Birth and the Burial

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Birth and the Burial
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Studio album by
Act of Defiance
ReleasedAugust 21, 2015
RecordedIll-Fated Studio in Los Angeles, California; Dexter's Lab in Milford, Connecticut; ManShark in Southampton, Massachusetts
Genre Thrash metal, melodic death metal, metalcore
Length47:12
Label Metal Blade
Producer Chris "Zeuss" Harris
Act of Defiance chronology
Birth and the Burial
(2015)		 Old Scars, New Wounds
(2017)
Singles from Birth and the Burial
  1. "Throwback"
    Released: June 24, 2015
  2. "Refrain and Re-Fracture"
    Released: July 14, 2015 [1]
  3. "Legion of Lies"
    Released: August 5, 2015

Birth and the Burial is the debut studio album by American heavy metal supergroup Act of Defiance. It was released on August 21, 2015, through Metal Blade Records. [2]

Contents

A music video for the song "Throwback" was released on June 24, 2015, [3] with another for "Legion of Lies" following on August 6, 2015. [4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Sputnikmusic3.3/5 [6]
SkullsNBones4/5 [7]

Birth and the Burial has received positive reaction from critics. Rock Hard magazine gave the album a score of nine out of ten, calling it an "engaging thrash metal album [...] One of the best releases of 2015!" [5] Writing for Sputnikmusic, Thompson Gerhart concluded that Birth and the Burial "both starts off on a good foot and leaves some room for improvement." [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Throwback" Chris Broderick Broderick5:32
2."Legion of Lies"Henry Derek, Shawn Drover Drover3:47
3."Thy Lord Belial"Derek, DroverDrover3:37
4."Refrain and Re-Fracture"DerekBroderick5:54
5."Dead Stare"BroderickBroderick4:31
6."Disastrophe (A New Reality)"Derek, DroverDrover3:24
7."Poison Dream"BroderickBroderick5:20
8."Obey the Fallen"DerekDrover4:52
9."Crimson Psalm"DerekBroderick5:08
10."Birth and the Burial"DerekDrover5:07
Total length:47:12

Personnel

Act of Defiance
Production

References

  1. ↑ "ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH, SHADOWS FALL, SCAR THE MARTYR Members: 'Refrain And Re-Fracture' Song". Blabbermouth.net . July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Act of Defiance Unleash 'Throwback' Video, Reveal New Album Details". Loudwire . June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Former MEGADETH Members Unleash Debut ACT OF DEFIANCE Video 'Throwback'". Blabbermouth.net . June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ "ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH, SHADOWS FALL, SCAR THE MARTYR Members: 'Legion Of Lies' Video". Blabbermouth.net . August 6, 2015. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Birth and the Burial liner notes. Metal Blade Records. 2015.
  6. 1 2 Gerhart, Thompson. "Review: Act of Defiance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
  7. ↑ Z, Jason. "Review: Act of Defiance". SkullsNBones. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.


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