Absent Light

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Absent Light
Absent Light.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)
Recorded2013
Genre Metalcore [1]
Length42:52
Label Basick
Producer Greg Thomas, Ryan Morgan
Misery Signals chronology
Controller
(2008)
Absent Light
(2013)
Ultraviolet
(2020)
Singles from Absent Light
  1. "Luminary"
    Released: July 3, 2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolute Punk 70% [2]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]

Absent Light is the fourth studio album by American-Canadian metalcore band Misery Signals and was released on July 23, 2013. The album was produced by guitarists Greg Thomas and Ryan Morgan, a first for the band. The album cover was illustrated by Adam Rosenlund. [3] This is the band's last album with vocalist Karl Schubach.

Contents

Background

The band's previous album, Controller was released in 2008. The band would tour in support of the album for nearly a year before going on hiatus to focus on other projects. Vocalist Karl Schubach formed a solo project called Solace and launched a Kickstarter to help fund the project. As part of the funding incentives, Schubach provided vocals on a song by the UK metalcore band The Divided. [4]

Guitarist Ryan Morgan and bassist Kyle Johnson formed the hardcore punk band Burning Empires with members of Fall Out Boy. [5] Rhythm guitarist Stuart Ross and drummer Branden Morgan formed the post-hardcore band Lowtalker with members of Comeback Kid. Ross would leave Misery Signals in 2010, becoming the vocalist for UK pop punk band Living with Lions, becoming tired of performing heavy metal. [6] [7] Later that year, Johnson would leave Misery Signals as well. [8]

Following the departure of Ross and Johnson, the remaining members of the band released a statement that Misery Signals had not broken up. [6] In early 2012, the band released a cover of the Pink Floyd song "Us and Them" for the video game Homefront . The song was released for free download on March 22, 2012. [9] The following month, Schubach released a series of tweets that the band was practicing again and working on new material. The band launched an Indiegogo campaign to help fund the upcoming album.

The band released the song "Luminary" on July 3, 2013.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Misery Signals

No.TitleLength
1."A Glimmer of Hope"2:04
2."Luminary"3:19
3."Reborn (An Execution)"3:44
4."Carrier (Feat. Matthew Mixon of 7 Angels 7 Plagues)"4:29
5."Shadows and Depth"5:01
6."Lost Relics (Feat. Todd Mackey of With Honor)"3:11
7."Two Solitudes"4:51
8."Departure"4:13
9."The Shallows"4:15
10."Ursa Minor"3:39
11."Everything Will Rust (Feat. Fredua Boakye of Bad Rabbits)"4:06
Total length:42:52
Album B-sides
No.TitleLength
1."Sunlifter"3:50
2."Like Yesterday (Re-Recorded)"3:58

Personnel

Misery Signals

Additional personnel

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