Skydancer (In Hearts Wake album)

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Skydancer
In Hearts Wake - Skydancer.jpg
Studio album by
In Hearts Wake
Released1 May 2015
RecordedLate 2013
StudioRandom Awesome Studios, Bay City, Michigan
Genre
Length33:13
Label
Producer
  • Josh Schroeder
  • Dan Brown
  • Troy Brady
In Hearts Wake chronology
Earthwalker
(2014)		Skydancer
(2015)		 Equinox
(2016)
Singles from Skydancer
  1. "Breakaway"
    Released: 4 March 2015

Skydancer is the third studio album by Australian metalcore band In Hearts Wake. It was released on 1 May 2015 through UNFD and Rise Records. It was produced by Josh Schroeder, Dan Brown and Troy Brady. It is the continuation of their second studio album Earthwalker . The album peaked at No. 2 at official ARIA Charts. [1] It's the last album to feature Caleb Burton as a writer, with his departure following the release of Skydancer. Nic Pettersen of Northlane played drums on the album, with Caleb being unable to secure a US Visa in time to record the album; producer Josh Schroeder revealed on Reddit that he was originally going to track drums for both Earthwalker and Skydancer, going as far as writing the drum tracks for both records and practicing as a touring member for the upcoming shows close to his studio. [2]

Contents

Background and promotion

The single "Breakaway" was released on 4 March 2015, alongside an accompanying music video. [3]

In Hearts Wake played a nine-date Australian tour in June to promote the album. [2]

Writing and composition

The title track "Skydancer" features guest vocals Jonathan Vigil of The Ghost Inside. J Hurley and Ben Marvin of Hacktivist feature on the track "Erase". The track "Intrepid" features Marcus Bridge of Northlane and guitarist Nick Hipa of As I Lay Dying. The album's genre has been described as metalcore [4] and hardcore. [5] [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All Things Loud8.5/10 [4]
Already HeardStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [7]
Dead Press!5/10 [8]
Impericon5/6 [6]
KillYourStereo60/100 [9]
Louder Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [10]
New Transcendence9/10 [11]
Rock Sins7.5/10 [12]

The album received generally positive reviews from music critics. Jack Parker from All Things Loud rated the album 8.5 out of 10 and said: "Despite the record following similar structures for the most part, In Hearts Wake have just the right amount of power and edge to make them stand out from their contemporaries." [4] Already Heard rated the album 4.5 out of 5 and said: "This time last year, In Hearts Wake were confidently earmarked for success. Skydancer has not only proved their consistency, but their dedication to their craft and their deserved place as frontrunners for the future of metalcore." [7] Tom Valcanis from Beat magazine praised the album saying: "Skydancer is a blazing record, confirming In Hearts Wake's much vaunted potential has come into bloom." [5] Zach Redrup from Dead Press! rated the album with an average score and saying: "It's mildly befuddling that, given their apparent appetite for grand scale thinking, In Hearts Wake would turn in a record which so heartily smacks of neutered creativity. Unspectacular in the extreme, it's unfortunate that for all its lofty ideals, Skydancer is a rather toothless continuation of metalcore's seemingly immortal blueprint." [8]

In a positive review from Impericon they said: "In Hearts Wake prove that they are able to push the boundaries of the genre without losing themselves in the complex details." [6] In a review from KillYourStereo, Matty Sievers on calling the album average said: "It is filled with songs that are more or less filler for what should have been an otherwise standout album." [9] Louder Sound gave the album a very positive review and stated: "This latest full-length is probably In Hearts Wake's best work yet, and could bring them some well-deserved attention outside of their home turf." [10] New Transcendence gave the album an almost perfect score 9/10 and saying: "As a whole, Skydancer does what it was meant to do and follows up Earthwalker flawlessly, and is definitely some of the band's greatest and most entertaining work so far." [11] Sam Dignon of Rock Sins rated the album 7.5 out of 10 and but said: "Overall, Skydancer is a definite improvement over Earthwalker but it still suffers at points, arguably due to it being part of a double album. However the ambition of In Hearts Wake on this project must be applauded as higher profile bands than them have had worse results with double albums. So whilst it isn't an amazing album, Skydancer shows that In Hearts Wake could become one of the biggest metalcore bands around in the coming years if they continue to progress like they are." [12]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Aether"1:01
2."Skydancer" (featuring Jonathan Vigil of The Ghost Inside)3:28
3."Breakaway"3:22
4."Badlands"3:15
5."Insomnia"3:05
6."Oblivion"2:07
7."Wildfire"3:12
8."Cottonmouth"3:54
9."Erase" (featuring J Hurley and Ben Marvin of Hacktivist)3:34
10."Intrepid" (featuring Marcus Bridge of Northlane and Nick Hipa of As I Lay Dying)3:44
11."Father"2:26
Total length:33:13

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic. [13]

In Hearts Wake
Additional musicians
Additional personnel

Charts

Chart (2015)Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA) [14] 2

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References

  1. ↑ Charts: AU
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