The Stings of Conscience

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The Stings of Conscience
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 16, 2001
StudioStudio 13, Deerfield Beach, Florida, United States
Genre Metalcore
Length40:28
Label Eulogy Recordings [1]
Producer
Unearth chronology
Above the Fall of Man
(1999)
The Stings of Conscience
(2001)
Endless
(2002)
Professional ratings
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The Stings of Conscience is the debut studio album by American metalcore band Unearth, released in 2001. [1] [5] [6] The album was produced by Adam Dutkiewicz of Killswitch Engage.

Contents

Critical reception

Guitar World called the album "groundbreaking," writing that these "forefathers of metalcore" combined "melodic licks with aggressive riffing in a manner both striking and original." [7]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."My Heart Bleeds No Longer"3:36
2."One Step Away"3:16
3."Fuel the Fire"3:44
4."Only the People"3:46
5."Stings of Conscience"5:05
6."My Desire"5:00
7."Vanishment"3:47
8."Shattered by the Sun"3:52
9."Monition"4:58
10."Stronghold"3:24
Total length:40:28

Personnel

Unearth
Other credits

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References

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