Day One (From Ashes to New album)

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Day One
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Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2016
Genre
Length36:56
Label Eleven Seven
Producer Grant McFarland
From Ashes to New chronology
Day One
(2016)
The Future
(2018)
Singles from Day One
  1. "Through It All"
    Released: November 12, 2015
  2. "Same Old Story"
    Released: January 7, 2016
  3. "Lost and Alone"
    Released: April 14, 2016
  4. "Breaking Now"
    Released: December 5, 2016

Day One is the debut studio album by American rock band From Ashes to New. The album was released on February 26, 2016. [3] A deluxe edition was released on November 18, 2016, which contains the acoustic version of "Lost and Alone" and three new tracks. [4] This deluxe edition was exclusively digital, with no Compact Disc or LP Record versions available. It is the only studio album to feature first vocalist Chris Musser, who left the band in March 2017.

Contents

Critical reception

The album received mixed to positive reviews. In a positive review by RockFeed, reviewer Brian Storm states "Day One features a plethora of larger than life choruses and infectious melodies, something that will likely pay off for them on rock radio." [5] and in another positive review by Randy Shatkowski of Anti-Hero Magazine, he says that "The triple-threat of clean, soaring vocals, in your face rap, and guttural roars makes for a unique combination, even if the individual pieces have been used before.". [3] Johnny Guagliardo of KillYourStereo.com says in a mixed review that "Day One seems to follow some (unintended) weird formula, which gives you a good song then a not so good one..." and goes on to say that "They’re recycling everything you heard in 1998, 2003 and then once again in 2007, merely under a new packaging." [6]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cryptic RockStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
Anti-Hero Magazine(8/10) [8]
Rock FeedStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [9]
Mosh(6/10) [10]
KillYourStereo.com(63/100) [11]

Track listing

All tracks are written by From Ashes to New and Grand McFarland

No.TitleLength
1."Land of Make Believe"3:11
2."Farther from Home"3:33
3."Lost and Alone"3:09
4."Shadows"3:26
5."Through It All"3:33
6."Face the Day"3:03
7."Downfall"3:43
8."Breaking Now"3:30
9."Every Second"3:34
10."Same Old Story"2:56
11."You Only Die Once"3:22
Total length:36:56
Deluxe Edition
No.TitleLength
12."The Last Time" (featuring Deuce)3:02
13."An Ocean of Its Own"3:31
14."Who's Laughing Now"3:25
15."Lost and Alone" (Acoustic)2:58
Total length:49:52

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic [12] From Ashes to New

Additional personnel

Production

Chart performance

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Billboard 200 [13] 53
US Digital Albums (Billboard) [14] 12
US Top Album Sales (Billboard) [15] 23
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [16] 6
US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [17] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [18] 5
US Alternative Albums (Billboard) [19] 4

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