Descendants (Fit for a King album)

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Descendants
FFAKDescendants.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2011
Studio
Genre Metalcore
Length
  • 37:02
  • 39:07(redux)
Label
Producer
Fit for a King chronology
Awaken the Vesper
(2009)
Descendants
(2011)
Creation/Destruction
(2013)
Singles from Descendants
  1. "Ancient Waters"
    Released: September 16, 2011
  2. "Keep Me Alive"
    Released: November 21, 2013
No.TitleLength
1."Il Diluvio"0:28
2."Ancient Waters"3:51
3."Buried"3:52
4."Parallels" (featuring Jeremy Gray of Ivoryline)3:19
5."The Architect" (featuring Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire)3:41
6."Descendants"2:21
7."Hollow Eyes"3:29
8."The Roots Within"2:54
9."The Faint, the Desolate"2:02
10."Messenger, Messenger"3:02
11."A Love That Transcends Understanding"3:03
12."Unchanging"4:58
Total length:37:02
Redux edition
No.TitleLength
1."Il Diluvio"0:29
2."Ancient Waters"3:55
3."Buried"3:55
4."Parallels" (featuring Jeremy Gray of Ivoryline)3:15
5."The Architect" (featuring Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire)3:38
6."Descendants"2:20
7."Hollow Eyes"3:24
8."The Roots Within"2:35
9."Messenger, Messenger"3:03
10."Transcend"4:09
11."Unchanging"4:44
12."Keep Me Alive"3:36
Total length:39:07

Personnel

Original version

Fit for a King

Additional musicians

Additional personnel

Redux version

Credits for the redux edition adapted from AllMusic. [1]

Fit for a King

Additional musicians

Additional personnel

Charts

Redux edition

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Christian Albums (Billboard) [7] 38
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [8] 8

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