Wovenwar File:Wovenwar2014.jpg Released August 5, 2014 (2014-08-05 ) Recorded 2013–2014 Studio
The Blasting Room , Fort Collins, Colorado
Casa de Sgroz, Oceanside, California
Castleman Studios, Escondido, California
Echelon Studios, Burbank, California
Signature Sound, San Diego, California
The Gnextry Room, Oceanside, California
Genre Length 54 :17 Label Metal Blade Producer Wovenwar, Bill Stevenson , Jason Livermore
"All Rise" Released: April 21, 2014
"The Mason" Released: June 18, 2014
"Death to Rights" Released: February 17, 2015
Wovenwar is the debut studio album by American metal band Wovenwar . Released on August 5, 2014, through Metal Blade Records , the album was produced by Bill Stevenson and mixed by Colin Richardson .[ 7] The debut single, "All Rise", was released on April 21, 2014,[citation needed ] followed by "The Mason" on June 18, 2014,[ 8] and "Death to Rights" on February 17, 2015, with the latter single becoming the third most added song on active rock radio.
Wovenwar was generally well received by critics; at Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 71, based on 5 reviews.[ 9] The album's musical style has been described as hard rock ,[ 1] [ 2] [ 6] alternative metal ,[ 1] [ 6] melodic metalcore [ 4] [ 6] and modern heavy metal.[ 1] [ 3]
In mid-2014, the band performed with Black Label Society on their first North American tour.[ 10] They accompanied In Flames later that year while they traveled Europe.[ 11]
Track listing
Title 1. "Foreword" 1:40 2. "All Rise" 3:36 3. "Death to Rights" 3:15 4. "Tempest" 4:37 5. "The Mason" 4:09 6. "Moving Up" 3:51 7. "Sight of Shore" 3:47 8. "Father/Son" 3:50 9. "Profane" 3:56 10. "Archers" (featuring Micah Kinard ) 3:18 11. "Ruined Ends" 3:58 12. "Identity" 4:16 13. "Matter of Time" 3:39 14. "Prophets" 4:50 15. "Onward" 1:34 Total length: 54:17
Personnel
Wovenwar
Shane Blay – lead vocals, guitar
Nick Hipa – lead guitar
Phil Sgrosso – rhythm guitar, programming
Josh Gilbert – bass, backing vocals, lead vocals (track 13)
Jordan Mancino – drums
Production
Produced by Wovenwar, Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore
Mastered by Ted Jensen at Sterling Sound, NYC
Mixed by Colin Richardson, Joseph McQueen and Carl Bowen
Vocal engineering by Bill Stevenson, Jason Livermore and Jason McQueen
Guitar engineering by Phil Sgrosso, Nick Hipa and Daniel Castleman
Drum and bass engineering by Bill Stevenson and Jason Livermore
Studio assistant: Fernando Morales
Booking by Nick Storch (ICM Talent, U.S.) and Paul Ryan (The Agency Group, International)
Art direction and design by Ryan Clark (Invisible Creature)
Chart performance
Chart (2014)
Peak position[ 12]
US Billboard 200
36
US Billboard Digital Albums
25
US Billboard Independent Albums
3
US Billboard Rock Albums
13
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums
3
References
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 James Christopher Monger. "Wovenwar – Wovenwar – Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
↑ 2.0 2.1 Ray Van Horn, Jr. "WOVENWAR" . Blabbermouth.net . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
↑ 3.0 3.1 Dom Lawson (July 31, 2014). "Wovenwar: Wovenwar review – former As I Lay Dying members return in force" . The Guardian . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
↑ 4.0 4.1 Andy Biddulph (July 28, 2014). "Wovenwar – Wovenwar " . Rock Sound . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
↑ Alex Dansereau (July 30, 2014). "Wovenwar – Wovenwar " . Sputnikmusic . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 UG Team (August 11, 2014). "Wovenwar Review" . Ultimate Guitar Archive . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
↑ "Metal Blade Records announce the signing of WOVENWAR featuring members of As I Lay Dying and Oh, Sleeper" . Metal Blade . April 14, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014 .
↑ "Here's Another New WOVENWAR Song, "The Mason" " . Metal Injection . June 18, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
↑ "Wovenwar – Wovenwar " . Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .
↑ "Black Label Society Recruit Wovenwar + Kyng for 2014 U.S. Summer Tour" . Loudwire . May 27, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014 .
↑ "While She Sleeps + Wovenwar Join In Flames' European Tour" . Rock Sound . May 23, 2014. Retrieved June 19, 2014 .
↑ "Wovenwar – Wovenwar – Awards" . AllMusic . Retrieved December 5, 2014 .