Beastwars (album)

Beastwars
Studio album by Beastwars
Released May 9, 2011[1]
Recorded 2010 Dunedin[2]
Genre Sludge metal, stoner metal
Length 39:03[3]
Label Destroy
Producer Dale Cotton and Beastwars
Beastwars chronology
Beastwars
(2011)		 Blood Becomes Fire
(2013)Blood Becomes Fire2013
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
NZ Herald [4]
PopMatters [5]
Under the Radar(8.8/10) [6]
The ObeliskPositive [7]
Sputnikmusic [8]
Hellbound [9]

Beastwars is the eponymous debut studio album of the New Zealand-based heavy metal band Beastwars. The album was released on 9 May 2011 through New Zealand independent label Destroy Records, and was distributed by Universal Music.[10] Beastwars received general critical acclaim from New Zealand publications, and reached an RIANZ album chart placing of #15.[11] The album enjoyed further success at the 2011 New Zealand Music Awards, receiving a nomination for best New Zealand rock album and winning the award for best album artwork or packaging.[12] It was also shortlisted for the 2012 Taite Music Prize.[13]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Lead vocalsLength
0."Untitled (Hidden Track)"  1:32
1."Damn the Sky"BeastwarsMatt Hyde5:19
2."Lake of Fire"BeastwarsMatt Hyde4:09
3."Mihi"BeastwarsMatt Hyde3:42
4."Daggers"BeastwarsMatt Hyde4:53
5."Call Out the Dead"BeastwarsMatt Hyde4:36
6."Red God"BeastwarsMatt Hyde2:50
7."Iron Wolf"BeastwarsMatt Hyde4:22
8."Cthulhu"BeastwarsMatt Hyde4:46
9."Empire"BeastwarsMatt Hyde4:34
Total length:39:03

Personnel

Beastwars

References

  1. ↑ "Beastwars Album Release Tour", Eventfinder.co.nz. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  2. ↑ Gavin Bertram, "Beastwars Interview" Archived September 5, 2011, at the Wayback Machine., Grooveguide.co.nz. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  3. ↑ . Retrieved January 30, 2012
  4. ↑ Scott Kara,"Album Review: Beastwars", The New Zealand Herald, May 5, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  5. ↑ Dean Brown, , PopMatters, 1 October, 2012. Retrieved October 11, 2012
  6. ↑ Ricardo Kerr, "Beastwars Review", Undertheradar.co.nz, April 26, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  7. ↑ "Beastwars Review", The Obelisk, October 7, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  8. ↑ "Beastwars -- Beastwars", Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  9. ↑ Craig Haze, "Beastwars-S/T", Hellbound.ca, December 6, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2012
  10. ↑ "Beastwars Album Release Tour",Undertheradar.co.nz. Retrieved January 30, 2011
  11. ↑ "Beastwars - Beastwars - Top 40 Albums", Muzic.net.nz. Retrieved January 30, 2011
  12. ↑ "VNZMA 2011 Winners" Archived 2013-11-10 at the Wayback Machine., nzmusicawards.co.nz, November 3, 2011. Retrieved January 30, 2011
  13. ↑ "Taite Music Prize 2012". IMNZ. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
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