Let Oceans Lie

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Let Oceans Lie
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 19, 2010
RecordedThe Basement Studios
Genre progressive metal, metalcore
Length60:00
Label Victory
Producer Jamie King
A Hero A Fake chronology
Volatile
(2008)
Let Oceans Lie
(2010)
Professional ratings
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Let Oceans Lie is the second album by American metalcore band A Hero A Fake, released on January 19, 2010, through Victory Records. A music video for the album's self-titled single, Let Oceans Lie, was produced by Scott Hansen and premiered on MTV2 on February 13, 2010. [13]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Justin Brown except on A Year in Passing which was written by Eric Morgan; all music is composed by A Hero A Fake.

No.TitleLength
1."Our Summit, This World"3:50
2."Swallowed By the Sea"4:32
3."Elk River Falls"4:22
4."Sleep State"3:33
5."Astronomical"5:18
6."Dear"6:04
7."Images"4:02
8."Let Oceans Lie"4:17
9."Eckhart"3:53
10."Impart Your Loss"5:18
11."A Year in Passing"14:45
Total length:60:00

Personnel

A Hero A Fake

† filed for name change to Alex Avigliano

Production

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