City of Vultures
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City of Vultures is the debut album by the British metal
band Rise to Remain
. It was released on the 5th September 2011 through EMI Records
and in the United States
on the 24th January through Century Media Records
. It debuted at #83 on the UK Album Charts and at #3 UK Rock Chart
as well as #10 on the International Top 12 Charts in India
.
, UK, and concluding in November 2010 Treehouse Studios in Chesterfield
, UK. Colin Richardson
, in his first production effort since Bullet For My Valentine
's 2008 album "Scream Aim Fire
", produced the album along with co-producer Carl Bown. It is the band's first release with EMI
, whom they signed with in March 2011 after the subsequent completion of the album in November of the previous year. It features two songs from their EP
, "Bridges Will Burn": Nothing Left and Bridges Will Burn. In July 2011, Kerrang!
magazine hosted a complete album playback for 5 competition winners, prior to the album's release in September. From 15:00 (UTC +1) on August 29, Rise to Remain made the entire album available for streaming for 24 hours, one week before the album's release.
Magazine awarded the album 4/5, Metal Hammer
8/10, Q Magazine 8/10, Big Cheese 4/5, Rocksound 8/10, Powerplay
8/10 and Front Magazine
gave the album a full 5/5. Tracks such as "Power Through Fear" and "Nothing Left" have received rotation on BBC Radio 1
and XFM
, courtesy of Fearne Cotton
, Daniel P Carter
and Zane Lowe
, who have all highly praised the songs and the album itself. The more ambiguous reviews came in from publications such as The Guardian
, which gave the album 3/5.
, all lyrics by Austin Dickinson.
Production
Metal
A metal , is an element, compound, or alloy that is a good conductor of both electricity and heat. Metals are usually malleable and shiny, that is they reflect most of incident light...
band Rise to Remain
Rise to Remain
Rise To Remain are a 5-piece London based metalcore band. The band have made appearances at Download Festival, Sonisphere Festival and have extensively toured the UK. The band have released three EP's, the majority of which have been "viral" releases, via their myspace...
. It was released on the 5th September 2011 through EMI Records
EMI Records
EMI Records is the flagship record label founded by the EMI company in 1972 and launched in January 1973 as the successor to its Columbia label. The EMI label was launched worldwide...
and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on the 24th January through Century Media Records
Century Media Records
Century Media Records is an Independent record label with offices in the United States, Germany, Australia, France, Italy, Sweden, Finland, and the United Kingdom.- Background :...
. It debuted at #83 on the UK Album Charts and at #3 UK Rock Chart
UK Rock Chart
The UK Rock Chart usually refers to the Top 40 Rock Singles and the Top 40 Rock Albums Chart compiled by the Official Charts Company from physical record sales in British retail outlets with larger than average genrespecific sales....
as well as #10 on the International Top 12 Charts in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
.
Recording
"City of Vultures" was recorded over the course of four months, beginning in July 2010 at Chapel Studios in LincolnshireLincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, UK, and concluding in November 2010 Treehouse Studios in Chesterfield
Chesterfield
Chesterfield is a market town and a borough of Derbyshire, England. It lies north of Derby, on a confluence of the rivers Rother and Hipper. Its population is 70,260 , making it Derbyshire's largest town...
, UK. Colin Richardson
Colin Richardson
Colin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums, and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres such as:*Anathema*As I Lay Dying*Behemoth*Bullet for My Valentine...
, in his first production effort since Bullet For My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine
Bullet for My Valentine are a Welsh heavy metal band from Bridgend, formed in 1998. The band is composed of Matt Tuck , Michael Paget , Jason James , and Michael Thomas . They were formed under the name Jeff Killed John and started their music career by covering songs by Metallica and Nirvana...
's 2008 album "Scream Aim Fire
Scream Aim Fire
Scream Aim Fire is the second studio album by Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine, released on 28 January 2008 in the UK and the preceding day in the US...
", produced the album along with co-producer Carl Bown. It is the band's first release with EMI
EMI
The EMI Group, also known as EMI Music or simply EMI, is a multinational music company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is the fourth-largest business group and family of record labels in the recording industry and one of the "big four" record companies. EMI Group also has a major...
, whom they signed with in March 2011 after the subsequent completion of the album in November of the previous year. It features two songs from their EP
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, "Bridges Will Burn": Nothing Left and Bridges Will Burn. In July 2011, Kerrang!
Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
magazine hosted a complete album playback for 5 competition winners, prior to the album's release in September. From 15:00 (UTC +1) on August 29, Rise to Remain made the entire album available for streaming for 24 hours, one week before the album's release.
Critical Reception
The album has received very strong acclaim within music publications. Kerrang!Kerrang!
Kerrang! is a UK-based magazine devoted to rock music published by Bauer Media Group. It was first published on June 6, 1981 as a one-off supplement in the Sounds newspaper...
Magazine awarded the album 4/5, Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer
Metal Hammer is a monthly heavy metal music magazine published in the United Kingdom by Future Publishing, and in several other countries by different publishers. Metal Hammer articles feature both mainstream bands and more unusual acts from the whole spectrum of heavy metal music...
8/10, Q Magazine 8/10, Big Cheese 4/5, Rocksound 8/10, Powerplay
Powerplay
"Power play" is a sporting term used in various games.*In ice hockey, a team is said to be on a power play when at least one opposing player is serving a penalty, and the team has a numerical advantage on the ice...
8/10 and Front Magazine
Front Magazine
FRONT Illustrated Paper was published by the Military Publishing and Press Center of the Yugoslav Peoples Army....
gave the album a full 5/5. Tracks such as "Power Through Fear" and "Nothing Left" have received rotation on BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1
BBC Radio 1 is a British national radio station operated by the British Broadcasting Corporation which also broadcasts internationally, specialising in current popular music and chart hits throughout the day. Radio 1 provides alternative genres after 7:00pm including electronic dance, hip hop, rock...
and XFM
Xfm
Xfm is a brand of two commercial radio stations focused on alternative music, primarily indie pop, and owned by Global Radio.-History:Xfm was created in London in 1992 by Sammy Jacob, who later co-founded NME Radio in 2008. Xfm subsequently expanded to a network of four stations; there are...
, courtesy of Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton
Fearne Cotton is an English television and radio presenter who is known for presenting a number of popular TV programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day telethon. In 2007, she became the first regular female presenter of BBC Radio 1's Chart Show...
, Daniel P Carter
Daniel P Carter
Daniel P. Carter is a British musician and radio DJ. He is currently the singer and guitarist for hardcore punk band Hexes, bassist for A, and guitarist for alternative rock group Bloodhound Gang...
and Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe
Zane Lowe also known as 'Zipper', is a radio DJ and television presenter. He was born in New Zealand and grew up in Auckland, where he was a presenter on the local music station Max TV, before moving to England...
, who have all highly praised the songs and the album itself. The more ambiguous reviews came in from publications such as The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
, which gave the album 3/5.
Chart positions
Album| Year | Chart | Position |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
10 |
| UK UK Albums Chart The UK Albums Chart is a list of albums ranked by physical and digital sales in the United Kingdom. It is compiled every week by The Official Charts Company and broadcast on a Sunday on BBC Radio 1 , and published in Music Week magazine and on the OCC website .To qualify for the UK albums chart... |
83 | |
| Norway Norway Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million... |
27 |
Track listing
All music by Rise to RemainRise to Remain
Rise To Remain are a 5-piece London based metalcore band. The band have made appearances at Download Festival, Sonisphere Festival and have extensively toured the UK. The band have released three EP's, the majority of which have been "viral" releases, via their myspace...
, all lyrics by Austin Dickinson.
Personnel
Rise to Remain- Austin Dickinson - lead vocals
- Pat Lundy - drums
- Ben Tovey - lead guitarLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
- Will Homer - rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
- Joe Copcutt - bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
Production
- Colin RichardsonColin RichardsonColin Richardson is a British record producer, mixer and recording engineer. He has worked on over 100 albums, and is most frequently associated with heavy metal and its subgenres such as:*Anathema*As I Lay Dying*Behemoth*Bullet for My Valentine...
- production, mix - Carl Bown - co-production, engineering, mix
- Ted JensenTed JensenTed 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