Life Reaper
2014 studio album by I, the Breather
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Life Reaper is the third studio album by the American metalcore group I, the Breather. It was released on July 15, 2014, by Sumerian Records. It was produced by band and Century band members Ricky Armellino, Grant McFarland, Carson Slovak.
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| Released | July 15, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Metalcore | |||
| Length | 37:30 | |||
| Label | Sumerian | |||
| Producer | Ricky Armellino, I, the Breather, Grant McFarland, Carson Slovak | |||
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Background and production
Music style
Big Cheese says "they're a five-piece who can be described as metalcore with djent and progressive elements thrown in."[2]
Critical reception
Life Reaper was welcomed with two positive reviews. In a four star review from Revolver, Jeff Perlah averring, "Life is good when I The Breather get down to business."[4] Amy Sciarretto claims the project features some "metallic vigor... with real, flesh and blood passion", bequeathing the album a seven out of ten on behalf of Outburn.[3] In a seven out of ten review by Big Cheese, Lais Martins Waring describing, "Their songs are heavy, and the combination of riffs and catchy choruses is a winning one."[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Setting:Sun" | 3:53 |
| 2. | "Soul:Seek" | 4:00 |
| 3. | "Self:Restore" | 4:36 |
| 4. | "Life:Reaper" | 3:30 |
| 5. | "Dear:Devil" | 3:32 |
| 6. | "Swine:Cult" (featuring Ricky Armellino of This or the Apocalypse and Century) | 3:09 |
| 7. | "Demon:Dreams" | 3:36 |
| 8. | "Shape:Shifter" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Re:Volution" | 1:40 |
| 10. | "Chain:Breaker" | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Identity:Crisis" | 3:34 |
| Total length: | 37:30 | |
Personnel
The credit have been adapted from AllMusic.[1]
- I, the Breather
- Shawn Spann – vocals
- Chase Kozlowski – lead guitar
- Kyle Bowman – lead guitar
- Conor Hesse – bass guitar
- Aaron Ovecka – drums
- Producer(s)
- Ricky Armellino
- I, the Breather
- Grant McFarland
- Carson Slovak
- Other musicians
- Ricky Armellino – featured artist
- Technical
- Grant McFarland – engineer
- Carson Slovak – engineer
- Miscellaneous
- Daniel McBride – artwork, layout
- Orie McGinness – photography
- T.D. Wehle – band photo
Chart performance
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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| US Billboard 200[5] | 158 |
| US Top Christian Albums (Billboard)[6] | 6 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[7] | 14 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8] | 27 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[9] | 43 |