Neon (Erra album)

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Neon
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 10, 2018
Genre Progressive metalcore
Length42:20
Label Sumerian
Producer
Erra chronology
Drift
(2016)
Neon
(2018)
Erra
(2021)
Singles from Neon
  1. "Disarray"
    Released: June 12, 2018
  2. "Breach"
    Released: July 10, 2018

Neon is the fourth studio album by American progressive metalcore band Erra. It was released on August 10, 2018 through Sumerian Records. The album was produced by Beau Burchell and Taylor Larson. [1] It is the band's first album with bassist Conor Hesse and their last release to be published on this label before the band signed to UNFD in 2020.

Contents

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Dead Press!6/10 [2]
Metal Noise6.5/10 [3]
Metal Trenches8/10 [4]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Breach"4:42
2."Monolith"3:57
3."Signal Fire"4:17
4."Valhalla"4:56
5."Hyperreality"3:58
6."Ghost of Nothing"4:14
7."Disarray"3:50
8."Expiate"3:33
9."Unify"3:53
10."Ultimata"4:56
Total length:42:20

Personnel

Credits retrieved from AllMusic. [5]

Erra [5]
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Billboard 200 [6] 152
US Heatseekers Albums [7] 1

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