''Behold'' is the third studio album from

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band

My Epic My Epic is an American Christian rock band from Charlotte, North Carolina started in 2005. They released an independent EP in 2006 entitled ''This Is Rescue'', and two successive albums and one EP with Dreamt Records entitled ''I Am Undone'' (200 ...

. The album released on December 10, 2013 by

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, and

Matt Goldman Matt Goldman (born December 30, 1969) is an American record producer, audio engineer, mixer, and songwriter based in Atlanta, Georgia. Biography Born in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States, Goldman is a drummer by trade. Goldman c ...

was the producer. This album had commercial charting successes, and it garnered critical acclamation.

Critical reception

''Behold'' garnered critical acclaim by

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. William James of ''

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'' rated the album a perfect ten, and commented that when a listener put on a My Epic album they "will be transported to a euphoric and deep feeling of space and time exaggerated to a delightful extent." Also, James wrote that My Epic's "lyrical output makes even the most confident writer jealous, and their music violently and gently plucks your heartstrings into oblivion." At '' HM'', Rob Houston proclaimed the album to be "nothing short of a masterpiece." At

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, Ian Webber observing how "both beautiful and surprising as nuances jump out with every listen", and that "Lovers of mature progressive rock should investigate these 11 tracks; they are not to be missed." Lee Brown of Indie Vision Music and felt that the band brought something special to the table with respect to this album. At Jesus Freak Hideout, Aaron Lambert called the overall album "fantastic" and that the songwriting was "superb" and the lyricism was "masterful." Austin Gordon of Mind Equals Blown wrote that My Epic has made some "cathartic, immensely powerful, and career-defining music." At Louder Than the Music, Jono Davies heralded the album as "well worth digging deeper into" because it features "real music." Chris Adam of Jesus Wired exclaiming that "''Behold'' is more than just another music release. It is an intricately woven piece of art that will never cease to be a pleasure to listen to."

Commercial performance

For the ''

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'' charting week of December 28, 2013, ''Behold'' was the seventh most sold album on the breaking-and-entry chart via the

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, and it was the No. 26 most sold album on the

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chart.

Track listing

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2013 albums My Epic albums Facedown Records albums Albums produced by Matt Goldman