| Peril and the Patient | ||||
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| Studio album by Called To Arms | ||||
| Released | August 10, 2010 | |||
| Recorded | The Basement Studios | |||
| Genre | Progressive metal | |||
| Length | 40:15 | |||
| Label | Tragic Hero Records | |||
| Producer | Jamie King | |||
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Peril and the Patient is the third album by the progressive metal group Called To Arms and was released digitally through Tragic Hero Records on August 10, 2010. The 9th track off the album, entitled "Ashamed, Awake" was streamed at IndieVisionMusic for the week of May 23 as well as a 5 minute teaser clip from the album.[1][2][3][4]
The album is based on The Screwtape Letters written by C. S. Lewis[2] and many of the song titles are taken directly from lines in the book.[5]
The album was recorded and mastered with Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me, Glass Casket, Beloved) at the Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.[2][6]
It is rumored that the band plans to release a limited edition copy of the album on CD sometime in the future.
Contents |
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| No. | Title | Length | |||||||
| 1. | "Patient's Prognosis" | 4:45 | |||||||
| 2. | "Safest Road To Hell" | 3:42 | |||||||
| 3. | "Pleasure In The Trough" | 4:26 | |||||||
| 4. | "Dead Fire In A Cold Room" | 0:54 | |||||||
| 5. | "Let Sleeping Worms Lie" | 4:08 | |||||||
| 6. | "Vintage Pharisee" | 4:34 | |||||||
| 7. | "A Hedonist At Heart" | 5:28 | |||||||
| 8. | "Our Realism, Our Rejection" | 4:12 | |||||||
| 9. | "Ashamed, Awake" | 4:04 | |||||||
| 10. | "Dismembered and Devoured" | 4:02 | |||||||
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Peril And The Patient has without a doubt made my list of favorite albums. If you’re looking for exciting, relentless, diverse, and powerful metal then look no further. Called To Arms dishes out a stellar helping of awesome by fusing together a plethora of heavy metal sub-genres, all the while keeping a varied, original and interesting sound.
Peril and the Patient is stunning in the way it all comes together... It's a magnificently fun, fluid, and intriguing listen that accomplishes everything it set out to achieve.
Peril and the Patient is a slick listen for those with a sweet tooth for metal – easily one of the year’s best in its genre.