''The World Outside'' is the second full-length album by American

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. The album was released on June 2, 2009. The album leaked on May 17.

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has been confirmed to be a guest vocalist on the song "Deadly Weapons". Alexia Rodriguez stated that this album is "a lot darker."

Track listing

Singles

" Heights" is the lead single of the album, and was released June 2, 2009. The music video was posted on May 27, 2009. The music video was directed by Black Fawn Films' Chad Archibald in Los Angeles. "The World Outside" is the second single of the album. It was released September 3, 2009. The band posted the video in their MySpace's Profile and

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Channel. The zombies of music video are

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inspired. "Deadly Weapons" is the third single released from the album. The music video is a sequel from the previous single where

was bitten by the zombies and killed all of the band members. Anderson is not present in the video.

Critical reception

The album has gained some positive reviews from the critics. Trey Spencer of ''

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'' summarized that Eyes Set to Kill still have some growing to do, but this album is proof that they are up to the challenge. Alex Henderson of

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stated Eyes Set to Kill's take on the "Beauty and the Beast" concept works enjoyably well for them on ''The World Outside''. A negative review is given by '' Blabbermouth's'' Scott Alisoglu commenting there are worse albums than "The Outside World". I just hear very little in the way of pop melodies that grab or aggressive moments that get the adrenaline pumping. The infusion of keyboards and the attempt at dynamic vocal structuring doesn't save it either. There is an audience for this album; I'm just not part of it. Pass.

Chart performance

The album sold 2,400 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. The album peaked at #9 on the

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Heatseekers chart and #26 on the Independent Albums chartIndependent Charts

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Charts

Personnel

;Band *Brandon Anderson -

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,keyboards, synthesizers, programming *Alexia Rodriguez - clean vocals, lead guitar, acoustics guitars, piano *Greg Kerwin - rhythm guitar *Anissa Rodriguez - bass guitar *Caleb Clifton - drums, percussion, samples ;Additional personnel * Tom Breyfogle - additional programming * Lukas Vesely - additional keyboards *

- vocals on "Deadly Weapons" ;Production * Kelly Dalton - producer * Eric Palmquist - producer * Thomas Flower - audio production, engineer, mixing, producer * Jason Livermore - mastering * Ian MacGregor - assistant engineer * Casey Quintal - art direction, design * Nathan Taylor - photography * Kevin Zinger - executive producer

References

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