Only Death is Real | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | September 8, 2017 | |||
Length | 29:35 | |||
Label | Sumerian, [1] [2] UNFD | |||
Producer | Will Putney | |||
Stray from the Path chronology | ||||
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Only Death is Real is the eighth studio album [3] [4] by American metalcore band Stray from the Path. The album was released on September 8, 2017, by Sumerian Records and distributed by UNFD in Australia and New Zealand. [5] [6]
It's the first album from the band to feature former Brutality Will Prevail and Dead Swans drummer Craig Reynolds after joining in 2016.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Opening Move" | 1:29 |
2. | "Loudest in the Room" | 2:31 |
3. | "Goodnight Alt-Right" | 3:06 |
4. | "Let's Make a Deal" | 2:53 |
5. | "They Always Take the Guru" | 2:17 |
6. | "Plead the Fifth" | 3:40 |
7. | "Strange Fiction" (featuring Keith Buckley of Every Time I Die) | 3:09 |
8. | "All Day & a Night" (featuring Bryan Garris of Knocked Loose) | 3:22 |
9. | "The House Always Wins" (featuring Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks) | 4:01 |
10. | "Only Death is Real" | 3:03 |
Total length: | 29:35 |
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