"Awake" is the first single released by American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band Mutiny Within

Mutiny Within

Mutiny Within was a metal band from Edison, New Jersey. The band was formed in 2002 by bassist Andrew Jacobs originally as a Children of Bodom cover band. They disbanded in 2011.-Formation :...

 from their self titled debut album

Mutiny Within (album)

Mutiny Within is the self-titled debut album by New Jersey heavy metal band, Mutiny Within, released on February 23, 2010 in the US, and on April 26, 2010 in the UK, both through Roadrunner Records. The album was recorded at Bieler Bros...

. It was digitally released on November 16, 2009, and was offered as a free download on November 2 for only 24 hours at Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records

Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...

 official website to promote their new album. A demo version of the song was included on the compilation album

Compilation album

A compilation album is an album featuring tracks from one or more performers, often culled from a variety of sources The tracks are usually collected according to a common characteristic, such as popularity, genre, source or subject matter...

 "Annual Assault", released by Roadrunner in 2009, which included songs from other Roadrunner's heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 bands, like Trivium

Trivium (band)

Trivium is an American heavy metal band from Orlando, Florida, formed in 1999. Signed to Roadrunner Records, the band has released five studio albums, eleven singles, and twelve music videos...

, Slipknot

Slipknot (band)

Slipknot is an American heavy metal band from Des Moines, Iowa. Formed in 1995, the group was founded by percussionist Shawn Crahan and bassist Paul Gray...

 and Machine Head

Machine Head (band)

Machine Head is an American heavy metal band from Oakland, California. Formed on October 12, 1991, the group was founded by Robb Flynn and Adam Duce. There have been 4 member changes since their inception. The current lineup of the band comprises Flynn , Duce , ex-Vio-Lence guitarist Phil Demmel ,...

.

Music video

A music video was released for "Awake" on January 7, 2010. The clip, which was directed by Patrick Kendall (known by his work with Megadeth

Megadeth

Megadeth is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California which was formed in 1983 by guitarist/vocalist Dave Mustaine, bassist Dave Ellefson and guitarist Greg Handevidt, following Mustaine's expulsion from Metallica. The band has since released 13 studio albums, three live albums, two...

, Incubus

Incubus (band)

Incubus is an American rock band from Calabasas, California. The band was formed in 1991 by vocalist Brandon Boyd, lead guitarist Mike Einziger, and drummer Jose Pasillas while enrolled in high school and later expanded to include bassist Alex "Dirk Lance" Katunich, and Gavin "DJ Lyfe" Koppell;...

 and Sugarcult

Sugarcult

Sugarcult is an American rock band from Santa Barbara, California formed in 1998. The band currently consists of Tim Pagnotta , Airin Older , Marko DeSantis , and Kenny Livingston .-Formation :Tim Pagnotta met ex-drummer Ben Davis during a cigarette break at school...

), features the band playing the song at an old factory outside their hometown.

Personnel

Mutiny Within

• Chris Clancy – vocals
  Singing
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• Daniel Bage – guitars
• Brandon Jacobs – guitars, guitar solo
• Andrew Jacobs – bass guitar
  Bass guitar
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• Drew Stavola – keyboards
  Keyboard instrument
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  , keyboard solo
• Bill Fore – drums
  Drum kit
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Production

• Jason Bieler
  Jason Bieler
  Jason Bieler , is a singer, guitarist and songwriter who is most famous for playing with hard rock band Saigon Kick....
  
   – producer
  Record producer
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• Matt LaPlant – engineering
  Audio engineering
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  , digital editing
• Jason Suecof
  Jason Suecof
  -Career:Jason is best known for his production and song-writing with the band Trivium. He produces most of his albums at his own Orlando, Florida based studio, Audio Hammer...
  
   – additional production, digital editing, additional engineering
• Mark Lewis – additional engineering, additional digital editing
• Michael Leslie – additional engineering, additional digital editing
• Chris Clancy – additional digital editing, art direction
• Martyn "Ginge" Ford
  Martyn Ford
  Martyn Ford is an English musician, best known for his orchestral contributions to rock music albums of the 1970s and 1980s.Ford was originally classically trained; he studied French horn at the Royal Academy of Music. While in his senior year there, he formed his own orchestra, which debuted at...
  
   – mixer
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
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• Jeff Rose – mixer
• Ted Jensen
  Ted Jensen
  Ted Jensen is an American recording engineer. Jensen is the chief mastering engineer at Sterling Sound. He started his career as a mastering engineer in 1976 and is currently the most active Mastering Engineer in the industry...
  
   – mastering
  Audio mastering
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• Viktor Koen – art direction, design, illustration
• Bill Fore – art direction
• Pieter M. Van Hattem – photography
  Photography
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• Madelyn Scarpulla – art supervision
• Gail Marowitz – creative direction

External links

• Mutiny Within at Roadrunner Records
  Roadrunner Records
  Roadrunner Records is an American record label that concentrates primarily on heavy metal bands. It is currently a subsidiary of Warner Music Group.-History:...