Eternal Blue (album)

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Eternal Blue
Spiritbox EternalBlue.jpg
Original art without slipcase
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 17, 2021 (2021-09-17)
RecordedFebruary–March 1, 2021 [nb 1]
Studio
Genre
Length43:07
Label
Producer
Spiritbox chronology
Singles Collection
(2019)
Eternal Blue
(2021)
Rotoscope
(2022)
Alternative cover
Spiritbox EternalBlue Alt.jpg
Slipcase for physical editions of the album
PublicationCountryAccoladeRankRef.
Consequence USTop 30 Metal and Hard Rock Albums of 202114 [95]
Exclaim! CANExclaim!'s 50 Best Albums of 202110 [96]
Guitar World USThe 20 Best Guitar Albums of 202113 [97]
Kerrang! UKThe 50 best albums of 20212 [98]
Loudwire USThe 45 Best Rock + Metal Albums of 20211 [99]
LoudwireUSThe 35 Best Metal Songs of 2021 ("Circle With Me")2 [100]
Metal Hammer UKThe top 10 metalcore albums of 20211 [26]
PopMatters USThe 10 Best Progressive Rock/Metal Albums of 20217 [29]
Revolver US25 Best Albums of 20212 [101]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Courtney LaPlante; all music is composed by Spiritbox

Eternal Blue track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sun Killer"3:47
2."Hurt You"3:46
3."Yellowjacket" (featuring Sam Carter)3:18
4."The Summit"3:57
5."Secret Garden"3:39
6."Silk in the Strings"2:57
7."Holy Roller"2:53
8."Eternal Blue"3:59
9."We Live in a Strange World"2:48
10."Halcyon"3:40
11."Circle with Me"3:53
12."Constance"4:30
Total length:43:07

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [22]

Charts

References

Footnotes

  1. This excludes "Holy Roller" and "Constance", which were released before this time.
  2. The album has been categorized under several genres by different publications:
  3. Initially, Every Time I Die was to join Underoath and Spiritbox on this tour but they disbanded in January 2022. [55]

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