Foundations of Burden is the second full-length album by the American doom metal band Pallbearer. It was released on August 19, 2014 by Profound Lore Records.[2] On June 24, 2014, the track "The Ghost I Used to Be" from the album was made available for streaming on NPR,[3] and can be purchased as a digital download from the band's Bandcamp site.[4]
| Foundations of Burden | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 19, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | February−March 2014 | |||
| Studio | Type Foundry Studios, Portland, Oregon | |||
| Genre | Doom metal | |||
| Length | 54:58 | |||
| Label | Profound Lore | |||
| Producer | Billy Anderson | |||
| Pallbearer chronology | ||||
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| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 88/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.6/10) [1] |
| The A.V. Club | (A) [2] |
| Exclaim! | (9/10) [3] |
| The Austin Chronicle |   [4] |
| AbsolutePunk | (8.8/10) [5] |
| Paste | (8.2/10) [6] |
| No Ripchord | (8/10) [7] |
| musicOMH | [8] |
| AllMusic | [9] |
| The Line of Best Fit | (8/10) [10] |
| The Quietus | (Favourable) [11] |
| PopMatters | (7/10) [12] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [13] |
| NOW | [14] |
Track listing
editAll songs written and composed by Pallbearer.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Worlds Apart" | 10:17 |
| 2. | "Foundations" | 8:42 |
| 3. | "Watcher in the Dark" | 10:40 |
| 4. | "The Ghost I Used to Be" | 10:17 |
| 5. | "Ashes" | 3:19 |
| 6. | "Vanished" | 11:42 |
| Total length: | 54:58 | |
Personnel
edit- Brett Campbell - lead vocals, guitar, lyricist, composer
- Devin Holt - guitar, auxiliary vocals on songs 1 & 3
- Joseph D. Rowland - bass guitar, piano/Rhodes/analog synthesizer, auxiliary vocals on songs 1 & 4, lead vocals on song 5, lyricist, composer
- Mark Lierly - drums
- Billy Anderson - Engineer, Producer
- Rohan Sforcina - Studio Assistant
- Justin Weis - Mastering
- Chimere Noire - Layout
- Erin Pierce - Photography
- Diana Lee Zadlo - Band Photo
Charts
edit| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 90 |
| US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[6] | 10 |
| US Billboard Independent Albums[7] | 14 |
References
edit- ^ "Foundations of Burden - Pallbearer". Metacritic. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ^ "Foundations of Burden, by Pallbearer".
- ^ Gotrich, Lars (24 June 2014). "Viking's Choice: Pallbearer, 'The Ghost I Used to Be'". NPR.
- ^ "The Ghost I Used to be, by Pallbearer".
- ^ "Pallbearer - Billboard 200 chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Pallbearer - Hard Rock Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2015.
- ^ "Pallbearer - Independent Albums chart". Billboard. Retrieved March 21, 2015.