Life Reaper
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| Studio album by I, the Breather | ||||
| Released | July 15, 2014 | |||
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| Length | 37:30 | |||
| Label | Sumerian | |||
| Producer | Ricky Armellino, I, the Breather, Grant McFarland, Carson Slovak | |||
| I, the Breather chronology | ||||
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Life Reaper is the third and final studio album by the American Christian heavy metal group I, the Breather. It was released on July 15, 2014 by Sumerian Records. It was produced by band and Century band members Ricky Armellino, Grant McFarland, Carson Slovak.
Background and production
The album is the third from the group, who began making music in 2009. I, the Breather produced the album alongside Century band mates Ricky Armellino, Grant McFarland, Carson Slovak.[1]
Music style
Big Cheese says "they're a five-piece who can be described as metalcore with djent and progressive elements thrown in."[2]
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
|---|---|
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Big Cheese | 7/10[2] |
| Outburn | 7/10[3] |
| Revolver |   [4] |
Life Reaper was welcomed with two positive reviews. In a four star review from Revolver, Jeff Perlah averring, "Life is good when I The Breather get down to business."[4] Amy Sciarretto claims the project features some "metallic vigor... with real, flesh and blood passion", bequeathing the album a seven out of ten on behalf of Outburn.[3] In a seven out of ten review by Big Cheese, Lais Martins Waring describing, "Their songs are heavy, and the combination of riffs and catchy choruses is a winning one."[2]
Track listing
| Tracklist | ||
|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | Length |
| 1. | "Setting:Sun" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Soul:Seek" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Self:Restore" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Life:Reaper" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Dear:Devil" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Swine:Cult" (featuring Ricky Armellino of This or the Apocalypse and Century) | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Demon:Dreams" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Shape:Shifter" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Re:Volution" | 1:40 |
| 10. | "Chain:Breaker" | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Identity:Crisis" | 3:34 |
Total length: |
37:30 | |
Personnel
The credit have been adapted from AllMusic.[1]
- I, the Breather
- Shawn Spann – vocals
- Chase Kozlowski – lead guitar
- Kyle Bowman – lead guitar
- Conor Hesse – bass guitar
- Aaron Ovecka – drums
- Producer(s)
- Ricky Armellino
- I, the Breather
- Grant McFarland
- Carson Slovak
- Other musicians
- Ricky Armellino – featured artist
- Technical
- Grant McFarland – engineer
- Carson Slovak – engineer
- Miscellaneous
- Daniel McBride – artwork, layout
- Orie McGinness – photography
- T.D. Wehle – band photo
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 158 |
| US Christian Albums (Billboard)[6] | 6 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] | 14 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] | 27 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] | 43 |
References
- 1 2 AllMusic. "Life Reaper – I, The Breather | Credits". allmusic.com. All Music Guide. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Waring, Lais Martins (July 2014). "I, the Breather: Life Reaper". Big Cheese (Big Cheese Publishing Ltd.) (169): 88. ISSN 1365-358X. Archived from the original on July 5, 2014. Retrieved August 1, 2014.
- 1 2 Sciarretto, Amy (2014). "I, the Breather: Life Reaper". Outburn (Octavia Laird and Rodney Kusano) (75): 67. ISSN 1542-1309. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- 1 2 Perlah, Jeff (July 10, 2014). "Review: I the Breather — Life Reaper". revolvermag.com. Revolver. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ "I the Breather – Chart history" Billboard 200 for I the Breather. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ "I the Breather – Chart history" Billboard Christian Albums for I the Breather. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ "I the Breather – Chart history" Billboard Top Hard Rock Albums for I the Breather. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ "I the Breather – Chart history" Billboard Independent Albums for I the Breather. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ↑ "I the Breather – Chart history" Billboard Top Rock Albums for I the Breather. Retrieved July 25, 2014.