''Watchers of Rule'' is the sixth studio album by American

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band Unearth, released on October 28, 2014 by eOne Music in North America. This marks the first album since their debut ''

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'' that does not feature long time bassist John "Slo" Maggard, also the first album to feature former The Faceless drummer Nick Pierce on drums. The album entered the US ''Billboard'' 200 at No. 105, selling 3,950 copies in its first week. It is the band's first release for eOne Music, for whom they signed in 2013. It is also the band's first studio album since 2001's ''

'' to not be released via Metal Blade Records. Unearth announced in early 2012 that Nick Pierce had signed on as their full-time drummer. He officially replaced Derek Kerswill, who left the band in 2010, though

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provided drums for 2011's ''

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''. Album artwork was provided by Richey Beckett, who has also provided artwork for Converge,

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, Mastodon, and

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. The band announced in April 2013 that they'd be working with Mark Lewis to record the then-titleless ''Watchers of Rule''. Lewis had previously produced albums for bands such as The Black Dahlia Murder, Whitechapel, DevilDriver, and Deicide.

Track listing

* "Spirit in Black" writing credits were taken from ''

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''.

Credits

Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes. ; Unearth * Trevor Phipps – vocals * Buz McGrath – lead guitar * Ken Susi – rhythm guitar * Nick Pierce – drums ; Guest musicians * Mark Morton – bass ; Production * Mark Lewis – producer, engineer, mixing, mastering * Shane Frisby – additional vocal recording * Ken Susi – additional vocal recording, additional guitar tracking * Jeremy Krull – additional editing ; Artwork and design * Jeremy Saffer – photography * Richey Beckett – cover design * Paul Grosso –

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* Andrew Kelley –

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; Studios * Audio Hammer Studios – vocals * The Brick Hit House – additional vocals * System Studios – additional vocals, guitars, drums

Charts

Release history

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2014 albums Unearth albums E1 Music albums Albums produced by Mark Lewis (music producer)