The Oncoming Storm
| The Oncoming Storm | ||||
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| Studio album by Unearth | ||||
| Released | June 29, 2004 | |||
| Studio | Zing Recording Studios, Westfield, MA | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 40:36 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Adam Dutkiewicz | |||
| Unearth chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Exclaim! | "not enough happening here to make the hype stand up to the album"[2] |
| Metal Storm | 3.5/10[3] |
The Oncoming Storm is the second studio album by American metalcore band, Unearth. It was released on June 29, 2004 through Metal Blade Records.
The album entered the Billboard album charts at number 105, selling 13,285 copies.[4] The album has gone on to sell in excess of 160,000 copies in the US.
The album was produced by Killswitch Engage guitarist Adam Dutkiewicz, and was their first major release through Metal Blade Records. This was also their first album with drummer Mike Justian and bassist John "Slo" Maggard, replacing Mike Rudberg and Chris "Rover" Rybicki respectively.
A special edition of the album was released on October 18, 2005. It contained two bonus tracks, and a DVD featuring live performances, backstage footage, interviews, an inside look to the recording of the album and four music videos.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Trevor Phipps, all music composed by Unearth.
| No. | Title | Length | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Great Dividers" | 4:02 | |
| 2. | "Failure" | 3:12 | |
| 3. | "This Lying World" | 4:17 | |
| 4. | "Black Hearts now Reign" | 4:03 | |
| 5. | "Zombie Autopilot" | 4:10 | |
| 6. | "Bloodlust of the Human Condition" | 3:28 | |
| 7. | "Lie to Purify" | 3:41 | |
| 8. | "Endless" | 3:23 | |
| 9. | "Aries" | 2:40 | |
| 10. | "Predetermined Sky" | 4:05 | |
| 11. | "False Idols" | 3:43 | |
Total length: |
40:36 | ||
| 2005 reissue bonus tracks | ||||||||||
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 12. | "One Step Away" | 3:18 | ||||||||
| 13. | "The Charm" | 3:13 | ||||||||
Total length: |
47:14 | |||||||||
Personnel
Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes of the 2004 version.
- Unearth
- Trevor Phipps – lead vocals
- Buz McGrath – guitars
- Ken Susi – guitars, backing vocals on "Endless", "Lie to Purify"
- John "Slo" Maggard – bass, piano, guitars on "Aries"
- Mike Justian – drums
- Production
- Adam Dutkiewicz – production, engineering, mixing
- Alan Douches – mastering, CD enhancement
- Cory Kilduff – layout
- Matt Hayes – layout
- Aaron Marsh – layout
- Grail – photos
Charts
| Chart (2004) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[5] | 105 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 6 |
| US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[7] | 1 |
References
- ↑ Henderson, Alex. The Oncoming Storm at AllMusic. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ Pratt, Greg (August 2004). "Unearth - The Oncoming Storm • Metal Reviews • exclaim.ca". exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ "Unearth - The Oncoming Storm review - Metal Storm". metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. August 13, 2005. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ↑ Blabbermouth.net, "SOUNDSCAN Report: RUSH, ATREYU, UNEARTH, NEUROSIS", Posted July 7, 2004.
- ↑ "Billboard biz".
- ↑ "Billboard biz".
- ↑ "Billboard biz".
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