| Blacken the Sun | ||||
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| Released | October 28, 2008 [1] | |||
| Recorded | 2008 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, death metal, melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 46:23 | |||
| Label | Luxor Records | |||
| Producer | Nick Morris | |||
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Blacken the Sun is the debut album by extreme metal band, As They Sleep. They have been compared to Lamb of God and The Black Dahlia Murder. [2]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Dusk" | 1:58 |
| 2. | "A Thousand Deaths" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Companion of the Fire" | 5:09 |
| 4. | "Pangaea" | 5:02 |
| 5. | "Sins 'N Needles" | 4:27 |
| 6. | "Seeds of Hate" | 3:33 |
| 7. | "Sweet Misery" | 5:32 |
| 8. | "Hollow" | 4:20 |
| 9. | "Revelations" | 3:03 |
| 10. | "Blacken the Sun" | 5:06 |
| 11. | "Dawn" | 4:13 |
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