The Chase (Manafest album)

The Chase
Studio album by Manafest
Released 30th March 2010
Genre Christian metal, rap metal, hard rock, alternative metal
Length 39:05
Label BEC
Uprok
Producer Adam Messinger
Trevor McNevan
Tyson Kuteyi
Manafest chronology
Citizens Activ
(2008)
The Chase
(2010)
Avalanche - No Plan B EP
(2011)

The Chase is the fourth studio album released under BEC Recordings by the Christian rapper Manafest on March 30, 2010. The album received a nomination in the category of Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the Year for the Juno Awards of 2011.

Contents

Reception

Critical

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AbsolutePunk.net (81%) link
Christian Music Zine link
JesusFreakHideout.com link

The album was met with generally positive reviews with many calling it Manafest's best album yet. Reviewers on jesusfreakhideout had the following to say about the album: "The Chase is an enjoyable album with so much variety that it never seems to become tedious. Releases like this one don't come around too often, so if you crave rock and rap, it doesn't get better than this."[1] Rapzilla also gave the album a favourable review saying that "Comfortable in his own skin...Manafest has a good project on his hands."[2]

Release and Promotion

The song "No Plan B" was released as a single in early January, while the song "Avalanche" was released as a single on March 12.[3][4] A music video for "No Plan B" was released on March 16.[5] and for "Fire in the Kitchen" was on May 13, 2010.

Other singles by Manafest on this album include: "Bring the Ruckus" and "Renegade" both with Music Videos made for them

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "No Plan B"   3:23
2. "Fire in the Kitchen" (featuring Trevor McNevan) 2:48
3. "Supernatural"   3:55
4. "Every Time You Run" (featuring Trevor McNevan) 3:34
5. "Bring the Ruckus"   3:37
6. "Avalanche"   3:11
7. "Married in Vegas"   4:05
8. "Renegade" (featuring Trevor McNevan) 3:37
9. "The Chase"   3:05
10. "Better 'Cause of You" (featuring Dustin Anstey) 4:10
11. "Breaking Down the Walls" (featuring Dustin Anstey) 3:41

Bonus tracks

References

  1. ^ "Manafest, "The Chase" Review". Jesusfreakhideout.com. 2010-03-30. http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/TheChase.asp. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  2. ^ [1]
  3. ^ "Manafest (CA) on PureVolume". Purevolume.com. http://www.purevolume.com/manafestca. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  4. ^ "Artist | Manafest". BEC Recordings. http://www.becrecordings.com/artists/74/Manafest/bio/. Retrieved 2011-10-12. 
  5. ^ [2]

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