Diamond (album)
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March 27, 2012 |
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December 2011-January / February 2012 |
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| Label (s) | Sumerian Records | |||
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Title (number) |
12 (regular) |
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34 min 32 sec (regular) |
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Bill Stevenson (Production, Engineering) |
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Diamond is the fourth studio album by the American hardcore band Stick to Your Guns , which was released on March 27, 2012 via Sumerian Records .
The album was produced by Descendents musician Bill Stevenson , together with Andrew Berlin . Jason Livermoore was responsible for the mixing and mastering , while Chris Beeble took over the engineering together with Berlin and Stevenson. The album was recorded in the Blasting Room in Fort Collins , Colorado .
The standard version of the album includes twelve tracks, while the limited version has two bonus tracks. For the band's ten-year anniversary, the work was reissued exclusively on vinyl with an additional fifteenth song , which was only available for purchase during the Fuck the Message tour .
We Still Believe was released as the main single , for which there are two music videos. Other pre-released songs include Bringing You Down (A New World Overthrow) and Against Them All . Karl Schwartz from First Blood was a guest musician . Diamond is the first album of the band that could reach a listing in the US album charts . The album also received an award at the Independent Music Awards for Best Hardcore / Metal Album in 2013.
background
The album was produced by Bill Stevenson and Andrew Berlin , while Andrew Livermoore did the mixing and mastering . Chris Beeble was responsible for engineering alongside Stevenson and Berlin. Stevenson and Berlin already produced The Hope Division of the band , released in 2010 . The album was recorded in the Blasting Room in Fort Collins , Colorado .
The album was first announced on November 21, 2011 with the release of Bringing You Down (A New World Overthrow) , which was inspired by the Occupy Wall Street movement. This song was re-recorded for the album. On February 10, 2012, the album was announced in a trailer on the video platform Youtube for March 27, 2012. Six days before the album was released, the main single We Still Believe was presented to the public. A music video for an acoustic version of the song We Still Believe was released on the day the album was released. On March 14th, a new song was presented with Empty Heads .
In early April, a week after the album was released, the band released a music video for the song Against Them All . For the ten-year anniversary of the band, the album was exclusively pressed as a decade edition with an additional fifteenth track on vinyl and limited to 1,000 units. This was only sold during the band's Fuck the Messenger tour ; later the Decade Edition appeared on a digital level.
Diamond is the first album where Josh James can be heard on the electric guitar . In the album, as on the predecessor The Hope Division from 2010, there are occasional quotations from the Indian philosopher Jiddu Krishnamurti .
Track list
| # | title | Composer (s) | length | Remarks |
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| 1. | Diamond | 2:25 | • Jake Pappas: cello | |
| 2. | Against Them All | 3:18 | • Music video | |
| 3. | Such pain | 2:38 | ||
| 4th | The Bond | 2:37 | ||
| 5. | We Still Believe | 3:34 | • 1st single • Music video |
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| 6th | Ring Loud (Last Hope) | 2:59 | • Jake Pappas: cello • Maddie Stevenson: vocals • Nicole Dunn: vocals |
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| 7th | Empty heads | 2:55 | ||
| 8th. | Beyond the Sun | 4:17 | ||
| 9. | Life in a box | 1:29 | ||
| 10. | Bringing You Down | 3:52 | • feat. Karl Schwartz | |
| 11. | D (I AM) OND | 1:45 | ||
| 12. | Build upon the sand | 2:44 | • Jake Pappas: cello | |
| 13. | Just like me | 3:04 | • Bonus Title Deluxe Version • Bonus Title Decade Edition |
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| 14th | We Still Believe | 3:55 | • Bonus Title Deluxe Version • Bonus Title Decade Edition • Acoustic Version |
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| 15th | I resist | 1:39 | • Decade Edition bonus title |
promotion
In addition to the release of a main single and various songs including music videos, the group spent excessively on tour. The group started with a European tour that was accompanied by Evergreen Terrace . The band played for the first time on the With Full Force . In October and November 2012 the band was part of Never Say Die! Tour that included We Came as Romans , Blessthefall , The Browning and Obey the Brave , among others .
In March and April of 2013, Stick to Your Guns were a special guest on The Ghost Inside's “Get What You Give Tour” , which was also accompanied by Stray from the Path . Immediately afterwards a European tour with The Haverbrook Disaster , Hundredth and First Blood followed . The group spent the summer on the entire Warped Tour . At the beginning of October the first concerts followed in South America , which took place in Colombia and Brazil . In late 2013, the band played in the opening act for The Amity Affliction in Australia .
In June and July of 2014 Stick to Your Guns completed a multi-week European tour, with the musicians playing for the first time in Bulgaria , Romania , Bosnia and Croatia . In the course of this tour, the band was to be seen at several medium and large music festivals in Europe, including the Vainstream Rockfest , Hellfest , Summerblast , With Full Force and the Traffic Jam Open Air . In August, a small tour of the United States with the deathcore band Whitechapel followed . In November of the same year, the group was part of Never Say Die! Alongside Terror , More Than a Thousand , Comeback Kid , No Bragging Rights and Capsize ! Tour that was held again in Europe.
Press reviews
Sebastian Berning from Powermetal.de writes that Stick to Your Guns on Diamond sounds like a modern version of Boysetsfire . Despite the further developed melodies, the group remains true to their sound. The album sounds darker and more grown-up. The critic feels reminded of Rise Against or Boysetsfire. David Micken from Ox-Fanzine complains that the album is relatively conceptless. He also criticizes a discrepancy in the piece Ring Loud (Last Hope) which, according to Micken, begins furiously, but ends with a misplaced vocal duet. Lyrically, the musicians criticize capitalism and oppose homophobia and domestic violence . The reviewer praises the fact that the singer moves further away from his soulless clear vocals and approaches an organic sound. Micken also makes musical comparisons with Rise Against and predicts that Bringing You Down could become one of the new club anthems. Robert Fröwein from Stormbringer.at describes the album as an all in all a successful album, but asks the question whether the group will be able to keep its fans in the future.
success
Diamond is the first album that could reach a listing in the US album charts . There the album debuted at number 116 in the week of April 14, 2012 and stayed in the best list for a week.
| Charts | Top ranking | Weeks |
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 United States
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116 | 1 |
At the twelfth Independent Music Awards in 2013 , Diamond was recognized in the category Best Hardcore / Metal Album .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Allmusic : Stick to Your Guns - Diamond - Credits
- ↑ Steve Shrum: New Noise Magazine : Interview: Stick To Your Guns Talk About The Cultural Relevance of Their New Album Title & Imagery
- ↑ Bryne Yancey: Alternative Press : Stick To Your Guns stream new song, "Bringing You Down (A New World Overthrow)"
- ↑ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : Stick to Your Guns post album trailer
- ↑ Michele Bird: Alternative Press : Stick To Your Guns post studio update
- ^ Bryne Yancey: Alternative Press : Watch Stick To Your Guns perform "We Still Believe" acoustic
- ↑ Bryne Yancey: Alternative Press : Check out a new Stick To Your Guns song, "Empty Hands"
- ^ Bryne Yancey: Alternative Press : Stick To Your Guns release "Against Them All" video
- ↑ Diamond: Decade Edition at Discogs
- ↑ Tobias Groß: Stageload : Stick to Your Guns - Disobedient criticism
- ↑ Dark Lord: Stormbringer.at : EVERGREEN TERRACE & STICK TO YOUR GUNS - Europe Tour Dates!
- ↑ Impericon Never Say Die Tour - Lineup & Dates ( Memento from September 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on May 5, 2013.
- ^ Brian Kraus: Alternative Press : The Ghost Inside announce headlining tour with Stick To Your Guns, Stray From The Path, Rotting Out
- ↑ ALLSCHOOLS PRESENTS: STICK TO YOUR GUNS - on tour with FIRST BLOOD, HUNDREDTH and THE HAVERBROOK DESASTER , accessed on May 5, 2013.
- ↑ Ryan Cooper: The 2013 Vans Warped Tour Lineup Official News and Unofficial Rumors as They're Revealed , accessed May 5, 2013.
- ↑ Edgard Lara: hxclife.com : Stick To Your Guns agenda fechas en Latinoamérica (Spanish)
- ↑ Mike Hohnen: Music Feeds : The Amity Affliction Announce 'Brothers In Arms' Australian Tour With Chelsea Grin & Stick To Your Guns
- ^ Matt Crane: Alternative Press : Stick To Your Guns announce European tour
- ↑ Tyler Sharp: Alternative Press : [Stick To Your Guns announce European tour Stick To Your Guns announce August tour dates]
- ↑ Dark Lord: Stormbringer.at : IMPERICON NEVER SAY DIE TOUR 2014 - Line Up and Tour Dates including Vienna Concert!
- ^ Sebastian Berning: Powermetal.de : Stick to Your Guns - Diamond criticism
- ↑ David Micken: Ox-Fanzine : Stick to Your Guns - Diamond Review
- ↑ Robert Fröhwein: Stormbringer.at : Stick to Your Guns - Diamond criticism
- ↑ a b Chart tracking: US
- ↑ Independent Music Awards : 12th IMA Vox-Pop Winners