcore. [10] The title is an allusion to Romans 8:18. [11]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [8]
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HM Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [14]
Melodic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [15]

At Alternative Press , Scott Heisel proclaimed it to be an excellently "solid record". [13] At HM , they affirmed this was "a refreshing work of self-awareness". [14] Alternative Press premiered the album in its entirety via their website on September 10, 2013 to promote the release. [16] Allmusic's Jason Lymangrover said the songs were "more visceral and accomplished than prior outings" and called the title track, Care More, and In Heart as the Allmusic track picks. [8]

Commercial performance

The album was also released in high resolution (48 kHz/24bit) on HDtracks.com. [17] In its first week of release, the album debuted at No. 20 on the Billboard 200, No. 1 on Top Christian Albums chart and No. 6 on the Top Rock Albums chart, selling 16,000 copies. [6] [7] [18] It also came in at No. 2 on the hard rock charts behind Avenged Sevenfold's Hail to the King . [19] In its second week, the album fell to No. 105 on the Billboard 200, selling 3,000 copies [20] and its third week, the album fell to No. 169 and sold 2,000 copies. [21] As of October 2016, the album has sold 50,000 copies in the US. [22]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Gloom"3:45
2."Rumors"3:02
3."First Sight"3:34
4."War"3:02
5."8:18"2:13
6."Sailor's Prayer"3:52
7."Care More"3:15
8."Martyrs"3:28
9."Black & Blue"3:48
10."Transgress"3:35
11."Number Eleven"3:15
12."Home for Grave"3:25
13."In Heart"3:27
Total length:43:39
Japanese bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Sailor's Prayer" (Chris Rubey Remix)3:23
15."Number Eleven" (Jonathan Gering Remix)3:45

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [24] 20
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [25] 1
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [26] 2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [27] 6
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard) [28] 20

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