Peril and the Patient
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Peril and the Patient is the third album by the progressive metal
group Called To Arms
and was released digitally through Tragic Hero Records
on August 10, 2010. The 9th track off the album, entitled "Ashamed, Awake" was streamed at IndieVisionMusic for the week of May 23 as well as a 5 minute teaser clip from the album.
The album is based on The Screwtape Letters
written by C. S. Lewis
and many of the song titles are taken directly from lines in the book.
The album was recorded and mastered with Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me
, Glass Casket
, Beloved
) at the Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
.
It is rumored that the band plans to release a limited edition copy of the album on CD sometime in the future.
Peril And The Patient has without a doubt made my list of favorite albums. If you’re looking for exciting, relentless, diverse, and powerful metal then look no further. Called To Arms dishes out a stellar helping of awesome by fusing together a plethora of heavy metal sub-genres, all the while keeping a varied, original and interesting sound.
Peril and the Patient is stunning in the way it all comes together... It's a magnificently fun, fluid, and intriguing listen that accomplishes everything it set out to achieve.
Peril and the Patient is a slick listen for those with a sweet tooth for metal – easily one of the year’s best in its genre.
Progressive metal
Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...
group Called To Arms
Called to Arms
Called to Arms is a progressive metal band started in Raleigh, North Carolina in 2003. They are currently signed to Tragic Hero Records and they recently finished recording their third album with Jamie King, which was released digitally August 10, 2010. The album is based on The Screwtape Letters...
and was released digitally through Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records is a record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina in March 2005 to represent the growing hardcore punk and harder wave of music in North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy Lacombe, David Varnedoe and Jason Ganthner. Alesana was the first band the label signed...
on August 10, 2010. The 9th track off the album, entitled "Ashamed, Awake" was streamed at IndieVisionMusic for the week of May 23 as well as a 5 minute teaser clip from the album.
The album is based on The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters
The Screwtape Letters is a satirical Christian apologetics novel written in epistolary style by C. S. Lewis, first published in book form in February 1942...
written by C. S. Lewis
C. S. Lewis
Clive Staples Lewis , commonly referred to as C. S. Lewis and known to his friends and family as "Jack", was a novelist, academic, medievalist, literary critic, essayist, lay theologian and Christian apologist from Belfast, Ireland...
and many of the song titles are taken directly from lines in the book.
The album was recorded and mastered with Jamie King (Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me
Between the Buried and Me is an American heavy metal band from Raleigh, North Carolina. They have released a total of five studio albums, as well as a cover album, an EP and a live DVD/CD...
, Glass Casket
Glass Casket
Glass Casket is a deathcore band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina. They were originally called Gadrel when they released their first demo To Cherish A Falsity. The band formed after several members previous band Narayan broke up. Dustie Waring and Blake Richardson are also currently members of...
, Beloved
Beloved (band)
Beloved was an American post-hardcore band from Greensboro and Winston-Salem, North Carolina.-Band history:Beloved formed in the fall of 1999. The original members all attended East Forsyth High School in Kernersville, NC from 1996-2000. They played local shows in the surrounding areas of...
) at the Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Winston-Salem is a city in the U.S. state of North Carolina, with a 2010 population of 229,617. Winston-Salem is the county seat and largest city of Forsyth County and the fourth-largest city in the state. Winston-Salem is the second largest municipality in the Piedmont Triad region and is home to...
.
It is rumored that the band plans to release a limited edition copy of the album on CD sometime in the future.
Track listing
- All lyrics written by Daniel Grissom except "Ashamed, Awake" by Daniel Grissom and Lane Wood. Music written by Called To Arms.
Personnel
- Daniel Grissom - Vocals, Keys
- Brady Sweat - Guitar
- Jamie Nickerson - Guitar
- Joshua Phillips - Bass
- Grayson Sweat - Drums
- Lane Wood - Guest vocals and lyrics on "Ashamed, Awake"
Press & Reception
- The album was listed as one of the top 5 metal releases of the year by TripleW Music along with Dillinger Escape Plan, deftonesDeftonesDeftones are an American alternative metal band from Sacramento, California, founded in 1988. The band consists of Chino Moreno , Stephen Carpenter , Chi Cheng , Frank Delgado , and Abe Cunningham . Currently Sergio Vega is standing in on bass while Cheng recovers from a car accident...
and 2 others. - TheNewReview:
Peril And The Patient has without a doubt made my list of favorite albums. If you’re looking for exciting, relentless, diverse, and powerful metal then look no further. Called To Arms dishes out a stellar helping of awesome by fusing together a plethora of heavy metal sub-genres, all the while keeping a varied, original and interesting sound.
Peril and the Patient is stunning in the way it all comes together... It's a magnificently fun, fluid, and intriguing listen that accomplishes everything it set out to achieve.
Peril and the Patient is a slick listen for those with a sweet tooth for metal – easily one of the year’s best in its genre.