Blackout (From Ashes to New album)
2023 studio album by From Ashes to New
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Blackout is the fourth studio album by American rock band From Ashes to New. It was released on July 28, 2023, through Better Noise Music. The deluxe edition was released on June 7, 2024. The album reached number one on multiple charts around the world, including in Japan, the UK, Australia, and Germany.[1]
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| Released | July 28, 2023 | |||
| Studio | Atrium Audio | |||
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| Length | 41:17 | |||
| Label | Better Noise | |||
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Background and release
On June 17, 2022, the first single, titled "Heartache", was released.[2] The band released the next single, "Until We Break", featuring Matty Mullins of Memphis May Fire, on October 7.[3]
On February 3, 2023, the third single, "Nightmare", was released.[4] On March 17, alongside the release of the fourth single, "Hate Me Too", the band announced the title of their fourth studio album, Blackout, and its release date of July 28.[5] The fifth single, "Armageddon", was released on May 19.[6]
On February 2, 2024, the band released a re-recording of the track "Barely Breathing", with guest vocals from Chrissy Costanza of Against the Current.[7] On April 19, the band released the single "One Foot in the Grave", featuring Aaron Pauley of Of Mice & Men, and announced that the album's deluxe edition would release June 7, including collaborations with Yelawolf and Sullivan King.[8]
Composition
Critical reception
My Global Mind stated that "From the moment the spitfire lyrics in "Heartache" open, to the closer "Broken by Design", the album steamrolls with a ferocious groove" and "The dual vocals of Danny Case and Matt Brandyberry (rap vocals) do complement the band's sound quite well".[11]
Heavy Magazine called the work "A prequel of sorts to their 2016 debut Day One, Blackout mirrors the frame of mind experienced during its writing stage, harnessing feelings and emotions that encapsulate the distress of a pre-apocalyptic world referenced heavily on that debut album but with the benefit of years of touring and recording under their belts".[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Danny Case, Lance Dowdle, Mathew Madiro, and Matt Brandyberry, with additional writers where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Heartache" |
| 3:45 |
| 2. | "Nightmare" |
| 3:07 |
| 3. | "Hate Me Too" |
| 3:30 |
| 4. | "Hope You're Happy" |
| 3:36 |
| 5. | "Barely Breathing" |
| 3:08 |
| 6. | "Dead to Me" |
| 3:19 |
| 7. | "Monster in Me" |
| 3:34 |
| 8. | "Echoes" |
| 3:27 |
| 9. | "Armageddon" |
| 3:33 |
| 10. | "Legacy" |
| 3:39 |
| 11. | "Until We Break" (featuring Matty Mullins) |
| 3:34 |
| 12. | "Broken by Design" |
| 3:05 |
| Total length: | 41:17 | ||
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| 13. | "Barely Breathing" (featuring Against the Current) |
| 3:10 |
| 14. | "One Foot in the Grave" (featuring Aaron Pauley) |
| 3:28 |
| 15. | "Live Before I'm Dead (Hours)" | Jonathan Gering | 3:30 |
| 16. | "Monster In Me" (featuring Yelawolf) |
| 3:36 |
| 17. | "Nightmare" (Sullivan King remix) |
| 2:54 |
| 18. | "Hate Me Too" (acoustic) |
| 3:36 |
| Total length: | 61:39 | ||
Personnel
Credits adapted from Tidal.[13]
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From Ashes to New
Additional musicians
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Additional personnel
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Charts
| Chart (2023) | Peak position |
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| UK Album Downloads (Official Charts)[14] | 65 |
| UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[15] | 18 |
| UK Rock & Metal Albums (Official Charts)[16] | 31 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[17] | 98 |