War of Will (album)

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War of Will
Studio album by Battlecross
Released	July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
Recorded	2013 at Audiohammer Studio, Sanford, Florida
Genre	Melodic death metal, thrash metal
Length	36:07
Label	Metal Blade Records
Producer	Eyal Levi & Mark Lewis
Battlecross chronology
Pursuit of Honor (2011) War of Will (2013) Rise to Power (2015)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]

War of Will is the second studio album by American extreme metal band Battlecross. Produced at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, FL, the work was released on July 9, 2013 via Metal Blade Records peaking at No. 2 on Heatseekers Albums ^[2] during its first month while debuting at No. 134 on Billboard 200. ^{[3] [4]}

Production

Percussion for the album was performed by Shannon Lucas, formerly of The Black Dahlia Murder, after drummer Michael Kreger and the band parted ways. Additionally, Jason Suecof performed a string solo for the work. ^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Force Fed Lies"	3:20
2.	"Flesh & Bone"	3:29
3.	"Never Coming Back"	2:24
4.	"My Vaccine"	4:20
5.	"Get Over It"	4:59
6.	"Ghost Alive"	3:19
7.	"Wage A War"	3:25
8.	"The Will To Overcome"	3:48
9.	"Beast"	3:56
10.	"Never-Ending Night"	3:07
Total length:		36:07

Personnel

• Kyle Gunther – vocals
• Tony Asta – lead guitar
• Hiran Deraniyagala – rhythm guitar
• Don Slater – bass
• Shannon Lucas - drums

Chart performance

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums ( Billboard )	2
US Billboard 200 ( Billboard )	134

References

1. Gregory Heaney. "War of Will - Battlecross : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation . Retrieved July 22, 2013.
2. "Heatseekers Albums : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
3. "200 : Page 7". Billboard. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
4. bravewords.com. "> News > BATTLECROSS' War Of Will Lands On Billboard Chart". Bravewords.com. Retrieved July 19, 2013.
5. "BATTLECROSS: 'War Of Will' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved July 19, 2013.