''The Predator'' is the third EP by American

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band

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and was self-released by the band on January 15, 2013. The EP debuted at No. 9 on the ''Billboard'' Heatseekers chart. It is the only album to feature Steve Koch as

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and

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after his departure in 2013, and the last album to feature Justin Morrow as

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; he would switch to

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and

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(on live performance only) while still playing rhythm guitar in studio in 2013. The tracks "The Coffin Is Moving" and "What I Never Learned in Study Hall" later would be featured on the band's 2014 album '' The Predator Becomes the Prey''. The track "What I Never Learned in Study Hall" was later re-recorded acoustically for Take Action. Vol. 11 making it similar to the song's predecessors "What I Really Learned in Study Hall" and "What I Should Have Learned in Study Hall". Unlike the original version, the acoustic version did not feature

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as guest vocalist, but instead featured former Kid's Jackson Summer

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Kate Ellen Dean.

Track listing

Personnel

* Spencer Charnas - lead vocals, piano on "A Reptile's Dysfunction" * Justin "JD" DeBlieck - lead guitar, lead vocals * Justin Morrow - rhythm guitar * Steve Koch - bass guitar, backing vocals * Connor Sullivan - drums * Steve Sopchak - producer, engineer, mixing

Charts

References

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