Awaken the Dreamers
Awaken the Dreamers is the third studio album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish. It was released on September 5, 2008, through Nuclear Blast. It sold just under 5,000 copies in its first week of release entering the Billboard 200 at number 126. The album is notable for including clean vocals in tracks such as the title track and "Memories of a Glass Sanctuary", something that is rare in deathcore.
The tracks "When Life Meant More...", "Never... Again", "Awaken the Dreamers", and "Stabbing to Purge Dissimulation" have been added to the band's official MySpace page. Rusty Cooley plays two guitar solos on the track "From So Far Away" and Cam Pipes performs guest vocals on "Black Gold Reign". The closing track, "Songs for the Damned", includes lyrics that reference famous heavy metal albums and songs by Opeth, Slayer, Carcass, Cannibal Corpse, Deicide, Dying Fetus, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Iron Maiden, and Danzig.
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett listed the album as one of his top 25 favorite albums from 2000 to 2009.
DVD
The limited edition version of the album also comes with a bonus DVD entitled Stories from the Road. It runs for 34:25 and features footage of the band on tour, some live footage and a documentary of the making of "Awaken the Dreamers".Personnel
- Ben Orum – guitar
- Mike Tiner – bass
- Hernan "Eddie" Hermida – vocals
- Chris Storey – guitar
- Matt Kuykendall – drums
- Rusty Cooley – guitar solos on "From So Far Away"
- Cam Pipes – guest vocals on "Black Gold Reign"