Wolves Within

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Wolves Within
Wolves Within cover art.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedDecember 17, 2013 (2013-12-17)
Genre
Length41:24
Label Sumerian
Producer
  • Justin Lowe
  • Trent Hafdahl
After the Burial chronology
In Dreams
(2010)
Wolves Within
(2013)
Dig Deep
(2016)
Singles from Wolves Within
  1. "A Wolf Amongst Ravens"
    Released: November 4, 2013
  2. "Of Fearful Men"
    Released: November 18, 2013

Wolves Within is the fourth studio album by American progressive metal band After the Burial. It was released on December 17, 2013, through Sumerian Records, and is the band's last release to feature guitarist Justin Lowe before his departure in June 2015 followed by his death a month later. The song "Virga" features guest vocals from the band's former lead vocalist Nick Wellner.

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by After the Burial

No.TitleLength
1."Anti-Pattern"3:27
2."Of Fearful Men"4:25
3."Pennyweight"4:54
4."Disconnect"5:58
5."Nine Summers"4:56
6."Virga" (featuring Nick Wellner)4:14
7."Neo Seoul"3:58
8."Parise"4:25
9."A Wolf Amongst Ravens"5:08
Total length:41:24
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 72/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Exclaim! 6/10 [4]
Ultimate Guitar 7.3/10 [1]

Personnel

After the Burial
Additional musicians
Additional personnel

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