''Speaker of the Dead'' is the fourth studio album by

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Emmure Emmure () is an American metalcore band formed in 2003. Originally based in New Fairfield, Connecticut, before moving to Queens, New York, the group has released eight albums, with their first public release being a 2006 EP entitled ''The Compl ...

released on February 15, 2011. The record was produced by

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, who also produced the following full-length. ''Speaker of the Dead'' is Emmure's fourth studio release under Victory Records, completing Victory's four-album deal at the time. However, Emmure re-signed with Victory and released two later albums, ''

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'' on April 10, 2012, and ''

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'' on April 15, 2014.

Background

On January 7, 2011,

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released a 41-second teaser on

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which displayed the album's official artwork, as well as giving a preview of "Children of Cybertron", the intro track off of the album. On January 18, 2011, the first

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, "Demons with Ryu", was released on

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and

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. On February 9, 2011, a music video was made and released for the song "Solar Flare Homicide". At the release, ''Speaker of the Dead'' debuted at No. 68 on the ''Billboard'' 200, No. 18 on the Rock Albums chart, No. 4 on the Hard Rock Albums chart, and No. 11 on the Independent Albums chart. All the drums on ''Speaker of the Dead'' were programmed.

Reception

''Speaker of the Dead'' received mixed reviews from critics. Peter Gorgui of ''ReviewRinseRepeat.com'' wrote a negative review of the album calling ''Speaker of the Dead'' a "failure" and describing the album's content as "boring" and "desperate". Gorgui did, however, praise the production done on the album by

, saying Sturgis gave the album "a crunchy and crisp sound."

Track listing

Personnel

;Emmure * Frankie Palmeri - vocals * Jesse Ketive - lead guitar * Mike Mulholland - rhythm guitar * Mark Davis - bass guitar ;Production * Produced, engineered, mixed, mastered and programmed drums by

*Edited vocals by Nick Sampson *Produced vocals by Taylor Voeltz *Artwork and layout by We Are Synapse

References

{{Authority control 2011 albums Emmure albums Victory Records albums Albums produced by Joey Sturgis