Birth and the Burial
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ReleasedAugust 21, 2015
RecordedIll-Fated Studio in Los Angeles, California; Dexter's Lab in Milford, Connecticut; ManShark in Southampton, Massachusetts
Length47:12
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| Released | August 21, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | Ill-Fated Studio in Los Angeles, California; Dexter's Lab in Milford, Connecticut; ManShark in Southampton, Massachusetts | |||
| Genre | Thrash metal, melodic death metal, metalcore | |||
| Length | 47:12 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Chris "Zeuss" Harris | |||
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Birth and the Burial is the debut studio album by American heavy metal supergroup Act of Defiance. It was released on August 21, 2015, through Metal Blade Records.[2]
A music video for the song "Throwback" was released on June 24, 2015,[3] with another for "Legion of Lies" following on August 6, 2015.[4]
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| Rock Hard[5] |   |
| Sputnikmusic | 3.3/5[6] |
| SkullsNBones | 4/5[7] |
Birth and the Burial has received positive reaction from critics. Rock Hard magazine gave the album a score of nine out of ten, calling it an "engaging thrash metal album [...] One of the best releases of 2015!"[5] Writing for Sputnikmusic, Thompson Gerhart concluded that Birth and the Burial "both starts off on a good foot and leaves some room for improvement."[6]
