Polyester Zeal

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Polyester Zeal
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Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 7, 2015
StudioThe Blue Room
(Woodland Hills, Los Angeles)
Genre Hard rock, post-grunge
Length42:45
Label Razor & Tie
Producer Bob Marlette
Red Sun Rising studio album chronology
Making of Kings
(2011)
Polyester Zeal
(2015)
Thread
(2018)
Singles from Polyester Zeal
  1. "The Otherside"
    Released: August 7, 2015
  2. "Emotionless"
    Released: January 4, 2016
  3. "Amnesia"
    Released: May 25, 2016

Polyester Zeal is the major label debut studio album by the American rock band Red Sun Rising. It was released on August 7, 2015 by Razor & Tie. The album peaked outside the top 40 on the US Billboard Rock Albums chart and spawned five singles (three official and two promotional): "The Otherside", "Emotionless", "Amnesia", "Push" and "Unnatural".

Contents

Promotion

On May 16, 2016, the band was announced alongside Pop Evil as supporting acts for 3 Doors Down's summer-fall tour supporting their sixth album Us and the Night , starting on August 26 at Charleston's Municipal Auditorium and finishing on November 12 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort. [1] On January 10, 2017, the band was announced alongside Badflower as opening acts for Pop Evil's Rock 'N Roll Now Tour: Right Now, beginning in Louisville's Mercury Ballroom and finishing at the Dreammakers Theater in Sault Ste. Marie. [2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mike Protich and Ryan Williams.

No.TitleLength
1."Push"3:28
2."Amnesia"3:30
3."The Otherside"3:36
4."My Muse"3:39
5."Emotionless"4:22
6."Blister"3:58
7."Worlds Away"4:30
8."Unnatural"3:58
9."Awake"3:55
10."Bliss"3:47
11."Imitation"4:02
Total length:42:45

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of Polyester Zeal. [3]

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [4] 41
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [5] 11
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [6] 7

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