''ASD'' is the fifth studio album by American post-hardcore band
A Skylit Drive
A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore band from Lodi, California. The band has released one DVD, one EP and five studio albums: '' Wires...and the Concept of Breathing'' (2008), '' Adelphia'' (2009), '' Identity on Fire'' (2011), ''Rise ...
, released on October 9, 2015, through
Tragic Hero Records
Tragic Hero Records is an independent record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina, in March 2005 to represent the growing metalcore and post-hardcore scene of North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy LaCombe, David Varnedoe, and Jason G ...
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It is the only studio album without bassist and unclean vocalist, Brian White, and founding drummer and backing vocalist, Cory La Quay, who both left the band in 2014. They were respectively replaced by Michael Labelle and Brandon "Rage" Richter.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Michael Jagmin, Nick Miller, Michael Labelle and Kit Walters, music by A Skylit Drive.
Personnel
*Michael "Jag" Jagmin -
clean vocals
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*Nick Miller -
lead guitar
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*Michael Labelle -
rhythm guitar
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unclean vocals
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*Kyle Simmons -
bass guitar
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keyboards
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programming
*Brandon "Rage" Richter -
drums
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percussion
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Charts
References
2015 albums
A Skylit Drive albums
Tragic Hero Records albums
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