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The Predator Becomes the Prey

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The Predator Becomes the Prey Is the third studio album and the follow up to the self-released The Predator EP by American metalcore band Ice Nine Kills.[1] This is the first album released after signing with their current label Outerloop Records; a Fearless Records and Outerloop Management collaborative effort, formed November 8, 2013, Ice Nine Kills being their first signing.[2]

The Predator Becomes the Prey is a showcase of the Metalcore sound Ice Nine Kills has been building over their last two releases The Predator EP and Safe Is Just a Shadow. The album was produced by Steve Sopchak at The Square Studio in Syracuse NY. It features guest vocals from Tyler Carter of Issues on the continuing saga "What I Learned in Study Hall".

The tracks "The Coffin Is Moving" and "What I Never Learned in Study Hall" are incorporated songs of the band's 2013 EP The Predator. The song "The Product of Hate" was a stand-alone single of the band released in 2013, the song was released in order to help because of the Boston Marathon bombing.

It's the first album featuring Justin Morrow as bass guitarist, after the departure of Steve Koch.

The album marks the band's first entrance onto the Billboard 200 debuting at No. 153 overall, No. 3 on the Heatseekers chart, No. 13 on the Hard Rock chart.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Power in Belief"3:39
2."Let's Bury the Hatchet...In Your Head"3:51
3."The Coffin Is Moving"3:09
4."The Fastest Way to a Girl's Heart Is Through Her Ribcage"3:07
5."The Product of Hate"3:25
6."Connect the Cuts"3:11
7."Jonathan"2:53
8."What I Never Learned in Study Hall" (featuring Tyler Carter)3:35
9."So Long Steven Long"3:28
10."What Lies Beneath"3:29
11."My Life in Two"3:46
Total length:37:33

Personnel

  • Spencer Charnas - lead vocals
  • Justin deBlieck - lead guitar, co-lead vocals, keyboards, programming, synthesizers
  • Justin Morrow - bass, rhythm guitar
  • Conor Sullivan - drums
  • Steve Koch - bass, clean vocals (tracks 3,8)
  • Steve Sopchak - producer, mixer, engineer
  • Jocko - mastering

References

  1. ^ "The Predator Becomes the Prey on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
  2. ^ "Ice Nine Kills signs to Outerloop Records". Outerloop records. Retrieved 2014-01-21.
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