''Rise'' is the fourth studio album by American post-hardcore band

A Skylit Drive A Skylit Drive is an American post-hardcore band from Lodi, California. The band has released one DVD, one EP and five studio albums: '' Wires...and the Concept of Breathing'' (2008), '' Adelphia'' (2009), '' Identity on Fire'' (2011), ''Ris ...

. The album was released on September 24, 2013, through

Tragic Hero Records Tragic Hero Records is an independent record label founded in Raleigh, North Carolina, in March 2005 to represent the growing metalcore and post-hardcore scene of North Carolina. The label was founded by Tommy LaCombe, David Varnedoe, and Jason G ...

. The first single and title track of the album, "Rise", was released on July 31, 2013. The full track listing was revealed on August 14, 2013. ''Rise'' peaked at 41 on the Billboard 200. A lyric video for the track "Unbreakable" was released on September 6, 2013. On February 21, 2014, the music video for the song "Crazy" was released as well. On June 26, 2014, an acoustic performance video for the song "Rise" was released. It's the first album without guitarist Joey Wilson and the last to feature bassist and unclean vocalist, Brian White, and founding drummer and backing vocalist, Cory La Quay, who both left the band in 2014.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Michael Jagmin and Nick Miller. On the physical Deluxe Edition of the album, only 3 bonus tracks were included. The only one that never went to the physical release was the demo version of Crazy.

Personnel

;A Skylit Drive *Michael "Jag" Jagmin -

clean vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or without ...

, backing unclean vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4 and 5 *Nick Miller -

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 fe ...

*Brian White -

unclean vocals A death growl, or simply growl, is an extended vocal technique usually employed in extreme styles of music, particularly in death metal and other extreme subgenres of heavy metal music. Death growl vocals are sometimes criticized for their ...

Bass Bass or Basses may refer to: Fish * Bass (fish), various saltwater and freshwater species Music * Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in the bass range: ** Bass (instrument), including: ** Acoustic bass gui ...

, backing clean vocals on track 7 and 8 *Cory LaQuay -

drums A drum kit (also called a drum set, trap set, or simply drums) is a collection of drums, cymbals, and other auxiliary percussion instruments set up to be played by one person. The player (drummer) typically holds a pair of matching drumsticks ...

, backing unclean vocals *Kyle Simmons - keyboards, programming,

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 ...

;Production * Produced by Cameron Mizell *Engineered by Jim Wirt, Kit Waters & Mitchel Marllow, @ Crushtone Studios, Cleveland, Ohio *Management by Joey Simmrin (Rebellion Noise) *Publicity by Jesea Lee *Booking by Ash Avildsen (The Pantheon Agency) *Layout & design by Aaron Marsh *Cover photo by Matt Burke *Model: Alexandra Kees

Charts

References

{{Authority control 2013 albums A Skylit Drive albums Tragic Hero Records albums Albums produced by Cameron Mizell