''Beloved'' is the third and final full-length studio album by Australian

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I Killed the Prom Queen I Killed the Prom Queen were an Australian metalcore band from Adelaide, formed in 2000. They were prominent in the Australian live music scene and toured the US, Japan and parts of Europe several times. They issued three studio albums: ''When ...

. It was released in Australia on 14 February 2014 and in US on 18 February 2014. The album was streamed on

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's website on 5 February 2014. This is the first album from the band since its reformation along with three new members, Jamie Hope (vocals), Shane O'Brien (drums) and Benjamin Coyte (bass).

Critical reception

At ''

'', Dan Slessor rated the album four stars out of five stars, stating that "the finished product more than justifies the wait." Andrew Kapper of

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concluded that "Beloved is without doubt a strong comeback for the band, but it does have a couple of weak points in the armor, both of which fall into the same category. The lack of big anthems will probably make the album uneventful for casual fans, while the heavier parts rely on the same format and almost become indistinguishable from one another." However,

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were very positive about the album, writing that "Beloved is both a reincarnation of old and a lesson in modern metalcore that makes IKTPQ the oldest newcomers to stake their claim for 2014." ''Kill Your Stereo'' described the album as "a bold declaration of forward momentum while doing classic I Killed the Prom Queen the way only they know how."

Track listing

Personnel

I Killed the Prom Queen * Jamie Hope – vocals *

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– guitar, clean vocals * Kevin Cameron - guitar * Benjamin Coyte – bass * Shane O'Brien – drums Additional personnel *

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– additional production *

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– keyboard, programming and orchestral arrangements at The Metal House Studio *

– additional orchestral arrangements on "Kjærlighet", "Melior" and "Brevity" * Christoffer Franzen of Lights & Motion – additional guitars, keyboard and programming on "Beginning of the End", "Kjærlighet", and "Brevity" *

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– live string sessions production and engineering * Ken Dudley at Cottonwood Studios – string sessions mixing * Sarah Abbott – violin * Doug Ferry – violin * Sara Bauman – violin * Amanda Cox – viola * Julie Slaugh – viola * Sydney Howard – viola * Joseph Woodward – cello * Isaac Hales – cello *

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– album art

References

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