Ground Zero (As Blood Runs Black album)

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Ground Zero
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
Genre Deathcore, metalcore
Length33:07
Label StandBy Records
Producer As Blood Runs Black
As Blood Runs Black chronology
Instinct
(2011)
Ground Zero
(2014)
Singles from Ground Zero
  1. "Insomniac"
    Released: August 18, 2014
  2. "All or Nothing"
    Released: September 17, 2014
  3. "Vision"
    Released: November 10, 2014
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New NoiseMixed [1]
Pop Matters 7/10 [2]
Prelude Press4/5 [3]

Ground Zero is the third studio album by the American deathcore band As Blood Runs Black. It was released on October 27, 2014. [4] It is the band's first album with the vocalist Christopher Bartholomew. The songs "Insomniac", "Vision", "An Oath", and "Eulogy" have clean vocals, a first for the band. [3]

Contents

History

Crowdfunding for the album began on June 30, 2013, and ended on September 29, 2013. [5] Due to numerous setbacks (robbery, [6] being dropped from their record label, several lineup changes — including then-vocalist Sonik Garcia) - many fans speculated that the band might not produce their third album. According to the drummer Hector "Lech" De Santiago, on August 11, 2014, the band was splitting up. [7] A week later, on August 18, the band released the first single from the album, titled "Insomniac", [8] and announced a final North America farewell tour to support the album beginning in fall 2014. [9] The band intended to part ways on concluding the tour.

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Greg Kirkpatrick, Dan Sugarman and Chris Bartholomew; all music is composed by Dan Sugarman, Nick Stewart and Hector "Lech" De Santiago

No.TitleLength
1."City Limits"1:40
2."Insomniac"3:49
3."Ground Zero"3:43
4."Vision"4:06
5."All or Nothing"3:31
6."Chapters" (Instrumental)2:07
7."An Oath"3:34
8."Eulogy"3:27
9."Surrender"3:11
10."Survival Rites"3:59
Total length:33:07

Credits

As Blood Runs Black
Additional musicians
Production

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