''Illuminaudio'' is the third studio album by American

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band

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. It was released on October 5, 2010 through

Equal Vision Records Equal Vision Records is an independent record label based in Albany, New York. It was founded in the early 1990s by Ray Cappo, singer for the punk bands Youth of Today, Shelter, and Better Than a Thousand. The label originally existed solely to ...

. ''Illuminaudio'' is the first and only studio album from the band with vocalist

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, formerly of

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, after the departure of

Craig Owens Craigery "Craig" Owens (born August 26, 1984) is an American musician best known as the lead vocalist of Chiodos. He has also had an involvement in various projects such as Cinematic Sunrise, The Sound of Animals Fighting, Isles & Glaciers, and ...

. Owens would return to the band in 2012, replacing Bolmer. This is also the first and only album with drummer

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, formerly of Underminded. He would leave the band in 2012, to be replaced by former drummer Derrick Frost. This is also the last album with original guitarist Jason Hale. He would leave the band in 2012 to be replaced by

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's guitarist and vocalist Thomas Erak. As of March 2014, the album has sold 49,000 copies in the United States.

Track listing

Allusions

* The song "Stratovolcano Mouth" borrows some elements from the song "Thermacare," aka "The Only Thing You Talk About," a demo done with Craig Owens in late 2009, which leaked in August 2010 and turned into a song by his new band D.R.U.G.S. * The song "Hey Zeus! The Dungeon" has lyrics that detail story elements of ''

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''. * The song entitled "Love Is a Cat from Hell" is in reference to Bukowski's collection of poems entitled "Love Is a Dog from Hell". * The song "Modern Wolf Hair" is a play on words of the title of the videogame " Call of Duty: Modern Warfare". * The song "Those Who Slay Together, Stay Together" references the title of

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' season 3 finale episodes: The Family That Slays Together, Stays Together (Part I) and

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Personnel

Musicians

Credits for ''Illuminaudio'' adapted from

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s, programming *

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lead vocals The lead vocalist in popular music is typically the member of a group or band whose voice is the most prominent melody in a performance where multiple voices may be heard. The lead singer sets their voice against the accompaniment parts of t ...

* Matt Goddard –

bass guitar The bass guitar, electric bass or simply bass (), is the lowest-pitched member of the string family. It is a plucked string instrument similar in appearance and construction to an electric or an acoustic guitar, but with a longer neck and ...

* Jason Hale –

lead guitar Lead guitar (also known as solo guitar) is a musical part for a guitar in which the guitarist plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs and chords within a song structure. The lead is the featur ...

* Pat McManaman –

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;Guest musicians *

Vic Fuentes Victor Vincent "Vic" Fuentes (born February 10, 1983) is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known for his work with the American post-hardcore rock band Pierce the Veil. Biography Fuentes was born on February 10, 1983, in San Die ...

– additional vocals on track 3 ;Production * Produced and mixed by

Machine A machine is a physical system using Power (physics), power to apply Force, forces and control Motion, movement to perform an action. The term is commonly applied to artificial devices, such as those employing engines or motors, but also to na ...

* Engineered by Will Putney and Jeremy Comitas *

Mastered Mastering, a form of audio post production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device (the master), the source from which all copies will be produced (via meth ...

by Scott Hull *Additional programming and

sound design Sound design is the art and practice of creating sound tracks for a variety of needs. It involves specifying, acquiring or creating auditory elements using audio production techniques and tools. It is employed in a variety of disciplines including ...

by Christopher «Notes» Olsen *

Editing Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or cinematic material used by a person or an entity to convey a message or information. The editing process can involve correction, condensation, orga ...

by Bill Purcell and Jay Sayong * A&R by D. Sandshaw *Artwork by Kyle Crawford *Photography by Tim Harmon

Charts

Album

References

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