Guardians (The Crimson Armada album)
| Guardians | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | July 7, 2009 | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal,[1] metalcore,[2] deathcore[3] | |||
| Length | 41:36 | |||
| Label | Metal Blade | |||
| Producer | Joey Sturgis | |||
| The Crimson Armada chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| About.com |   [3] |
| Absolute Punk | 71%[4] |
| AllMusic |  [2] |
| Indie Vision Music | [5] |
| Jesusfreakhideout | [6] |
Guardians is the debut studio album by American metalcore band The Crimson Armada. The album was released on July 7, 2009. 5 of the tracks on this album were the re-recorded tracks from their previous 6-tracks release, Behold the Architect, which were "Desecrated", "The Final Words", "Revelations (featuring Travis Kempton)", "A Filthy Addiction", and "The Architect".[7]
Music videos[edit]
The Crimson Armada released a video for the song "The Serpents Tongue", produced by Thunder Down. The video begins with the band playing inside a home then going to a woman sorting photos. Meanwhile, a member of the 82nd Airborne wanders in Normandy during WWII, he is ambushed by German soldiers and shot. After a few more scenes of the band, the man begins to read a letter, he then dies. At that time the woman then begins to sprout angel wings. She then appears with the soldier in Normandy. She touches him and his eyes open again as she smiles. The video ends with her putting his photo (which used to have the eyes covered) down into a pile with other photos.[8]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Guardians" | 5:36 |
| 2. | "A Filthy Addiction" | 4:59 |
| 3. | "The Sound, the Flood, the Hour" | 4:30 |
| 4. | "In the Eyes of God" | 4:15 |
| 5. | "The Serpent's Tongue" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Revelations" (featuring Mattie Montgomery of For Today) | 2:44 |
| 7. | "Desecrated" | 4:03 |
| 8. | "The Final Words" (featuring Joey Sturgis) | 5:07 |
| 9. | "The Architect" | 5:25 |
| 10. | "Outro" | 0:36 |
| Total length: | 41:36 | |
Personnel[edit]
The Crimson Armada
- Saud Ahmed – lead vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, piano, programming
- Kyle Barrington – lead guitar
- Dan Hatfield – rhythm guitar
- Chris Yates – bass guitar
- David Puckett – drums
Additional personnel
- Mattie Montgomery – additional vocals on track 6
- Joey Sturgis – production, additional vocals on track 8
References[edit]
- ^ "The Crimson Armada – Conviction | the Metal Resource - mauce.nl". August 12, 2011.
- ^ a b Greg Prato. "Guardians - The Crimson Armada | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ a b Ray Van Horn, Jr. "The Crimson Armada Guardians Review - Review of Guardians by The Crimson Armada". About.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2013.
- ^ "Crimson Armada, The-Guardians". Absolute Punk. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ "The Crimson Armada-Guardians". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ "The Crimson Armada, "Guardians" Review". Jesusfreakhideout. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
- ^ "The Crimson Armada – Behold the Architect Ep (2008, CD)". Retrieved February 6, 2024.
- ^ "The Crimson Armada "The Serpent's Tongue" (OFFICIAL VIDEO)". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
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