Selves We Cannot Forgive

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Selves We Cannot Forgive
eOne Music
ProducerCarson Slovak, Grant McFarland
Black Crown Initiate chronology
The Wreckage of Stars
(2014) 		Selves We Cannot Forgive
(2016) 		Violent Portraits of Doomed Escape
(2020)
Singles from Halfway Human
  1. "For Red Cloud"
    Released: May 16, 2016 (2016-05-16)
  2. "Selves We Cannot Forgive"
    Released: June 8, 2016 (2016-06-08)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Metal Sucks
(4/5)[1]
Sputnik Music(3.5/5)[2]
Metal Injection(8/10)[3]

Selves We Cannot Forgive is the second full length album from American

From Ashes To New) and recorded at Atrium Audio Recording Studio's[4] in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, with cover art by Travis Smith[4](Opeth, Devin Townsend, Avenged Sevenfold).[5][6]

To date it is the band's strongest-selling album, moving 1,825 copies in its debut week.[7]

Background

This is the band's final album with long-time guitarist Rik Stelzpflug, who would depart the band shortly before the release of the album, though he would still receive co-writing credits on "Sorrowpsalm".[8]

Replacing Stelzpflug was former The Faceless and Glass Casket guitarist Wes Hauch, who provided a guest solo on "Again". Though Hauch was pictured with the band before the album was released, he was only credited with the single guitar solo on the album.[9]

Former Vale of Pnath guitarist Mikey Reeves provides a guest solo on "For Red Cloud" and "Transmit to Disconnect".[10]

A music video for "Selves We Cannot Forgive" was released on July 25.[11]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."For Red Cloud"6:48
2."Sorrowpsalm"6:30
3."Again"5:40
4."Belie The Machine"8:59
5."Selves We Cannot Forgive"5:19
6."Transmit To Disconnect"6:28
7."Matriarch"7:21
8."Vicious Lives"4:26
Total length:51:31

Credits

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Personnel

Black Crown Initiate
  • James Dorton – Vocals
  • Andy Thomas – Guitars, Vocals
  • Nick Shaw – Bass
  • Jesse Beahler – Drums
Additional musicians
  • Grant McFarland, Sarah Thomas, Amanda Mellinger, Adam Biggs, Jeremy Graeff – Group Vocals on "Matriarch"
  • Mikey Reeves – Guitar Solos on "For Red Cloud" and "Transmit to Disconnect"
  • Travis Ryan – Vocals on "Transmit to Disconnect"
  • Wes Hauch – Guitar Solo on "Again"
  • Grant McFarland – Cello on "Selves we Cannot Forgive", "Matriarch", and "Fallen Angel"
  • Rik Stelzpflug – co-writer on Sorrowpsalm

Production

  • Travis Smith – Artwork
  • Sean Marlow – Design
  • Paul Grosso – Creative Direction
  • Alan Douches – Mastering
  • Carson Slovak, Grant McFarland – Production

References

  1. Metal Sucks
    . Retrieved on 2016-07-22.
  2. ^ Davis, Robert.(2016-08-03).[2]. Sputnik Music. Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
  3. ^ Lambert, Aaron.(2016-08-11).[3]. Metal Injection. Retrieved on 2016-09-18.
  4. ^ a b c d e eOne Music.(2016-06-14).[4]. eOne Music. Retrieved on 2016-07-23.
  5. ^ "BLACK CROWN INITIATE To Release 'Selves We Cannot Forgive' Album In July". Blabbermouth. April 21, 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  6. ^ Senior, Nicholas (August 10, 2016). "Album Review: Black Crown Initiate – 'Selves We Cannot Fo". New Noise. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Metal By Numbers 8/3: A crown atop the chartsMetal Insider". 3 August 2016.
  8. ^ Finney, Graham. "BLACK CROWN INITIATE Part Ways with Longtime Guitarist Rik Stelzpflug". puregrainaudio.com.
  9. ^ "Looks Like Wes Hauch (Ex-THE FACELESS) Has Joined BLACK CROWN INITIATE". 10 May 2016.
  10. ^ "r/progmetal - We are Black Crown initiate! Ask Us Anything!". reddit.
  11. ^ bciVEVO (25 July 2016). "Black Crown Initiate - Selves We Cannot Forgive" – via YouTube.
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