The Death Card

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The Death Card
Sworn In - The Death Card.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 20, 2013
Genre Metalcore
Length39:06
Label Razor & Tie [1]
Producer Brian Hood
Sworn In chronology
Start/End
(2012)
The Death Card
(2013)
The Lovers/The Devil
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net 7/10 [2]

The Death Card is the debut album from American metalcore band Sworn In. [3] It was released by Razor & Tie Recordings on 20 August 2013.

Contents

The record's release was preceded by a video for the first single, "Snake Eyes." [4]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "characterized by bleak lyrics, screamy vocals, and a straightforward musical backdrop of by-the-book metal-influenced hardcore." [5]

Track listing

All music is composed by Chris George.

No.TitleLength
1."XIII"1:17
2."Hypocrisy"4:16
3."Mindless"3:58
4."Dead Soul"3:26
5."Senseless"0:26
6."A Song for the Nameless"3:47
7."Snake Eyes"3:31
8."Deadpan"3:44
9."Mute"1:56
10."Three Cheers"4:10
11."Bitter Blood"1:43
12."Death"3:39
13."Return (Heartless)"3:14
Total length:39:06

Personnel

Sworn In

Additional

Charts

Album

YearChartPosition [6]
2013U.S. Billboard Top 200 184
Top Heatseekers Albums 7
Top Hard Rock Albums 16
Top Independent Albums 39
Next Big Sound10


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