Vultures (AxeWound album)
| Untitled | |
|---|---|
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 64/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Artistdirect |  [2] |
| BBC | 8/10[3] |
| Big Cheese |  [4] |
| Hit The Floor | 8/10[5] |
| Kerrang! | [6] |
| Loudwire |  [7] |
| Metal Hammer | 8/10 |
| NME | 5/10[8] |
| Ourzone Mag | 9/10[9] |
| Pop Matters | 2/10[10] |
| Q Magazine | 8/10[11] |
| 100% ROCK MAGAZINE | 9/10[12] |
Vultures is the debut album by the British-Canadian supergroup AxeWound, released on 2 October 2012. The first song, "Post Apocalyptic Party", was released on 1 May 2012, when group founder Matt Tuck unveiled the group, which along with the Bullet for My Valentine frontman features Cancer Bats vocalist Liam Cormier, former Glamour of the Kill guitarist Mike Kingswood, ex-Rise to Remain bassist Joe Copcutt and Pitchshifter drummer Jason Bowld.[13] The second song from the album, "Cold", premiered on 29 May. Avenged Sevenfold guitarist Synyster Gates guested on the title track, contributing a guitar solo. The album was produced by Matt Tuck and mixed and mastered by Machine.[14]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Matt Tuck and Liam Cormier; all music is composed by Matt Tuck and Jason Bowld
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Vultures" (featuring Synyster Gates) | 3:46 |
| 2. | "Post Apocalyptic Party" | 4:47 |
| 3. | "Victim of the System" | 2:41 |
| 4. | "Cold" | 4:10 |
| 5. | "Burn Alive" | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Exorchrist" | 3:48 |
| 7. | "Collide" | 5:56 |
| 8. | "Destroy" | 3:34 |
| 9. | "Blood Money and Lies" | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Church of Nothing" | 4:46 |
| Total length: | 41:35 | |
Personnel
- AxeWound
- Matt Tuck – rhythm guitar, vocals, production
- Liam Cormier – lead vocals
- Mike Kingswood – lead guitar
- Joe Copcutt – bass guitar
- Jason Bowld – drums, percussion
- Additional personnel
- Synyster Gates – guitar solo on "Vultures"
- Matt Bond – piano, strings "Collide"
- Martyn "Ginge" Ford – engineering
- Machine – mixing, mastering
References
- ^ "Vultures @Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
- ^ AxeWound - Vultures review Artistdirect. Retrieved 29-09-2012.
- ^ [1] AxeWound Vultures BBC Review
- ^ Big Cheese Mag: AxeWound - Vultures 4 stars review Big Cheese Mag. Retrieved 15-10-2012.
- ^ [2] Review: Axewound – Vultures (Album). Retrieved 07-10-2012.
- ^ Vultures review Kerrang. Retrieved 29-09-2012.
- ^ AxeWound, ‘Vultures’ – Album Review Loudwire. Retrieved 2-10-2012.
- ^ NME Vultures NME.
- ^ AxeWound – Vultures [ALBUM] Review Ourzone Mag. Retrieved 15-10-2012.
- ^ Pop Matters gives negative Pop Matters
- ^ Vultures album Review - Q Magazine.
- ^ AxeWound – Vultures | 100% ROCK MAGAZINE.
- ^ "Introducing: Axewound | Latest News | hevypetal". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
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