Bloodied / Unbowed

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Bloodied / Unbowed
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 12, 2019
Recorded2016-2018
Genre Metalcore [1]
Length40:13
Label Solid State
Producer Andreas Magnusson
Oh, Sleeper chronology
The Titan EP
(2013)
Bloodied / Unbowed
(2019)
Singles from Bloodied / Unbowed
  1. "Oxygen"
    Released: December 15, 2016 [2]
  2. "Decimation & Burial"
    Released: November 30, 2018 [3]
  3. "Fissure"
    Released: May 17, 2019 [4]
  4. "The Island"
    Released: June 27, 2019 [5]

Bloodied / Unbowed is the fourth studio album by American metalcore band Oh, Sleeper, and their first full-length album since Children of Fire (2011). Originally announced for release in mid-2017, [6] [7] it was eventually released on July 12, 2019, through Solid State Records after the 2013 independent release of The Titan EP . [1]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Micah Kinard; all music is composed by Oh, Sleeper

No.TitleLength
1."Let It Wave"3:37
2."Decimation & Burial"3:31
3."Fissure"4:03
4."Of Bane & Disease"4:45
5."Two Ships"5:05
6."The Island"5:05
7."Mutinous"3:20
8."Pulse Over Throne"2:55
9."Oxygen"3:26
10."The Summit"4:26
Total length:40:13

Personnel

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