Vultures (AxeWound album)

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]

Vultures
Studio album by
Released1 October 2012
Recorded2011–2012 at Atrium Studios, Cardiff and Nott-In-Pill Studios, Newport
GenreMetalcore, groove metal
Length41:35
LabelSearch and Destroy
ProducerMatt Tuck
Singles from Vultures
  1. "Post Apocalyptic Party"
    Released: 1 May 2012
  2. "Cold"
    Released: 10 August 2012
  3. "Exorchrist"
    Released: 21 September 2012
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Artistdirect[2]
BBC8/10[3]
Big Cheese[4]
Hit The Floor8/10[5]
Kerrang![6]
Loudwire[7]
Metal Hammer8/10
NME5/10[8]
Ourzone Mag9/10[9]
Pop Matters2/10[10]
Q Magazine8/10[11]
100% ROCK MAGAZINE9/10[12]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Matt Tuck and Liam Cormier; all music is composed by Matt Tuck and Jason Bowld

Original CD[15]
No.TitleLength
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

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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 on "Collide"
  • Martyn "Ginge" Ford – engineering
  • Machine – mixing, mastering

References

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  1. ^ "Vultures @Metacritic". Metacritic. Retrieved 2012-11-21.
  2. ^ AxeWound – Vultures review Archived 2014-08-22 at the Wayback Machine Artistdirect. Retrieved 29-09-2012.
  3. ^ [1] AxeWound Vultures BBC Review
  4. ^ Big Cheese Mag: AxeWound – Vultures 4 stars review Big Cheese Mag. Retrieved 15-10-2012.
  5. ^ [2] Review: Axewound – Vultures (Album). Retrieved 07-10-2012.
  6. ^ Vultures review Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Kerrang. Retrieved 29-09-2012.
  7. ^ AxeWound, ‘Vultures’ – Album Review Loudwire. Retrieved 2-10-2012.
  8. ^ NME Vultures NME.
  9. ^ AxeWound – Vultures [ALBUM] Review Ourzone Mag. Retrieved 15-10-2012.
  10. ^ Pop Matters gives negative Pop Matters
  11. ^ Vultures album Review – Q Magazine.
  12. ^ "AxeWound – Vultures | 100% ROCK MAGAZINE". Archived from the original on 2014-12-22. Retrieved 2012-11-06.
  13. ^ "Introducing: Axewound | Latest News | hevypetal". Archived from the original on 2012-05-11. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
  14. ^ BLABBERMOUTH.NET – AXEWOUND: New Song Available For Streaming[permanent dead link]
  15. ^ Vultures by AxeWound Song Statistics | setlist.fm