Instinct (As Blood Runs Black album)

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Instinct
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 15, 2011
Recorded@ Undercity Recordings, North Hollywood, CA
Genre
Length33:19
Label Mediaskare
Producer As Blood Runs Black, Baron Bodnar
As Blood Runs Black chronology
Allegiance
(2006)
Instinct
(2011)
Ground Zero
(2014)
Singles from Instinct
  1. "Resist"
    Released: September 13, 2011
  2. "In Honor"
    Released: February 7, 2012
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
MetalSucks Star full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Thrash MagazineStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [4]
Under the Gun Review9.5/10 [2]

Instinct is the second studio album by American deathcore band As Blood Runs Black. It is the band's first album to feature guitarists Dan Sugarman and Greg Kirkpatrick, and the only album to feature vocalist Sonik Garcia.

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Triumph" (Instrumental)0:40
2."Legacy"3:34
3."Resist"3:00
4."Angel City Gamble"3:36
5."Reborn"3:11
6."Tribulations" (Instrumental)1:47
7."Divided"3:02
8."King of Thieves"3:34
9."In Honor"3:05
10."Echoes of an Era"4:02
11."Instinct"3:48
Total length:33:19

Credits

As Blood Runs Black
Production
Artwork

Chart performance

Chart (2011)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [5] 111
US Hard Rock Albums [5] 6

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