''The Fire Itself'' is the fifth studio album by American

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band Phinehas. The album was released on August 27, 2021, through

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. It was produced by Sean McCulloch and Daniel Gailey, the band's vocalist and guitarist. The album marks the longest gap between two albums from the band to date, spanning almost four years since ''

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Background and promotion

On August 1, 2020, Phinehas announced that it had begun writing for the album, expecting to release it in 2021. On March 27, 2021, the band posted a photo on its official

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page, announcing that production of the album had begun. On July 8, Phinehas released a brand new single "In the Night" and announced the album itself. At the same time, the band revealed the album cover, the track list and release date. On July 29, they debuted the second single "Eternally Apart". On August 20, one week before the album release, the band unveiled the third single and title track "The Fire Itself".

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from

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. ;Phinehas * Sean McCulloch – lead vocals, production, engineering, artwork * Daniel Gailey – guitars, backing vocals, production, engineering * Bryce Kelley – bass, backing vocals * Isaiah Perez – drums ;Additional personnel * Carson Slovak – mixing, mastering * Grant McFarland – mixing, mastering * Eric Powell – booking * Adam Skatula – A&R

References

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