New Demons

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New Demons
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Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 22, 2013
Genre
Length50:26
Label Sumerian
Producer Joey Sturgis
I See Stars chronology
Digital Renegade
(2012)
New Demons
(2013)
Phases
(2015)
Singles from New Demons
  1. "Violent Bounce (People Like ¥øµ)"
    Released: June 19, 2013 [2]
  2. "Murder Mitten"
    Released: September 23, 2013 [3]
  3. "New Demons"
    Released: October 7, 2013 [4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Absolute Punk 75% [5]
Alternative Press Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [6]

New Demons is the fourth studio album by American electronicore band I See Stars, released on October 22, 2013 through Sumerian Records. The album was originally set for release on August 13, before being pushed back to September 17, and again to October 22 for unknown reasons. The album marks a progression of the sound in their previous album Digital Renegade , with Zach Johnson having a much bigger vocal role, as well as having a much more prominent EDM sound. The song "Violent Bounce" was the first single to be released. It was uploaded to YouTube via the Sumerian Records channel. "Murder Mitten" and the title track, "New Demons", were to follow. The band did performances of the song "Ten Thousand Feet" to give fans a taste of what is going to be on the rest of the album before its release. Klayton of Celldweller, Mutrix, and Razihel all provided additional programming for some of the tracks. [7] [8] [9] [10]

Contents

It is the final album to feature unclean vocalist/keyboardist Zach Johnson and rhythm guitarist Jimmy Gregerson before they were dismissed from the band in June 2015.

Background

The album had been worked on by the band immediately after their previous album, Digital Renegade , was finished. The song "Ten Thousand Feet" was the only song played from the album before it was released.

The song "Violent Bounce" was released as the first single from the album several months before the album release date, accompanied by a lyric video. The song "Murder Mitten" is written about brothers Devin and Andrew Oliver's relationship with their mother, who was an alcoholic during their childhood. [11]

A remix version entitled New Demons (Remixes) was released on February 23, 2015. Featuring eight remixes from various producers, showcasing many styles of EDM.

Reception

The album debuted on Billboard 200 at No. 28, [12] No. 10 on the Top Rock Albums Albums chart, [13] selling 10,000 copies in its first week. It has sold 47,000 copies in the United States as of June 2016. [14]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Andrew and Devin Oliver; all music is composed by I See Stars

No.TitleLength
1."Initialization Sequence"0:54
2."Ten Thousand Feet"5:44
3."Follow Your Leader"4:46
4."New Demons"4:42
5."Violent Bounce (People Like ¥øµ)"4:44
6."Murder Mitten"5:03
7."We're Not in Kansas Anymore"4:46
8."Judith Rules"4:12
9."Boris the Animal"4:03
10."Crystal Ball"3:43
11."When I Say Jump, You Say How High"3:17
12."Who Am I?"4:28
Total length:50:26
New Demons (Remixes)
No.TitleLength
1."Violent Bounce" (Razihel remix)4:17
2."Initialization Sequence" (INF1N1TE remix)4:12
3."Ten Thousand Feet" (Maskarade remix)4:16
4."Murder Mitten" (Dotcom remix)3:13
5."Follow Your Leader" (Scout remix)3:15
6."Boris the Animal" (MindlessMindless remix)2:49
7."Judith Rules" (Secoya remix)5:43
8."When I Say Jump, You Say How High" (INF1N1TE remix)4:07
Total length:31:12

Personnel

I See Stars
Production

Charts

Chart (2013)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [15] 28
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard) [16] 6
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [17]
(remix version)
10
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [18] 5
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [19] 4
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [20] 10

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