New Demons

New Demons
Studio album by I See Stars
Released October 22, 2013
Genre Metalcore, electronicore, EDM
Length 50:26
Label Sumerian
Producer Joey Sturgis
I See Stars chronology

Digital Renegade
(2012)		 New Demons
(2013)
Singles from New Demons
  1. "Violent Bounce (People Like ¥øµ)"
    Released: June 19, 2013[1]
  2. "Murder Mitten"
    Released: September 23, 2013[2]
  3. "New Demons"
    Released: October 7, 2013[3]
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Absolute Punk 75%[4]
Alternative Press [5]

New Demons is I See Stars' fourth studio album, released on October 22, 2013 through Sumerian Records. The album was originally set for release on August 13, before being pushed back to September 17, and again to October 22 for unknown reasons. The album marks a progression of the sound in their previous album Digital Renegade, with Zach Johnson having a bigger vocal role. The song "Violent Bounce" was the first single to be released. It was uploaded to YouTube via the Sumerian Records channel. "Murder Mitten" and the title track, "New Demons", were to follow. The band did performances of the song "Ten Thousand Feet" to give fans a taste of what is going to be on the rest of the album before its release. Klayton of Celldweller, Mutrix, and Razihel all provided additional programming for some of the tracks.[6][7][8][9]

Information

The album had been worked on by the band immediately after their previous album, Digital Renegade, was finished. The song "Ten Thousand Feet" was the only song played from the album before it was released.

The song "Violent Bounce" was released as the first single from the album several months before the album release date, accompanied by a lyric video. The song "Murder Mitten" is written about brothers Devin and Andrew Oliver's relationship with their mother, who was an alcoholic during their childhood.[10]

Tracklist

No. Title Length
1. "Initialization Sequence"   0:54
2. "Ten Thousand Feet"   5:44
3. "Follow Your Leader"   4:46
4. "New Demons"   4:42
5. "Violent Bounce (People Like ¥øµ)"   4:44
6. "Murder Mitten"   5:03
7. "We're Not In Kansas Anymore"   4:46
8. "Judith Rules"   4:12
9. "Boris the Animal"   4:03
10. "Crystal Ball"   3:43
11. "When I Say Jump, You Say How High"   3:17
12. "Who Am I?"   4:28
Total length:
 50:26

Personnel

I See Stars
Production

References

  1. ↑ "I See Stars Violent Bounce (People Like You) (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ "I See Stars Murder Mitten (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ "I See Stars New Demons (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ iamalexenglish (December 17, 2013). "Absolute Punk Review". Absolute Punk. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
  5. ↑ Phil Freeman. "I See Stars - New Demons - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
  6. ↑ Video on YouTube
  7. ↑ Video on YouTube
  8. ↑ http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/i_see_stars_reveal_new_demons_cover_art
  9. ↑ http://sumerianrecords.com/artist/details/id:12/
  10. ↑ "Devin Oliver (I See Stars): From Typical Midwesterner To Rockstar Headlining Tours Across The US – Interview". Substream Magazine (in Portuguese). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.