Eye for an Eye... / ...'Til the World's Blind
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{{Infobox album
| name = Eye for an Eye... /
...'Til the World's Blind
| type = Studio
| artist = Butcher Babies
| cover = Eye for an Eye......'Til the World's Blind.jpg
| caption = Cover for Eye for an Eye...
| released = {{start date|2023|07|07}}
| recorded = 2020–2022
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Metalcore|heavy metal}}
| length = {{duration|m=24|s=24}} (Eye for an Eye...)
{{duration|m=47|s=00}} (...'Til the World's Blind)
{{duration|m=71|s=24}} (total)
| label = Century Media
| producer = Matt Good, Josh Schroeder
| prev_title = Lilith
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title =
| next_year =
| misc = {{Singles
| name = ...'Til the World's Blind
| type = studio
| single1 = Red Thunder
| single1date = May 16, 2023{{cite web|url=https://arrowlordsofmetal.nl/butcher-babies-announce-eye-for-an-eye-til-the-worlds-blind-double-album/|title=Arrow Lords of Metal|date=May 17, 2023|accessdate=July 21, 2023}}
| single2 = Last December
| single2date = June 9, 2023{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/butcher-babies-share-another-new-song-last-december|title=BUTCHER BABIES Share Another New Song, 'Last December'|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=June 9, 2023|accessdate=May 21, 2023}}
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Blabbermouth.net
| rev1score = 8/10{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/reviews/eye-for-an-eye-and-till-the-worlds-blind|title=Reviews - "Eye For An Eye..." and "...'Till The World's Blind" - BLABBERMOUTH.NET|author=Anne Erickson|work=Blabbermouth.net|date=4 July 2023 |accessdate=July 22, 2023}}
| rev2 = Metal Injection
| rev3 = This Day in Metal
| rev3score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://thisdayinmetal.com/album-review-butcher-babies/|title=Album Review: Butcher Babies – Eye for an Eye...'Til the World's Blind|date=7 July 2023 |publisher=This Day in Metal|accessdate=July 22, 2023}}
}}
Eye for an Eye... / ...'Til the World's Blind are the fourth and fifth albums by the American heavy metal band Butcher Babies. They were released on July 7, 2023, through Century Media Records and were produced by Josh Schroeder, known for his work with Lorna Shore and King 810.{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/butcher-babies-announce-eye-for-an-eye-til-the-worlds-blind-double-album|title=BUTCHER BABIES Announce 'Eye For An Eye...' + '…'Til The World's Blind' Double Album|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=May 16, 2023|date=May 15, 2023}} They are the band's first releases with bassist Ricky Bonazza, replacing longtime member Jason Klein and the final releases to feature drummer Chase Brickenden, who was replaced by Blake Bailey in 2023 and vocalist Carla Harvey before her departure in July 20, 2024.
Eye for an Eye... contains six tracks, with most of them previously released as singles since 2020 and display a lighter and "poppier" sound. ...'Til the World's Blind features 14 tracks that show a darker and heavier sound.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-03 |title=BUTCHER BABIES Want To Take Fans 'On A Journey' With Their New Double Album |url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/butcher-babies-want-to-take-fans-on-a-journey-with-their-new-double-album |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Blabbermouth.net}}
Background
Two singles from ...'Til the World's Blind were released ahead of its release. "Red Thunder" was released on May 16, 2023. The lyrics for that single, written by vocalists Heidi Shepherd and Carla Harvey, were inspired by Carla's sister Julia, who was born with microcephaly and died from it at a young age.{{cite web |title=BUTCHER BABIES Announce "Eye For An Eye...' + '…'Til The World's Blind" Double Album, Share Music Video for "Red Thunder" |url=https://www.sonicperspectives.com/news/butcher-babies-announce-eye-for-an-eye-til-the-worlds-blind-double-album/ |publisher=Sonic Perspectives |accessdate=22 July 2023 |date=16 May 2023}} "Last December" was released on June 9, 2023. The song was written in April 2020 in a Zoom meeting between Shepherd, Harvey, guitarist Henry Flury, and writer Blair Daly, inspired by Shepherd's experience with suicidal ideation in December 2019.{{cite web |title=BUTCHER BABIES To Unleash Eye For An Eye... / ... Til The World's Blind Double Album In July; "Last December" Single Streaming – BraveWords |url=https://bravewords.com/news/butcher-babies-to-unleash-eye-for-an-eye-til-the-world-s-blind-double-album-in-july-last-december-single-streaming |publisher=BraveWords |accessdate=22 July 2023 |date=10 June 2023}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| headline = Eye for an Eye... track listing
|title1 = Sleeping with the Enemy
|length1 = 3:33
|title2 = Bottom of a Bottle
|length2 = 3:20
|title3 = Yorktown
|length3 = 4:07
|title4 = Dreaming in Color
|length4 = 3:15
|title5 = Last Dance
|length5 = 3:32
|title6 = It's Killin' Time, Baby!
|length6 = 3:25
|note6 = featuring Craig Mabbitt of Escape the Fate
|title7 = Sleeping with the Enemy (Radio Edit)
|length7 = 3:12
|note7 = featuring Andy James of Five Finger Death Punch
|total_length = 24:24
}}
{{track listing
| headline = ...'Til the World's Blind track listing
|title1 = Darn That Nightmare
|length1 = 1:25
|title2 = Red Thunder
|length2 = 3:58
|title3 = Backstreets of Tennessee
|length3 = 2:54
|title4 = Wrong End of the Knife
|length4 = 3:32
|title5 = Last December
|length5 = 4:47
|title6 = Beaver Cage
|length6 = 3:38
|title7 = Best Friend
|length7 = 2:27
|note7 = Saweetie cover
|title8 = I Fell Asleep at the Table
|length8 = 3:26
|title9 = This Is the Part
|note9 = featuring Chad Gray of Mudvayne
|length9 = 3:48
|title10 = Spittin' Teeth
|length10 = 3:13
|title11 = King Pin
|length11 = 3:33
|title12 = The Devil Cut Me Off
|length12 = 3:18
|title13 = Til the World's Blind
|length13 = 5:18
|title14 = Don't Touch My Pole
|length14 = 1:43
|total_length = 47:00
}}
Personnel
;Butcher Babies
- Carla Harvey – vocals
- Heidi Shepherd – vocals
- Henry Flury – guitars
- Ricky Bonazza – bass
- Chase Brickenden – drums
;Additional personnel
- Craig Mabbitt – vocals on "It's Killin' Time, Baby!"
- Andy James (Five Finger Death Punch) – guitar on "Sleeping With The Enemy (Radio Edit)"
- Chad Gray – vocals on "This Is The Part"
;Production
- Matt Good – production
- Josh Schroeder – production