Badlands (Colossus album)

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Badlands
Badlands by Colossus.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)
Genre Christian metal, metalcore
Length31:27
Label Facedown
Producer Josh Barber, Colossus
Colossus chronology
Time & Eternal
(2013)
Badlands
(2014)

Badlands is the second studio album from Christian metalcore band Colossus, released by Facedown Records on September 16, 2014. As with their debut album, Time & Eternal , Colossus worked with Josh Barber on the production of this album.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Indie Vision MusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Signaling in a four star review by Jesus Freak Hideout, Mark Rice recognizes, "A powerful and quality album all around, and with definite areas of improvement over an already-strong debut, this four-man group from South Dakota is firmly establishing themselves as a force in Christian metalcore." [2] Brody B., indicating in a four star review from Indie Vision Music, realizing, "Colossus have improved in nearly every aspect since their Freshman release, 'Time & Eternal'." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Badlands"1:10
2."Demons'"3:39
3."Slow Burn"3:04
4."Outcast"3:39
5."Worthless"3:22
6."Shades of Gray"2:44
7."Downcast Eyes"4:01
8."Insomnia"3:21
9."Recoil"2:51
10."Nicotine"3:36
Total length:31:27

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic. [3]

Colossus

Additional musicians

Production

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [4] 13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [5] 9
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [6] 39

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References

  1. 1 2 Brody B. (3 October 2014). "Colossus - Badlands". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Rice, Mark. "Colossus, "Badlands" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  3. "Badlands credits". AllMusic . Retrieved August 16, 2015.
  4. "Christian Albums" . Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  5. "Heatseekers Albums" . Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  6. "Independent Albums" . Retrieved January 20, 2015.