''Carved into Stone'' is the eighth studio album by American metal band

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. It reached No. 13 at the

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chart. Released on April 24, 2012, via Long Branch Records/SPV, the work was produced by Steve Evetts with cover artwork by Vance Kelly.

Reception

''Carved into Stone'' received positive reviews from critics. On

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, the album holds a score of 84/100 based on four reviews.

Track listing

All lyrics by

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, except "Ammunition" by Franky DeSmet-VanDamme, Mikey Doling and Victor; "Revenge...Best Served Cold" by Mike Longworth and Tommy Victor; and "

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" by

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. # "Eternal Heat" (Tommy Victor,

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, Alexei Rodriguez) # "Keep On Living in Pain" (Victor, Campos, Rodrigues) # "Ammunition" (Phil Baheux, Tino De Martino, Franky DeSmet-VanDamme, Mikey Doling, Victor) # "Revenge...Best Served Cold" (Mike Longworth, Victor) # "State of Rebellion" (Victor, Campos, Rodrigues) # "Put Myself to Sleep" (Victor, Campos, Rodrigues) # "List of Grievances" (Victor, Campos, Rodrigues) # "Carved into Stone" (Victor, Campos, Rodrigues) # "Subtract" (Victor, Campos, Rodrigues) # "Path of Least Resistance" (Victor, Campos, Rodrigues) # "Reinvestigate" (Victor, Campos, Rodrigues) # "

" (

cover; bonus track)

Personnel

– guitars, lead vocals *

– bass, backing vocals * Alexei Rodriguez – drums

Chart performance

References

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