Eyes Set to Kill (album)

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Eyes Set to Kill
Album cover for Eyes Set To Kill self-titled album.jpeg
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 16, 2018 (2018-02-16)
Genre Alternative metal
Length38:09
Label Century Media
Producer Joe Graves, Sam Graves
Eyes Set to Kill chronology
Masks
(2013)
Eyes Set to Kill
(2018)

Eyes Set to Kill is the sixth studio album by American metalcore band Eyes Set to Kill, [1] released on February 16, 2018 via Century Media Records. [2] [3] In March 2017, "Break" was released as the first single from the album. [4] The album is the first by the band to not include any screamed vocals.

Contents

Track listing

Adapted from Brave Words. [5]

No.TitleLength
1."Burn Down"0:53
2."Die Trying"3:35
3."Not Sorry"3:46
4."Break"3:09
5."Survive"3:15
6."Never Forget"3:36
7."Saved You with a Lie"3:25
8."Devastated"4:01
9."Letting Go"3:45
10."Drift Away"3:17
11."Misery"3:08
12."Voices"2:46
13."Who We Used to Be"2:58
Total length:38:09

Credits

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6] 22

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