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Post by PHOBES on Dec 9, 2010 18:25:36 GMT -5
New album Until We Have Faces comes out February 1st, can't wait. These guys jumped into my favorite bands with their last release, hoping this one keeps that up. One song, "Feed the Machine," went out today to fans who sent in pictures of their faces for an album promotion.
You can also hear some short clips if you go to their website and stay on the countdown clock page for a few minutes. SO PUMPED.
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Post by lockebox on Dec 9, 2010 18:36:34 GMT -5
Their last album was epic, so I'm looking forward to this one. That song sounded pretty damn good, aswell . Hopefully they don't screw up the single pickings this time, though. "Forever" & "Ordinary World" were both terrible choices, when "Mystery of You" & "Shadows" were waiting on the sidelines. First single could possibly go active top 5 if strong enough.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Dec 9, 2010 19:33:22 GMT -5
Wow, this is heavier than I expected. This is like a substantially heavier Breaking Benjamin with Red's usual synth string sound. The chorus is pretty cool too. This might be a bit too heavy to be a wise choice for a radio single, but I'd probably root for it more than the usual Red song. Really neat bridge and ending too. Cool song all around. I'm quite impressed.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Dec 10, 2010 9:43:59 GMT -5
I'm getting into them more and more. Hopefully this one really does something for me.
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Post by Jorge_Str [Som3on3] on Dec 12, 2010 21:01:03 GMT -5
it was about time to listen to their music, must admit that the chorus reminds me of Adam Lambert's Whataya want from me
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Post by American Idiot on Dec 13, 2010 22:41:02 GMT -5
I was listening to "Innocence & Instinct" the other day and thought to myself "Hmm... these guys should put a new album soon..." and I see that my thoughts have been answered. I think Red has huge potential ahead of them if they're promoted right. I've been really impressed with their last two albums and am really looking forward to this new record. This is one of the heavier songs I've heard from them though, which sometimes isn't a bad thing ;)
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Post by rockmaniac on Dec 14, 2010 15:58:42 GMT -5
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Post by Devin on Dec 14, 2010 16:01:24 GMT -5
Like how the single title corresponds with the album title. And what an odd adds date.
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Post by PHOBES on Dec 14, 2010 23:46:01 GMT -5
That's a Christian site, and it says it'll be going to both CHR and Rock which leads me to believe "Faceless" is only the Christian single (a la "Fight Inside"). Makes sense, both "Fight Inside" and "Faceless" tie-in well the their album's concept. I suppose I'll change the title for now, albeit tentatively.
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Post by rockmaniac on Dec 17, 2010 10:47:14 GMT -5
Hard Drive XL says it'll be a Christian single.
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Post by PHOBES on Dec 21, 2010 2:01:24 GMT -5
You can download the song for free until 11 a.m. tomorrow morning.I've had this thing on repeat for awhile now, mainly because I was anticipating it so much. I like it, but it's not one of their best. As of right now I'd put this a little below "Feed the Machine," but I easily prefer it to "Fight Inside" or "Death of Me." Both of those seem like better singles to me though. The chorus is really catchy, but the rest of the song is pretty generic. It's good, but I hope this is only the Christian single and something else is the first mainstream single.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Dec 21, 2010 2:04:38 GMT -5
I agree with much of what you just said. I think the verse riff and ending of "Faceless" are pretty cool too with the syncopated guitar hits and all. I actually find the chorus more generic than the riff, though it's fairly epic. But yeah, "Feed the Machine" is better than this and both of these are better than "Fight Inside" and "Death Of Me" imo.
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Post by david112 on Dec 21, 2010 9:51:29 GMT -5
I actually like Faceless more then feed the Machine although both songs are excellent Red never fails to deliver and shows a remarkable maturity for a band this young, I without a doubt I'll be pre-ordering the album. Although I'd bought their previous work i wasn't a huge fan before i heard these songs once I had, Red gained a new fan.
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Post by J Enigma on Dec 21, 2010 10:03:06 GMT -5
I'm loving Faceless so far but I do like the album version better than the radio edit. Radio edit gets a little boring for me after hearing the album version first. But Faceless has really grown on me to the point where I like it better than Feed the Machine, which I love. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UEYzZkTQIco (that's the album version..just a little harder)
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Post by djfallingupg on Dec 21, 2010 15:12:59 GMT -5
"Faceless" is good, but I really hope they have a different song go out to mainstream radio. It's a little generic, although still really solid. "Feed the Machine," however, could be my favorite of Red's music so far. The best way I can think to describe it is truly epic.
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Post by lockebox on Dec 21, 2010 18:28:55 GMT -5
I actually like Faceless more then feed the Machine although both songs are excellent Red never fails to deliver and shows a remarkable maturity for a band this young, I without a doubt I'll be pre-ordering the album. Although I'd bought their previous work i wasn't a huge fan before i heard these songs once I had, Red gained a new fan. "They never fail to deliver", yet you didn't like their previous work? ??? Also, they gained a "new fan" who has both their albums? I didn't understand any of that, but anyway. This is a pretty solid. I'd probably put it on par with "Fight Inside". "Feed the Machine" has more going for it, though. I'm pretty sure they won't release either of those to active rock, anyway.
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Post by Devin on Dec 21, 2010 19:21:39 GMT -5
"Faceless" sounds tailor-made for radio, let it be Christian or rock.
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Post by david112 on Dec 21, 2010 22:17:58 GMT -5
I actually like Faceless more then feed the Machine although both songs are excellent Red never fails to deliver and shows a remarkable maturity for a band this young, I without a doubt I'll be pre-ordering the album. Although I'd bought their previous work i wasn't a huge fan before i heard these songs once I had, Red gained a new fan. "They never fail to deliver", yet you didn't like their previous work? ??? Also, they gained a "new fan" who has both their albums? I didn't understand any of that, but anyway. This is a pretty solid. I'd probably put it on par with "Fight Inside". "Feed the Machine" has more going for it, though. I'm pretty sure they won't release either of those to active rock, anyway. Sorry i probably didn't articulate myself very well. I enjoyed Red's last two albums enough to give them the occasional spin and but never really jumped on the Red bandwagon. Certainly they're an excellent band but i never considered myself a fan, however these two songs have changed my opinion completely about the band.
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Post by lockebox on Jan 21, 2011 15:51:04 GMT -5
Track listing:
1. "Feed the Machine" 2. "Faceless" 3. "Lie to Me (Denial)" 4. "Let It Burn" 5. "Buried Beneath" 6. "Not Alone" 7. "Watch You Crawl" 8. "The Outside" 9. "Who We Are" 10. "Best Is Yet to Come" 11. "Hymn for the Missing" 12. "Until We Have Faces"
When are these guys gonna release a single to rock radio? The album is out February 1st. ???
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Post by pen on Jan 21, 2011 15:55:38 GMT -5
"Until We Have Faces" is an iTunes only bonus track.
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Post by rockmaniac on Jan 21, 2011 17:57:24 GMT -5
Clint Lowery of Sevendust will collaborate on one of the songs
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Post by david112 on Jan 21, 2011 18:03:53 GMT -5
Clint Lowery of Sevendust will collaborate on one of the songs I believe he co-wrote one.
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Post by jvandyck87 on Jan 21, 2011 22:47:29 GMT -5
Track listing: 1. "Feed the Machine" 2. "Faceless" 3. "Lie to Me (Denial)" 4. "Let It Burn" 5. "Buried Beneath" 6. "Not Alone" 7. "Watch You Crawl" 8. "The Outside" 9. "Who We Are" 10. "Best Is Yet to Come" 11. "Hymn for the Missing" 12. "Until We Have Faces" When are these guys gonna release a single to rock radio? The album is out February 1st. ??? Maybe they won't after their last two singles under-performed expectations for the band/label? Obviously they need a reality check and to understand it was the song choices that did them in. And given the success Skillet is having, a good choice here should be a top 5 on active. Based on what I've heard, this is finally going to be the album that puts Red over the edge for me into the "like" category.
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Post by Shadows in the Dark on Jan 22, 2011 0:40:44 GMT -5
I'm wondering if they'll just end up releasing this to the rock formats.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Jan 23, 2011 18:12:59 GMT -5
Feed The Machine is so epic. Probably too sonically good for rock radio. Faceless isn't as exciting, but it'll still work.
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Post by lockebox on Jan 24, 2011 13:36:45 GMT -5
Maybe they won't after their last two singles under-performed expectations for the band/label? Obviously they need a reality check and to understand it was the song choices that did them in. And given the success Skillet is having, a good choice here should be a top 5 on active. Based on what I've heard, this is finally going to be the album that puts Red over the edge for me into the "like" category. I was thinking of that, and it may well be the case. Unless they wanna release a single after the album is out, which would be a rather strange move. I still think they could have a future on radio, but maybe their label disagrees.
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Post by david112 on Jan 24, 2011 15:06:03 GMT -5
From what I've heard on another forum this has been confirmed as an Active rock single but no adds date has been given as of yet.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Jan 26, 2011 0:30:14 GMT -5
From what I've heard on another forum this has been confirmed as an Active rock single but no adds date has been given as of yet. What are they waiting for? Though not as good as Feed The Machine, this song is a nice safe choice for a sure top 10 on Active.
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Post by onefrayedrepublic on Feb 1, 2011 0:08:37 GMT -5
any single news yet?
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Post by American Idiot on Feb 1, 2011 13:25:37 GMT -5
Not sure about what single they're going to choose, but after one listen, holy shiskabobs this album is awesome!
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