Dreamer (Haste the Day album)

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Dreamer
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 14, 2008
RecordedApril–June 2008, Azmyth Recording (Indianapolis, Indiana)
Genre Metalcore
Length38:01
Label Solid State
Producer Andreas Lars Magnusson
Haste the Day chronology
Pressure the Hinges
(2007)
Dreamer
(2008)
Attack of the Wolf King
(2010)
Alternative Cover
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Digital re-release cover
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Dreamer is the fourth studio album by Christian metalcore band Haste the Day. The album was released on October 14, 2008 through Solid State Records. A song from the album, entitled "68" was released on the band's MySpace on August 1. A second new song, the second track off the album entitled "Mad Man," was made available for download on iTunes September 9. The third song Haste the Day has announced the release of is "Haunting," which was posted on the band's Myspace on September 6, 2008. The final track on the album, "Autumn" is a short acoustic re-recording of a track originally from Haste the Day's first release That They May Know You. They released a music video for the song Mad Man on February 24, 2009. This is the last album to feature Devin Chaulk, Brennan Chaulk and Jason Barnes (although Jason Barnes went uncredited; he had been fired from the band earlier in the year after having decided to become an atheist).

Contents

The album sold 7,700 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 68 on the Billboard 200 chart.[ citation needed ]

On March 2, 2010, the album was released digitally with new artwork and two acoustic bonus tracks. [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."68"3:25
2."Mad Man"3:32
3."Haunting"4:01
4."Resolve"2:55
5."An Adult Tree"5:10
6."Babylon"3:29
7."Invoke Reform"3:03
8."Sons of the Fallen Nation"3:20
9."Labyrinth"2:35
10."Porcelain"3:29
11."Autumn"3:02
Total length:38:01

Digital re-release

  1. "An Adult Tree (acoustic)"
  2. "Haunting (acoustic)"

Credits

Haste the Day

Production

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