New Demons
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|---|---|
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Absolute Punk | 75%[4] |
| Alternative Press |    [5] |
New Demons is I See Stars' fourth studio album, released on October 22, 2013 through Sumerian Records. The album was originally set for release on August 13, before being pushed back to September 17, and again to October 22 for unknown reasons. The album marks a progression of the sound in their previous album Digital Renegade, with Zach Johnson having a much bigger vocal role, as well as having a much more prominent EDM sound. Despite this, Devin Oliver sings mostly lead on the songs "Murder Mitten" and "Judith Rules". The song "Violent Bounce" was the first single to be released. It was uploaded to YouTube via the Sumerian Records channel. "Murder Mitten" and the title track, "New Demons", were to follow. The band did performances of the song "Ten Thousand Feet" to give fans a taste of what is going to be on the rest of the album before its release. Klayton of Celldweller, Mutrix, and Razihel all provided additional programming for some of the tracks.[6][7] [8][9]
It is the final album to feature rhythm guitarist Jimmy Gregerson and unclean vocalist/keyboardist Zach Johnson before they were both fired from the band in 2015.
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The album had been worked on by the band immediately after their previous album, Digital Renegade, was finished. The song "Ten Thousand Feet" was the only song played from the album before it was released.
The song "Violent Bounce" was released as the first single from the album several months before the album release date, accompanied by a lyric video. The song "Murder Mitten" is written about brothers Devin and Andrew Oliver's relationship with their mother, who was an alcoholic during their childhood.[10]
Tracklist
All lyrics written by Zach Johnson and Devin Oliver, except "Murder Mitten", lyrics written by Andrew Oliver and Devin Oliver. All music composed by I See Stars.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Initialization Sequence" | 0:54 |
| 2. | "Ten Thousand Feet" | 5:44 |
| 3. | "Follow Your Leader" | 4:46 |
| 4. | "New Demons" | 4:42 |
| 5. | "Violent Bounce (People Like ¥øµ)" | 4:44 |
| 6. | "Murder Mitten" | 5:03 |
| 7. | "We're Not In Kansas Anymore" | 4:46 |
| 8. | "Judith Rules" | 4:12 |
| 9. | "Boris the Animal" | 4:03 |
| 10. | "Crystal Ball" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "When I Say Jump, You Say How High" | 3:17 |
| 12. | "Who Am I?" | 4:28 |
| Total length: | 50:26 | |
Personnel
- I See Stars
- Brent Allen – lead guitar
- Jimmy Gregerson – rhythm guitar
- Zach Johnson – unclean vocals, keyboards, synthesizers, sequencer, programming
- Andrew Oliver – drums, percussion, backing vocals
- Devin Oliver – clean vocals
- Jeff Valentine – bass guitar
- Production
- Produced, mixed, mastered - Joey Sturgis
- Engineered, Co-Produced - Nick Scott
References
- ^ "I See Stars Violent Bounce (People Like You) (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "I See Stars Murder Mitten (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "I See Stars New Demons (Single)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ iamalexenglish (December 17, 2013). "Absolute Punk Review". Absolute Punk. Retrieved August 20, 2014.
- ^ Phil Freeman. "I See Stars - New Demons - Alternative Press". Alternative Press. Retrieved August 14, 2013.
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ Video on YouTube
- ^ http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/i_see_stars_reveal_new_demons_cover_art
- ^ http://sumerianrecords.com/artist/details/id:12/
- ^ "Devin Oliver (I See Stars): From Typical Midwesterner To Rockstar Headlining Tours Across The US – Interview". Substream Magazine (in Portuguese). 14 November 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.