Transmissions | ||||
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Released | July 8, 2014 | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 60:00 | |||
Label | Razor & Tie | |||
Producer | Rob Graves [1] | |||
Starset chronology | ||||
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Singles from Transmissions | ||||
Transmissions is the debut studio album by American rock band Starset, released on July 8, 2014, through Razor & Tie. [5] Three singles were released in support of the album; "My Demons", "Carnivore", and "Halo", all charting in the top 20 of the US Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. [6]
Transmissions is a concept album. [7] The album was produced by Rob Graves and mixed by Ben Grosse. [8] A deluxe version of the album was released on iTunes on February 12, 2016, featuring four new acoustic recordings of songs "My Demons", "Halo", "Point of No Return", and "Let It Die" along with three previously released remixed tracks. As of November 2016, the album has sold 79,000 copies in the United States, according to Billboard . [7] and a quarter million overall, factoring in album sales, downloads, and streaming. [9]
The songs "Down with the Fallen" and "Dark on Me" had previously been recorded and released by Dustin Bates's previous band, Downplay. [10] [11]
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "First Light" |
| 1:24 |
2. | "Down with the Fallen" |
| 4:17 |
3. | "Halo" |
| 3:45 |
4. | "Carnivore" |
| 4:22 |
5. | "Telescope" |
| 5:31 |
6. | "It Has Begun" | Bates | 5:16 |
7. | "My Demons" |
| 4:48 |
8. | "Antigravity" |
| 6:09 |
9. | "Dark on Me" |
| 5:38 |
10. | "Let It Die" |
| 4:32 |
11. | "The Future Is Now" |
| 4:45 |
12. | "Point of No Return" |
| 3:39 |
13. | "Rise and Fall" |
| 5:54 |
Total length: | 60:00 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
---|---|---|---|
14. | "My Demons" (acoustic) |
| 3:34 |
15. | "Halo" (acoustic) |
| 3:36 |
16. | "Point of No Return" (acoustic) |
| 3:56 |
17. | "Let It Die" (acoustic) |
| 3:15 |
18. | "My Demons" (Synchronice Remix) |
| 3:53 |
19. | "Let It Die" (Maniac Agenda Remix) |
| 7:32 |
20. | "Telescope" (EmoTek Remix) |
| 7:00 |
Total length: | 92:46 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200 [12] | 49 |
US Top Rock Albums [12] | 16 |
US Top Hard Rock Albums [12] | 5 |
US Top Alternative Albums [12] | 12 |
US Top Digital Albums [12] | 24 |
Title | Year | Peak chart positions | |
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Mainstream Rock [12] | Rock [13] | ||
"My Demons" | 2013 | 5 | 36 |
"Carnivore" | 2014 | 16 | — |
"Halo" | 2015 | 16 | 41 |
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