As the World Bleeds
| As the World Bleeds | ||||
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| Studio album by Theocracy | ||||
| Released | November 21, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010-2011 | |||
| Genre | Christian metal, progressive metal, power metal | |||
| Length | 1:01:59 | |||
| Label | Ulterium Records | |||
| Producer | Matt Smith | |||
| Theocracy chronology | ||||
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As the World Bleeds is the third studio album by Christian progressive/power metal band Theocracy. It was released by Ulterium Records on November 21, 2011, in North America, November 25, 2011 in Europe, and April 25, 2012, in Japan.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Matt Smith, except where noted.
| North American & European Releases | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "I AM" | 11:00 | ||||||||
| 2. | "The Master Storyteller" | 4:09 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Nailed" | 6:25 | ||||||||
| 4. | "Hide in the Fairytale" | 4:27 | ||||||||
| 5. | "The Gift of Music" | 7:12 | ||||||||
| 6. | "30 Pieces of Silver" | 5:08 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Drown" | 5:29 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Altar to the Unknown God" | 5:44 | ||||||||
| 9. | "Light of the World" | 4:28 | ||||||||
| 10. | "As the World Bleeds" | 7:57 | ||||||||
Total length: |
1:01:59 | |||||||||
| Japanese Release | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 1. | "The Master Storyteller" | 4:09 | ||||||||
| 2. | "Nailed" | 6:25 | ||||||||
| 3. | "Hide in the Fairytale" | 4:27 | ||||||||
| 4. | "30 Pieces of Silver" | 5:08 | ||||||||
| 5. | "The Gift of Music" | 7:12 | ||||||||
| 6. | "Light of the World" | 4:28 | ||||||||
| 7. | "Drown" | 5:29 | ||||||||
| 8. | "Altar to the Unknown God" | 5:44 | ||||||||
| 9. | "As the World Bleeds" | 7:57 | ||||||||
| 10. | "I AM" | 11:00 | ||||||||
| 11. | "I'm in a Cage (Neal Morse Cover)" | 4:02 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Martyr (Live in the Studio)" | 7:05 | ||||||||
Total length: |
1:13:06 | |||||||||
Credits
- Matt Smith - lead vocals; additional guitars; additional keyboards
- Val Allen Wood - lead guitars
- Jonathan Hinds - guitars, solo on #01, co-solo on #03; keyboards & piano; backing vocals on #03
- Jared Oldham - bass; backing vocals on #03
- Shawn Benson - drums