Circle of Death is the second and last studio album by

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, released November 11, 2008. It was recorded in 2008 at More Sounds Studios in

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with Jason "Jacko" Randall as the producer and was released through

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. While the band's debut album was more-or-less a combination of deathcore and

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, this release is more influenced by

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, and

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. Guitarist Mitch Hein stated "Jocko really pushed us to be better musicians. The songs were dissected and put back together again with a lot of attention to detail."

Track listing

# "Risk Is My Business...and Business Is Risky" – 3:50 # "Brewtality" – 4:01 # "Ode to the Barracuda" – 3:35 # "Shenanigans" – 3:43 # "Return of the Blood Monsters" – 2:53 # "Have You Ever Chopped a Wolf?" – 1:59 # "Deuces Shoeless vs. the Double Dribbles" – 2:35 # "Hoosh Hoosh" – 2:35 # "Countdown to Annihilation" – 2:28 # "Who Are You and What Have You Done with Six" – 4:32 # "Bonus Track" (" 99 Bottles of Beer" cover) – 27:30

Personnel

;　Dance Club Massacre * Mitch Hein – guitars * Chris Mrozek – bass * Jon Caruso – drums * Matt Hynek – keyboards * Nick Seger – vocals ;　Production *　 Produced and recorded by Jason "Jacko" Randall * 　Chad Lenjer – artwork

References

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