ASD (album)

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ASD
ASD by A Skylit Drive.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 9, 2015
RecordedJanuary–June 2015
StudioAdelaide Studios, North Carolina
Length38:50
Label Tragic Hero
Producer Kit Walters
A Skylit Drive chronology
Rise
(2013)
ASD
(2015)
Singles from ASD
  1. "Bring Me a War"
    Released: August 21, 2015
  2. "Falling Apart in a (Crow)ded Room"
    Released: September 18, 2015

ASD is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive, released on October 9, 2015, through Tragic Hero Records. [1]

Contents

It is the only studio album without bassist and unclean vocalist, Brian White, and founding drummer and backing vocalist, Cory La Quay, who both left the band in 2014. They were replaced by Michael Labelle and Brandon "Rage" Richter, respectively.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Michael Jagmin, Nick Miller, Michael Labelle and Kit Walters, music by A Skylit Drive.

No.TitleLength
1."Bring Me a War"3:42
2."Self/Less"2:49
3."Falling Apart in a (Crow)ded Room"3:47
4."Shock My Heart"4:00
5."Risk It All"3:14
6."Running in Circles"3:41
7."Oblivion"2:54
8."Symphony of Broken Dreams"3:28
9."I'll Sleep When I'm Dead"3:27
10."Find a Way"3:57
11."The Son Is Not the Father"3:51
Total length:38:50

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [2] 59
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [3] 7
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [4] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [5] 6
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [6] 3

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