Megalithic Symphony


Megalithic Symphony is the debut studio album by American rock band Awolnation, released on March 15, 2011, through Red Bull Records. The album is the band's first full-length release, following the release of the extended play Back From Earth. Megalithic Symphony has since peaked at number 84 on the United States Billboard 200 and at number 57 on the Austrian Albums Chart. As of March 2015, the album sold 581,000 copies in the United States.
On February 29, 2016, the RIAA certified Megalithic Symphony platinum.
In 2021, for the album's 10th anniversary, a special edition of it was released, including unreleased songs and live performances of some older songs, for a total of 27 bonus tracks.

Lyrical content

Some Sort of Creature

In a live Facebook Q&A session, Aaron described “Some Sort of Creature” as something he truly experienced. “What you hear on that track, a sort of segue track, is really what actually happened! And that's really all I can describe; it's me speaking to myself, because I didn’t want to forget this thing I saw. And it's all right there in the song."

Personnel

Sourced from the original album liner notes.
;Awolnation
;Additional musicians
  • Jimmy Messer – guitar, drums, synthesizer, bass guitar, synth bass, keyboards
  • Billy Mohler – bass guitar
  • Tony Royster Jr. – drums
  • Brian West – Casio keyboards and synthesizer
  • Watts Choir – vocals
  • Arielle Verinis – vocals
  • Cameron Duddy, Curtain$ and Tarrah Toland – vocals
  • Eric Stenman - Engineer, Mixer, Additional Production; whistling

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart Position
US Billboard 200158
US Independent Albums 13
US Top Alternative Albums 30
US Top Rock Albums 42

Chart Position
US Billboard 200163
US Independent Albums 12
US Top Alternative Albums 45
US Top Rock Albums 45

Chart Position
US Independent Albums 40