Demons of the AstroWaste

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Demons of the AstroWaste
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Studio album by
Unleash the Archers
ReleasedMay 18, 2011 (2011-05-18)
Genre
Length62:28
Label Self-released
Unleash the Archers chronology
Behold the Devastation
(2009)		Demons of the AstroWaste
(2011)		 Time Stands Still
(2015)
Singles from Demons of the AstroWaste
  1. "General of the Dark Army"
    Released: May 17, 2011

Demons of the AstroWaste is the second studio album by Canadian heavy metal band Unleash the Archers. It was recorded with Nick Engwer and Stu McKillop at the Hive Soundlab in Burnaby, British Columbia, and released independently on May 18, 2011. This album included the first appearance of guitarist Grant Truesdell, who provided solos for their songs "Battle in the Shadow (of the Mountain)" and "The Outlander". He would step in as the new guitar player later that same year after the departure of Mike Selman before the album's release. It is a concept album based on the exploits of a mercenary in space [3] and was set far into the future. [4] [5]

Contents

A music video for "General of the Dark Army" was released a year after the album's release, on May 17, 2012. [6] That track and "Daughters of Winterstone" were each given a sneak preview on April 17, 2011. [7]

Track listing

Demons of the AstroWaste track listing
No.TitleLength
1."00:00:01"0:47
2."Dawn of Ages"4:47
3."Realm of Tomorrow"5:15
4."General of the Dark Army"7:39
5."Daughters of Winterstone"5:42
6."Battle in the Shadow (of the Mountain)"6:12
7."Despair"5:36
8."The Outlander"4:30
9."City of Iron"4:28
10."The Fall of the Galactic Guard"6:51
11."Astral Annihilation"4:23
12."Ripping Through Time"6:18
Total length:62:28

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ "Album Review: Unleash the Archers – Demons of the AstroWaste[Album Review]". v13.net. 5 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Unleash The Archers – Time Stands Still Review". yourlastrites.com. 23 July 2015.
  3. ↑ Walschots, Natalie Zina (May 18, 2011). "Unleash the Archers: Demons of the Astrowaste". exclaim.ca.
  4. ↑ "BC Death metal band launches concept album (interview)". mondaymag.com. Archived from the original on November 5, 2016. Retrieved April 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Unleash The Archers – Demons of the AstroWaste", Hellbound.ca
  6. ↑ "Unleash the Archers Unveil Epic Video For 'General of the Dark Army'". BraveWords.
  7. ↑ "Unleash the Archers Previewing Two More New Tracks". BraveWords.
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