''Daggers'' is the second and final studio album by British

industrial metal Industrial metal is the fusion of heavy metal and industrial music, typically employing repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Prominent industrial metal acts include Ministry, Nine In ...

band

The Defiled The Defiled were a four-piece British band from London mixing groove-laden hardcore/metal with industrial music influences. They have been described by ''Kerrang!'' magazine as "The saviours of UK Metal" and championed by ''Metal Hammer'' as ...

, released in Europe on 2 August 2013, in the UK on 5 August, and in the US on 6 August. The album is their first to be released on

Nuclear Blast Nuclear Blast is a record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label mov ...

, and first fan-funded album, funded through summer 2012 on

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, as well as the debut of drummer Needles. The album was recorded throughout summer 2012 with producer

Jason Suecof Jason Suecof (born April 3, 1980) is an American record producer, audio engineer and guitarist best known for his work with heavy metal bands such as Trivium, Battlecross, Death Angel, All That Remains, Bury Your Dead, The Black Dahlia Murder, ...

in Florida. The first single, "Sleeper", was released by the band on 17 March 2013. The second single, "Unspoken", was released along with a music video on 4 June, which was directed by Robin Fuller who also directed the video for the band's first ever single, 'The Resurrectionists'.

Track listing

Personnel

;The Defiled *Stitch D – vocals, guitars *The A.v.D – programming, synthesizer, keyboards, backing vocals *Aaron Curse – guitar *Vincent Hyde – bass guitar *Needles – drums ;Production *

– production, mixing *Eyal Levi - mixing, editing *Scott Chalmers - artwork, photography *Adam Da Rat - additional vocals on ''Infected'' *Terry Bezer - additional vocals on ''Infected''

References

2013 albums The Defiled albums Nuclear Blast albums Albums produced by Jason Suecof {{2010s-metal-album-stub