''Beautiful Death'' is the third full-length studio album by American rock band Slaves, released on February 16, 2018, by The Orchard and SBG Records. The album serves as a follow-up to the band's second studio album, '' Routine Breathing'' (2015) and is the group's first release since their departure from

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. It was produced by

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and was recorded at Grey Area Studios in

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. This is the final studio album to feature founding member and lead vocalist

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, who left the group in January 2019. The album was supported by its lead single, " I'd Rather See Your Star Explode", which was released on January 20, 2017. The album produced four more singles, "True Colors", "Patience Is the Virtue", "I Know a Lot of Artists", and "The Pact". The band embarked on the Beautiful Death Tour in September and October 2017 in the United States. As of February 21, 2018, the album has charted internationally in five countries on the iTunes Charts: the US (#5), Australia (#11), Canada (#22), Britain (#30) and Germany (#64).

Background

Slaves released their second studio album, '' Routine Breathing'' (2015), and toured in support of the album for two years. In 2016, following the release of a music video for the song "Winter Everywhere", featuring

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, the video was taken down by their former label,

, which caused controversy between the band and label. "Our music belongs to us, and it belongs to our fans,” they wrote. “Not some dude in a suit collecting every cent we generate. We have worked HARD for everything we have and it's time to take a stand against CORRUPT bullshit labels like Artery and so many alike.” In March 2016, the band's guitarist Alex Lyman announced his departure from the group following their U.S. tour with Capture the Crown, Myka Relocate, Outline In Color, and Conquer Divide. Two weeks later, Slaves revealed they would break-up. Despite this, in May 2016, the band confirmed that they did not break-up and were reuniting with a new line-up. On January 20, 2017, the band released the single " I'd Rather See Your Star Explode". Due to sexual allegations against frontman

, Artery Recordings decided to part ways with Slaves. The band announced that they had signed with The Orchard and SBG Records in early 2018.

Promotion

" I'd Rather See Your Star Explode" was released as the debut single off the album on January 20, 2017. A music video for the song premiered on the same day. The second single, "True Colors", was released on November 16, 2017, along with its lyric video. The third single, "Patience Is the Virtue", was released on January 2, 2018. A fourth single, "I Know a Lot of Artists", was released on January 26. A music video for the song "The Pact" premiered on the day of the album's release on February 16, 2018.

Tour

In support of the album, Slaves embarked on The Beautiful Death Tour, which took place from September 1 to October 1, 2017. Support for the tour included

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Track listing

Credits and personnel

;Slaves *

– vocals, writing * Colin Viera – bass guitar * Weston Richmond – lead and rhythm guitar ;Additionally * Christopher M. Suitt - drums ;Production *

– production, writing, mixing

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2018 albums Slaves (American band) albums The Orchard (company) albums