Vultures (AxeWound album)

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Vultures
Axewound-Vultures.jpg
Studio album by
Released1 October 2012
Recorded2011–2012 at Atrium Studios, Cardiff and Nott-In-Pill Studios, Newport
Genre Metalcore, groove metal
Length41:35
Label Search and Destroy
Producer Matt Tuck
Singles from Vultures
  1. "Post Apocalyptic Party"
    Released: 1 May 2012
  2. "Cold"
    Released: 10 August 2012
  3. "Exorchrist"
    Released: 21 September 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 64/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Artistdirect Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [2]
BBC 8/10 [3]
Big Cheese Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Hit The Floor8/10 [5]
Kerrang! Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Loudwire Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Metal Hammer 8/10
NME 5/10 [8]
Ourzone Mag9/10 [9]
Pop Matters2/10 [10]
Q Magazine 8/10 [11]
100% ROCK MAGAZINE9/10 [12]

Vultures is the debut album by the British-Canadian supergroup AxeWound, released on 2 October 2012. The first song, "Post Apocalyptic Party", was released on 1 May 2012, when group founder Matt Tuck unveiled the group, which along with the Bullet for My Valentine frontman features Cancer Bats vocalist Liam Cormier, former Glamour of the Kill guitarist Mike Kingswood, ex-Rise to Remain bassist Joe Copcutt and Pitchshifter drummer Jason Bowld. [13] The second song from the album, "Cold", premiered on 29 May. Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates guested on the title track, contributing a guitar solo. The album was produced by Matt Tuck and mixed and mastered by Machine. [14]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Matt Tuck and Liam Cormier; all music is composed by Matt Tuck and Jason Bowld

Original CD [15]
No.TitleLength
1."Vultures" (featuring Synyster Gates)3:46
2."Post Apocalyptic Party"4:47
3."Victim of the System"2:41
4."Cold"4:10
5."Burn Alive"4:32
6."Exorchrist"3:48
7."Collide"5:56
8."Destroy"3:34
9."Blood Money and Lies"3:35
10."Church of Nothing"4:46
Total length:41:35

Personnel

AxeWound
Additional personnel

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