Wovenwar (album)

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Wovenwar
Wovenwar2014.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedAugust 5, 2014 (2014-08-05)
Recorded2013–2014
Studio
  • The Blasting Room, Fort Collins, Colorado
  • Casa de Sgroz, Oceanside, California
  • Castleman Studios, Escondido, California
  • Echelon Studios, Burbank, California
  • Signature Sound, San Diego, California
  • The Gnextry Room, Oceanside, California
Genre
Length54:17
Label Metal Blade
Producer Wovenwar, Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore
Wovenwar chronology
Wovenwar
(2014)
Honor Is Dead
(2016)
Singles from Wovenwar
  1. "All Rise"
    Released: April 21, 2014
  2. "The Mason"
    Released: June 18, 2014
  3. "Death to Rights"
    Released: February 17, 2015
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Blabbermouth.net 8/10 [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Rock Sound 7/10 [4]
Sputnikmusic4/5 [5]
Ultimate Guitar Archive 8.5/10 [6]

Wovenwar is the debut studio album by American metal band Wovenwar. Released on August 5, 2014, through Metal Blade Records, the album was produced by Bill Stevenson and mixed by Colin Richardson. [7] The debut single, "All Rise", was released on April 21, 2014,[ citation needed ] followed by "The Mason" on June 18, 2014, [8] and "Death to Rights" on February 17, 2015, with the latter single becoming the third most added song on active rock radio.

Contents

Wovenwar was generally well received by critics; at Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 5 reviews. [9] The album's musical style has been described as hard rock, [1] [2] [6] alternative metal, [1] [6] melodic metalcore [4] [6] and modern heavy metal. [1] [3]

In mid-2014, the band performed with Black Label Society on their first North American tour. [10] They accompanied In Flames later that year while they traveled Europe. [11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Foreword"1:40
2."All Rise"3:36
3."Death to Rights"3:15
4."Tempest"4:37
5."The Mason"4:09
6."Moving Up"3:51
7."Sight of Shore"3:47
8."Father/Son"3:50
9."Profane"3:56
10."Archers" (featuring Micah Kinard)3:18
11."Ruined Ends"3:58
12."Identity"4:16
13."Matter of Time"3:39
14."Prophets"4:50
15."Onward"1:34
Total length:54:17

Personnel

Chart performance

Chart (2014)Peak
position
[12]
US Billboard 200 36
US Billboard Digital Albums25
US Billboard Independent Albums3
US Billboard Rock Albums13
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums3

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