Badlands (Colossus album)
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| Released | September 16, 2014 | |||
| Genre | Christian metal, metalcore | |||
| Length | 31:27 | |||
| Label | Facedown | |||
| Producer | Josh Barber, Colossus | |||
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Badlands is the second studio album from Christian metalcore band Colossus, released by Facedown Records on September 16, 2014. As with their debut album, Time & Eternal, Colossus worked with Josh Barber on the production of this album.
Reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Indie Vision Music |   [1] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout | [2] |
Signaling in a four star review by Jesus Freak Hideout, Mark Rice recognizes, "A powerful and quality album all around, and with definite areas of improvement over an already-strong debut, this four-man group from South Dakota is firmly establishing themselves as a force in Christian metalcore."[2] Brody B., indicating in a four star review from Indie Vision Music, realizing, "Colossus have improved in nearly every aspect since their Freshman release, 'Time & Eternal'."[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Badlands" | 1:10 |
| 2. | "Demons'" | 3:39 |
| 3. | "Slow Burn" | 3:04 |
| 4. | "Outcast" | 3:39 |
| 5. | "Worthless" | 3:22 |
| 6. | "Shades of Gray" | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Downcast Eyes" | 4:01 |
| 8. | "Insomnia" | 3:21 |
| 9. | "Recoil" | 2:51 |
| 10. | "Nicotine" | 3:36 |
| Total length: | 31:27 | |
Personnel
Adapted from AllMusic.[3]
Colossus
- Alex Gutzmer – Vocals
- Jim Hughes – Engineer, Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Zach Moll – Artwork, Bass
- Israel Wipf – Drums
Additional musicians
- Jack Daniels (War of Ages, Hope for the Dying) – Guitar, Soloist
- Daniel McWhorter (Gideon) – Guest Vocals on track 4
Production
- Zach Alvey – Assistant Engineer
- Josh Barber – Engineer, Producer
- McKinney Botts – Assistant Engineer
- Cameron Brooks – Composer
- Brian Hood – Mastering, Mixing
- Dave Quiggle – Artwork
- Ben "Bob" Turkovic – Assistant Engineer
Charts
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Christian Albums (Billboard)[4] | 13 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5] | 9 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6] | 39 |
References
- ^ a b Brody B. (3 October 2014). "Colossus - Badlands". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ a b Rice, Mark. "Colossus, "Badlands" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "Badlands credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
- ^ "Christian Albums". Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "Heatseekers Albums". Retrieved January 20, 2015.
- ^ "Independent Albums". Retrieved January 20, 2015.
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