Creature in the Black Night

All lyrics are written by Rory Rodriguez; all music is composed by Rory Rodriguez and Daniel Braunstein, with additional writers where noted.

Creature in the Black Night
Studio album by Dayseeker
Released	October 24, 2025
Genre	Metalcore post-hardcore melodic metalcore
Length	39:18
Label	Spinefarm
Producer	Daniel Braunstein
Dayseeker chronology
Replica (2024) Creature in the Black Night (2025)
Dayseeker studio album chronology
Dark Sun (2022) Creature in the Black Night (2025)

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Pale Moonlight"	Tyler Smith	3:40
2.	"Creature in the Black Night"	Cody Quistad	3:49
3.	"Crawl Back to My Coffin"		4:02
4.	"Shapeshift"	Mitchell Stark	4:07
5.	"Soulburn"		3:00
6.	"Bloodlust"		3:30
7.	"Cemetery Blues"		3:22
8.	"Nocturnal Remedy"		3:39
9.	"The Living Dead"		3:08
10.	"Meet the Reaper"		3:31
11.	"Forgotten Ghost"		3:30
Total length:			39:18

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal. ^[13]

Dayseeker

• Rory Rodriguez – lead vocals, guitar, bass guitar, piano
• Zac Mayfield – drums

Additional musicians

• Cody Quistad – guitar (2)
• Mitchell Stark – guitar (4)

Additional personnel

• Daniel Braunstein – production
• Zakk Cervini – mixing engineer

Charts

Chart performance for Creature in the Black Night

Chart (2025)	Peak position
US Billboard 200 [14]	79
Australian Albums (ARIA) [15]	43
France Rock Albums (SNEP) [16]	80

References

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5. Garner, Emily (November 6, 2025). "Dayseeker part ways with guitarist Gino Sgambelluri". Kerrang! . Retrieved November 6, 2025.
6. Garner, Emily (March 3, 2025). "Dayseeker have finished recording their new album". Kerrang! . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
7. Garner, Emily (April 24, 2025). "Dayseeker return with new single and video, Pale Moonlight". Kerrang! . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
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9. Wilson-Taylor, James (August 22, 2025). "Dayseeker Drop New Single 'Shapeshift'". Rock Sound . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
10. Garner, Emily (September 25, 2025). "Dayseeker unveil "eerie and chaotic" single, Bloodlust". Kerrang! . Retrieved November 7, 2025.
11. "Dayseeker Share "Crawl Back To My Coffin"". Spinefarm . October 22, 2025. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
12. Sophie, Anna (October 27, 2025). "Dayseeker Album Review: "Creature In The Black Night"". Impericon. Retrieved November 7, 2025.
13. "Creature in the Black Night / Dayseeker / Credits / Creature in the Black Night / Dayseeker – Tidal". Tidal . October 24, 2025. Retrieved November 6, 2025.
14. "Dayseeker Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
15. "Australiancharts.com – Dayseeker – Creature in the Black Night". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2025.
16. "Top Rock & Metal Albums (semaine du 31 octobre 2025)" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Edition Phonographique . Retrieved November 8, 2025.