Sun Eater

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Sun Eater
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Cover artwork by Tony Koehl
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)
StudioAudiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL, USA [1]
Genre Progressive death metal
Length46:41
Label Metal Blade
Producer Jason Suecof [1]
Job for a Cowboy chronology
Demonocracy
(2012)
Sun Eater
(2014)
Moon Healer
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Exclaim! 6/10 [3]
Metal Hammer 8/10 [4]
Metal Storm 8.5/10 [5]

Sun Eater is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records. [1] The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher guested on the song "The Synthetic Sea".

Contents

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at No. 91, [6] selling 3,900 copies in the first week. [7]

The album demonstrates a profound shift in the band's sound, pursuing a much more progressive musical style. [1] [8]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Job for a Cowboy, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eating the Visions of God" 6:30
2."Sun of Nihility" 5:33
3."The Stone Cross" 3:40
4."The Synthetic Sea (feat. George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher)" 4:50
5."A Global Shift" 3:58
6."The Celestial Antidote"Bobby Thompson [9] 6:08
7."Encircled by Mirrors" 4:46
8."Buried Monuments" 4:56
9."Worming Nightfall" 6:20
Total length:46:41

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes, [9] except where noted.

Job for a Cowboy
Session musicians
Additional musicians
Production
Visual art

Charts

Chart (2014)Peak
position
US Billboard 200 [6] 91
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [11] 12
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard) [12] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard) [13] 20

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