''Requiem'' is the fourth album by

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. It was released on June 9, 2009 through

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. This is the last album to feature any of the original members as Matt Johnson quit the band in 2010. According to the group, the album contains "by far the band's most ambitious and dense material yet. Longer songs, complex rhythms, and dynamic vocals fill out this 11-track monster." In April 2009, vocalist Matt McChesney gave the website

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a preview of ''Requiem''. After previously giving The Autumn Offering's 2007 release ''Fear Will Cast No Shadow'' a very negative review, Axl Rosenberg of MetalSucks was optimistic about this release stating, "I'm certainly gonna give this band another chance.""THE AUTUMN OFFERING READY THEIR REQUIEM"
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Track listing

# "The Curtain Hits the Cast" - 3:38 # "Narcosis" - 3:31 # "Venus Mourning" - 4:39 # "Worn Out Wings" - 3:30 # "Fixed Like Medication" - 3:41 # "Obsidian Halo" - 3:27 # "Light of Day" - 2:29 # "Requiem" - 3:08 # "Bleed Together" - 3:11 # "Smut Queen" - 3:31 # "Portrait" - 2:56

Personnel

*Matt McChesney – vocals *Matt Johnson – guitar, keys, bass *Tommy Church – lead guitar, bass *Jonathon Lee – studio drums

References

2009 albums The Autumn Offering albums Victory Records albums Albums produced by Mark Lewis (music producer) {{2000s-metalcore-album-stub