Wounds is the third full-length release by American blackened death metal band The Funeral Pyre. It was released on May 27, 2008.

Wounds
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 27, 2008
RecordedJanuary – February 2008[1]
GenreBlackened death metal
Melodic black metal
Melodic death metal
Length50:15
LabelProsthetic Records
ProducerJohn Haddad
The Funeral Pyre chronology
The Nature of Betrayal
(2006/2007)
Wounds
(2008)
Vultures at Dawn
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Unlike their earlier works, this album features no keyboards, instead replacing long time keyboard player, Daniella Jones, with guitarist Justin Garcia. According to the band's official web page, "We did 2 records with keyboards. We loved doing those records with keyboards. Things eventually started to not work out between both parties."[3] However, near the end of their first tour of this album, Garcia, too, left the band, and was replaced by Lanny Perelman, formally a member of Cerberus.

The musical qualities are different from their first two albums. Many of the death metal elements were removed from this album and has been considered a loss for the band.[4] However, the band's work on Wounds was praised for the songwriting and musicianship value of the album.[5]

Guest vocals on the title track, "Wounds", were provided by Makh Daniels of the band Early Graves.

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Thieves"6:04
2."Black Earth"4:02
3."The Gathering Bones"5:02
4."Wounds"8:41
5."These Ties That Bind"4:12
6."Arches Of Existence"5:44
7."When The Light Ends"4:48
8."Devourer"4:43
9."Ghost Walker"6:59

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