Beastwars (album)

Beastwars
Studio album by Beastwars
Released May 9, 2011[1]
Recorded 2010 Dunedin[2]
Genre Sludge metal, heavy metal, hard rock
Length 39:03[3]
Label Destroy
Producer Dale Cotton and Beastwars
Beastwars chronology
Beastwars
(2011)
Blood becomes fire
(2013)

Beastwars is the eponymously named debut studio album of the New Zealand-based heavy metal band Beastwars. The album was released on the 9th of May through New Zealand independent label Destroy Records, and was distributed by Universal Music.[4] Beastwars received general critical acclaim from New Zealand publications, and reached an RIANZ album chart placing of #15.[5] The album enjoyed further success at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards, receiving a nomination for best New Zealand rock album and winning the award for best album artwork or packaging.[6] It was also shortlisted for the 2012 Taite Music Prize.[7]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NZ Herald [8]
PopMatters [9]
Under the Radar(8.8/10) [10]
The ObeliskPositive [11]
Sputnikmusic [12]
Hellbound [13]

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s)Lead vocals Length
0. "Untitled (Hidden Track)"     1:32
1. "Damn the Sky"  BeastwarsMatt Hyde 5:19
2. "Lake of Fire"  BeastwarsMatt Hyde 4:09
3. "Mihi"  BeastwarsMatt Hyde 3:42
4. "Daggers"  BeastwarsMatt Hyde 4:53
5. "Call Out the Dead"  BeastwarsMatt Hyde 4:36
6. "Red God"  BeastwarsMatt Hyde 2:50
7. "Iron Wolf"  BeastwarsMatt Hyde 4:22
8. "Cthulhu"  BeastwarsMatt Hyde 4:46
9. "Empire"  BeastwarsMatt Hyde 4:34
Total length:
39:03

Personnel

Beastwars

References

  1. "Beastwars Album Release Tour", Eventfinder.co.nz. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  2. Gavin Bertram, "Beastwars Interview", Grooveguide.co.nz. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  3. . Retrieved January 30, 2012
  4. "Beastwars Album Release Tour",Undertheradar.co.nz. Retrieved January 30, 2011
  5. "Beastwars - Beastwars - Top 40 Albums", Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved January 30, 2011
  6. "VNZMA 2011 Winners", nzmusicawards.co.nz, November 3, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011
  7. "Taite Music Prize 2012". IMNZ. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  8. Scott Kara,"Album Review: Beastwars", The New Zealand Herald, May 5, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  9. Dean Brown, , PopMatters, 1 October, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012
  10. Ricardo Kerr, "Beastwars Review", Undertheradar.co.nz, April 26, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  11. "Beastwars Review", The Obelisk, October 7, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  12. "Beastwars -- Beastwars", Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  13. Craig Haze, "Beastwars-S/T", Hellbound.ca, December 6, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012

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