The Tyranny of Will | ||||
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Released | September 16, 2014 | |||
Recorded | February–April 2014 | |||
Studio | Blaze of Torment Studios Richmond, Virginia, U.S. | |||
Genre | Crossover thrash | |||
Length | 31:45 | |||
Label | Relapse | |||
Producer | Phil Hall | |||
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Singles from The Tyranny of Will | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 75/100 [1] |
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Source | Rating |
The Austin Chronicle | [2] |
Pitchfork | 6.2/10 [3] |
PopMatters | [4] |
Punknews.org | [5] |
Revolver | 4/5 [6] |
The Tyranny of Will is the second studio album by American crossover thrash band Iron Reagan. Released in September 2014, it was their first under the Relapse Records label and the first to feature bassist Rob Skotis.
The Tyranny of Will was recorded from February to April 2014 at Blaze of Torment Studios in Richmond, Virginia and mixed at Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts. [7] It was announced in March that the band had signed with Relapse Records, and, when their Spoiled Identity EP was released weeks later, the tracks "The Living Skull" and "Your Kid's an Asshole" were included. [8] On July 9, the track "Miserable Failure" was released as a single through SoundCloud. [9] [10] The full album was released on September 16, 2014 on compact disc, LP, cassette, and via digital download and streaming.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tyranny of Will" | 2:04 |
2. | "I Won't Go" | 1:27 |
3. | "Eyeball Gore" | 1:02 |
4. | "Close to Toast" | 1:50 |
5. | "Bet on Black" | 0:25 |
6. | "Miserable Failure" | 2:15 |
7. | "The Living Skull" | 0:42 |
8. | "In Greed We Trust" | 1:15 |
9. | "Glocking Out" | 0:11 |
10. | "Rat Shit" | 1:41 |
11. | "U Lock the Bike Cop" | 0:33 |
12. | "Broken Bottles" | 2:08 |
13. | "Bleeding Frenzy" | 1:32 |
14. | "Bored to Death" | 0:52 |
15. | "Class Holes" | 1:39 |
16. | "Obsolete Man" | 1:38 |
17. | "Nameless" | 1:00 |
18. | "Exit the Game" | 1:33 |
19. | "Your Kid's an Asshole" | 0:12 |
20. | "Patriotic Shock" | 0:20 |
21. | "Bill of Fights" | 1:46 |
22. | "Consensual Harassment" | 0:31 |
23. | "Just Say Go" | 0:50 |
24. | "Four More Years" | 4:01 |
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Chart | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [11] | 22 |
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