Life and Death (album)

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Life and Death
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Studio album by
Released13 June 2014
RecordedFebruary 2014, at Lambesis Studios, San Diego, California
Genre Metalcore
Length32:36
Label Lifeforce
Producer Dan Castleman
Confession chronology
The Long Way Home
(2011)
Life and Death
(2014)

Life And Death is the third full-length studio album by Australian metalcore band Confession, released on 13 June 2014, through Lifeforce Records. This is the first album to feature the lineup of guitarists Russell Holland and Lyndsay Antica, bassist Steven French, and drummer Jake Dargaville, following the departure of guitarists Dan Brown and Adam Harris, bassist Tim Anderson and drummer Shane O'Brien, leaving Michael Crafter as the only original member.

Contents

The album was recorded with Dan Castleman at Lambesis Studios in San Diego, California, in February 2014. [1]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Michael Crafter; all music is composed by Confession.

No.TitleLength
1."Life"0:55
2."Still Breathing"2:31
3."Holy War" (feat. Ahren Stringer of The Amity Affliction)2:50
4."Hollow"3:36
5."Fuck Cancer"3:15
6."March 23"4:02
7."Old Blood" (feat. Adrian Fitipaldes of Northlane)2:59
8."51-73" (feat. Joel Birch of The Amity Affliction)3:19
9."Fear" (feat. Karl Schubach of Misery Signals)3:16
10."The Forgotten"2:42
11."Death"3:11
Total length:32:36

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA Charts) [2] 19

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References

  1. "CONFESSION Announce New Album "Life And Death"!". Lifeforcerecords.com. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 65.