Awaken the Dreamers is the third studio album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish. It was released on September 5, 2008, through Nuclear Blast. It sold just under 5,000 copies in its first week of release entering the Billboard 200 at number 126.[6] The album is notable for including clean vocals in tracks such as the title track and "Memories of a Glass Sanctuary", something that is rare in deathcore.
| Awaken the Dreamers | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 5, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Castle Ultimate Studios in Oakland, California | |||
| Genre | Deathcore, technical metalcore[1] | |||
| Length | 35:49 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Zack Ohren | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [2] |
| AllMusic | [3] |
| Lambgoat |   [4] |
| Loudside | [5] |
The tracks "When Life Meant More...", "Never... Again", "Awaken the Dreamers", and "Stabbing to Purge Dissimulation" have been added to the band's official MySpace page.[7] Rusty Cooley plays two guitar solos on the track "From So Far Away"[citation needed] and Cam Pipes performs guest vocals on "Black Gold Reign". The closing track, "Songs for the Damned", includes lyrics that reference famous heavy metal albums and songs by Opeth (My Arms, Your Hearse, Blackwater Park, Damnation), Slayer (Reign in Blood), Carcass (Swansong, Necroticism – Descanting the Insalubrious, Heartwork), Cannibal Corpse ("Stripped, Raped and Strangled"), Deicide (Once upon the Cross), Dying Fetus (Destroy the Opposition), The Dillinger Escape Plan ("Sugar Coated Sour"), Iron Maiden ("2 Minutes to Midnight"), and Danzig (as well as the song "20 Eyes" by Danzig's early band, the Misfits).
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett listed the album as one of his top 25 favorite albums from 2000 to 2009.[8]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "When Life Meant More..." | 3:01 |
| 2. | "Black Gold Reign" | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Never... Again" | 3:12 |
| 4. | "The Ones We Left Behind" | 1:07 |
| 5. | "Awaken the Dreamers" | 4:37 |
| 6. | "Memories of a Glass Sanctuary" | 2:43 |
| 7. | "Stabbing to Purge Dissimulation" | 2:36 |
| 8. | "Gagged, Bound, Shelved and Forgotten" | 3:43 |
| 9. | "Until the End" | 2:56 |
| 10. | "From So Far Away" | 2:38 |
| 11. | "Misery's Introduction" | 1:01 |
| 12. | "Songs for the Damned" | 3:38 |
| Total length: | 35:49 | |
- Tracks 9 and 10 are switched on the back of the album.
DVD
editThe limited edition version of the album also comes with a bonus DVD entitled Stories from the Road. It runs for 34:25 and features footage of the band on tour, some live footage and a documentary of the making of "Awaken the Dreamers".
Personnel
edit- Ben Orum – guitar
- Mike Tiner – bass
- Hernan "Eddie" Hermida – vocals
- Chris Storey – guitar
- Matt Kuykendall – drums
Guest musicians
- Rusty Cooley – guitar solos on "From So Far Away"[citation needed]
- Cam Pipes – guest vocals on "Black Gold Reign"
References
edit- ^ "Awaken the Dreamers Review by Alex Henderson".
- ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on September 24, 2008. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Lambgoat review
- ^ Loudside review
- ^ "ALL SHALL PERISH's 'Awaken The Dreamers' Lands On BILLBOARD Chart". blabbermouth.net. September 24, 2008. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved September 24, 2008.
- ^ "All Shall Perish: Awaken the Dreamers Artwork Revealed". Blabbermouth. July 8, 2008. Archived from the original on September 26, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2008.
- ^ "Lars Ulrich and Kirk Hammett top 25 albums and songs of the decade — Metallica Blog Magnetic". Metallicablogmagnetic.com. February 22, 1999. Archived from the original on April 24, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2012.