''Post Mortem'' is the second album by the American heavy metal band

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, released on August 23, 2011. The album was produced by Josh Wilbur and

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. It is the band's first album to feature guitarist Austin Diaz, after the departure of Alex Nuñez in 2008.

Recording, release and promotion

The album was originally intended to be self-titled and was set for release in February 2011, but it was later announced that the album would be titled ''Post Mortem'' and the release date would be pushed back to August 23, 2011. To date, three singles have been released, along with an additional promotional digital single. The songs " That Fire", "Let It Out" and "Into the Sky" were featured on the '' Al Cielo EP'' as Spanish re-recordings with alternative names. "Honest Eyes" is featured on the soundtrack and opening cinematic for the 2012 video game ''

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'' and is played before any game the player manually plays.

Singles

On September 17, 2010, the band released the first single off the album - " Bury Me" for digital download and on a CD single. The CD single featured a b-side, entitled " Honest Eyes", which was later released as a stand-alone digital only single.
The second official single from the album, "

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", was released digitally on May 23, 2011. A music video soon followed on June 14, 2011. The third single from the album, entitled " That Fire" was released on June 21, 2011 and a music video for the song followed on June 23, 2011. The band has also released acoustic versions of the songs "That Fire", and "Fight Til The Bitter End" via their

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Sales

During its first week on sale, ''Post Mortem'' sold about 5,800 copies, landing it at number 73 on the ''Billboard'' 200 chart which was the same as their previous album ''

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Track listing

Personnel

;Black Tide *Gabriel Garcia –

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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 ...

*Austin Diaz –

rhythm guitar In music performances, rhythm guitar is a technique and role that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section (e.g., drum kit, bass guitar ...

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*Zakk Sandler – bass,

*Steven Spence –

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;Production * Garth "GGGarth" Richardson –

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*Josh Wilbur - additional production ;Additional personnel *

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- vocals on " Ashes"

References

{{Authority control 2011 albums Black Tide albums Interscope Records albums Albums produced by Garth Richardson