Awakening is the third full-length studio album by American Christian

Christian metal

Christian metal, also known as white metal, is a form of heavy metal music usually defined by its message in a song's lyrics as well as the band's dedication to Christianity...

 metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 band Blessthefall

Blessthefall

Blessthefall is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, currently signed to Fearless Records. The band was founded in 2003 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist Jared Warth. Their debut album, His Last Walk, with original vocalist Craig Mabbitt, was released April...

. It was released on October 4, 2011, through Fearless Records

Fearless Records

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. It is the band's second album with singer Beau Bokan and first album with guitarist Elliott Gruenberg after the departure of Mike Frisby. The album was produced by Michael "Elvis" Baskette, producer of the second album, Witness

Witness

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 According to drummer Matt Traynor's Formspring, the music video for "Bottomfeeder" is set to be released from Awakening on August 4. A second single, "Promised Ones," was confirmed to be released on the August 16, via the band's official Facebook page. On September 12 the song "40 Days..." was released on the IGN

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 site, and is also directly related to the song "And Counting..." by synthpop artist Lights. It debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200

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, selling over 11,290 copies in its first week.

Track list

Personnel

Blessthefall

Blessthefall

Blessthefall is an American metalcore band from Phoenix, Arizona, currently signed to Fearless Records. The band was founded in 2003 by guitarist Mike Frisby, drummer Matt Traynor, and bassist Jared Warth. Their debut album, His Last Walk, with original vocalist Craig Mabbitt, was released April...

• Beau Bokan - lead vocals
• Eric Lambert - lead guitar, backing vocals
• Elliott Gruenberg - rhythm guitar
• Jared Warth - bass, screamed vocals
• Matt Traynor - drums

Additional musicians

• Christopher Dudley
  Underoath
  Underoath is an American Christian metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, subsequently its additional members were from Tampa, Florida...
  
   (Underoath
  Underoath
  Underoath is an American Christian metalcore band from Tampa, Florida. Founded by Dallas Taylor and Luke Morton on November 30, 1997 in Ocala, Florida, subsequently its additional members were from Tampa, Florida...
  
  keyboardist) - synthesizers

Production

• Michael "Elvis" Baskette - production
• Jeff Gross - artwork