Riders of the Plague

Riders of the Plague
Studio album by The Absence
Released	August 7, 2007
Recorded	February–March 2007 at Mana Studios, Florida
Genre	Thrash metal[1] Melodic death metal[2]
The Absence chronology
From Your Grave (2005) '''Riders of the Plague''' (2007) Enemy Unbound (2010)

Riders of the Plague is the second full-length album by American heavy metal band The Absence. It was released on August 7, 2007 on Metal Blade Records.

Track listing

1. "Riders of the Plague" – 3:59
2. "Dead and Gone" – 5:00
3. "The Murder" – 5:20
4. "Echos" – 5:03
5. "World Divides" – 5:33
6. "Prosperity" – 4:07 (Instrumental)
7. "Untitled" – 0:04 (Silence)
8. "Awakening" – 5:12
9. "Merciless" – 6:42
10. "Into the Pit" – 2:46 (Testament cover)
11. "The Victorious Dead" – 4:14
12. "Outro" – 7:03 (Instrumental)

• "Outro" fades and ends at 2:47. Silence continues until 6:14 at which point a phone ringing can be heard and the lead singer is heard leaving a voicemail on a cell phone, repeating "I'll find you!"

Personnel

Band members

• Jamie Stewart – vocals
• Patrick Pintavalle – guitars, bass guitar
• Jeramie Kling – drums, backing vocals
• Peter Joseph – guitars, bass guitar

Guest musicians

• Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry) – lead guitar on track 3
• Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry) – producer, lead guitar on tracks 11 and 12, extra vocals on track 9
• Santiago Dobles (Aghora) – banjo, lead guitar on track 3
• James Murphy (Death) – lead guitar on tracks 8 and 12
• Jonas Granvik (Edge of Sanity) – extra vocals on track 9

Production

• Mixed and mastered at Black Lounge Studios, Sweden by Jonas Kjellgren
• Brian Elliot – assistant engineer

Artwork

• Cover art by Tim Collier
• Layout by Peter Joseph and Brian Ames
• Photography by Scott Merselis

References

1. "The Absence". Archived from the original on 2008-03-23. Retrieved 20 July 2012.
2. "Riders Of The Plague Review". Retrieved 20 July 2012.