''Sun Eater'' is the fourth studio album by American

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. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records. The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and

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vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher guested on the song "The Synthetic Sea". The album entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 91, selling 3,900 copies in the first week. The album demonstrates a profound shift in the band's sound, pursuing a much more

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musical style.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes, except where noted. ;Job for a Cowboy * Jonny Davy – vocals * Tony Sanicandro – guitar * Al Glassman – guitar * Nick Schendzielos – bass ;Session musicians * Danny Walker – drums ;Additional musicians * George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals on "The Synthetic Sea" * Jason Suecof –

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on "Sun of Nihility" ;Production * Jason Suecof – production, engineering, mixing * Peter Sanicandro – production (asst) * Ronn Miller – drum tech, engineering (asst) * Eyal Levi – additional engineering * John Douglass – additional engineering * Stinky – additional engineering ;Visual art * Tony Koehl –

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* Brian J. Ames – layout

Charts

References

External links

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