Types & Shadows

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Types & Shadows
Types and Shadows Wolves at the Gate.png
Studio album by
ReleasedNovember 4, 2016
Genre
Length54:28
Label Solid State
Producer
  • Will Putney
  • Randy LeBoeuf
Wolves at the Gate chronology
VxV
(2014)
Types & Shadows
(2016)
Eclipse
(2019)
Singles from Types & Shadows
  1. "Flickering Flame"
    Released: September 15, 2016
  2. "Asleep"
    Released: September 30, 2016
  3. "War in the Time of Peace"
    Released: October 14, 2016

Types & Shadows is the third studio album by American metalcore band Wolves at the Gate. The album was produced by Will Putney, and released on November 4, 2016, by Solid State Records. [3]

Contents

Release

On September 15, 2016, Wolves at the Gate released the single "Flickering Flame", and later on September 30, they released "Asleep". They released the final single, "War in the Time of Peace" for their third studio album, Types & Shadows, which was released on November 4, 2016, by Solid State Records.

Critical reception

Types & Shadows received generally positive reviews, with Joshua Olson of Indie Vision Music saying that "Types & Shadows shows Wolves At The Gate reaching the peak of the sonic abilities they’ve shown throughout their career." [4]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Louder SoundStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Jesus Freak HideoutStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Indie Vision Music4/5 [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Wolves at the Gate

No.TitleLength
1."Asleep"3:57
2."Flickering Flame"4:32
3."War in the Time of Peace"4:15
4."Anathema"3:30
5."The Aftermath"4:23
6."Fountain"3:32
7."Weary Ground"3:16
8."Lowly"3:40
9."Broken Bones"3:52
10."Convalesce"3:38
11."Chasing the Wind"4:37
12."Hindsight"5:16
13."Grave Digger"6:00
Total length:54:28

Personnel

Wolves at the Gate

Additional personnel [5]

Charts

Chart (2019)Peak
position
US Christian Albums [6] 8
US Rock Albums [7] 24
US Hard Rock Albums [8] 8
US Independent Albums [9] 12

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