Sun Eater
| Sun Eater | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cover artwork by Tony Koehl | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | November 11, 2014 | |||
| Studios | Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL, USA[1] | |||
| Genres | ||||
| Length | 46:41 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Jason Suecof[1] | |||
| Job for a Cowboy chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [2] |
| Exclaim! | 6/10[3] |
| Metal Hammer | 8/10[4] |
| Metal Storm | 8.5/10[5] |
Sun Eater is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records.[1] The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher guested on the song "The Synthetic Sea".
The album entered the US Billboard 200 at number 91,[6] selling 3,900 copies in the first week.[7]
Composition
[edit]Sun Eater has been described as the point Job for a Cowboy fully abandoned their deathcore roots, featuring a more progressive and technical death metal sound with elements of death-doom.[8][9]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Job for a Cowboy, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Eating the Visions of God" | 6:30 | |
| 2. | "Sun of Nihility" | 5:33 | |
| 3. | "The Stone Cross" | 3:40 | |
| 4. | "The Synthetic Sea (feat. George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher)" | 4:50 | |
| 5. | "A Global Shift" | 3:58 | |
| 6. | "The Celestial Antidote" | Bobby Thompson[10] | 6:08 |
| 7. | "Encircled by Mirrors" | 4:46 | |
| 8. | "Buried Monuments" | 4:56 | |
| 9. | "Worming Nightfall" | 6:20 | |
| Total length: | 46:41 | ||
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the album liner notes,[10] except where noted.
- Job for a Cowboy
- Jonny Davy – vocals
- Tony Sanicandro – guitar
- Al Glassman – guitar
- Nick Schendzielos – bass
- Session musicians
- Danny Walker – drums[11]
- Additional musicians
- George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals on "The Synthetic Sea"
- Jason Suecof – guitar solo on "Sun of Nihility"
- Production
- Jason Suecof – production, engineering, mixing
- Peter Sanicandro – production (asst)
- Ronn Miller – drum tech, engineering (asst)
- Eyal Levi – additional engineering
- John Douglass – additional engineering
- Stinky – additional engineering
- Visual art
- Tony Koehl – cover art
- Brian J. Ames – layout
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard 200[6] [dead link] | 91 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[12] [dead link] | 12 |
| US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[13] [dead link] | 6 |
| US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14] [dead link] | 20 |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Staff writer(s) (September 23, 2014). "Job for a Cowboy to Release "Sun Eater" November 11th". metalblade.com. Metal Blade. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ Marsicano, Dan. "Job For A Cowboy – Sun Eater Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ Zorgdrager, Bradley (November 7, 2014). "Job for a Cowboy Sun Eater". exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ Hicks, Jason (November 1, 2014). "Job For A Cowboy: Sun Eater – Metal Hammer". metalhammer.teamrock.com. Team Rock Limited. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ deadone (December 8, 2014). "Job For A Cowboy – Sun Eater review – Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- 1 2 "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
- ↑ Brown, Matt (November 19, 2014). "Metal By Numbers 11/19: This Is How You Sonic – Metal Insider". www.metalinsider.net. Metal Insider. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
- ↑ Böhmer, Dominik (November 9, 2019). "A SCENE IN RETROSPECT: Job For A Cowboy - "Sun Eater"". Everything Is Noise. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
- ↑ Heilman, Max (February 21, 2024). "Album Review: JOB FOR A COWBOY Moon Healer". Metal Injection. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
- 1 2 Sun Eater (Liner notes). Job for a Cowboy. Metal Blade. 2014.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ↑ "JOB FOR A COWBOY announce Danny Walker as studio drummer for new album – Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Metal Blade. November 5, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
- ↑ "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
- ↑ "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
External links
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