''The Campaign'' is the second full-length album by the American mathcore/

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band Into the Moat. It was released on March 17, 2009, by

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Critical reception

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'' wrote that Into the Moat "include a few jazzy interludes in ''The Campaign'' that provide a nice contrast to the album's general chaotic sound of technical death metal."

Track listing

# The Last Century - 5:23 # From 1,000 Meters... - 3:24 # Advocate vs. Activist - 7:06 # The Fuhrer - 5:54 # Grunt - 4:07 # Law of Conservation - 5:57 # The Siege of Orleans - 2:20 # The Hermit - 7:59

Personnel

* Matt Gossman – drums * Shawn Ohtani – engineer *

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– producer, engineer, mixing * Earl Ruwell – vocals * Adam Santucci – photography * Ben Slutsky – photography * Brett Slutsky – layout design * Nick Ziros – bass guitar * Kit Wray – guitar

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Campaign 2009 albums Concept albums Metal Blade Records albums Into the Moat albums