Identity on Fire

On his Formspring account, Jagmin predicted that A Skylit Drive would begin writing and recording a follow-up to Adelphia during Summer 2010. He also suggested that the album would see an early 2011 release.{{Cite web |url=http://www.formspring.me/jagasd |title=Michael Jagmin (jagasd) {{!}} Formspring |access-date=2010-11-17 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101022000523/http://www.formspring.me/jagasd |archive-date=2010-10-22 |url-status=dead }}

In February 2010, Hassle Records published on their web site, "We have new recruits to the Hassle Records family, please welcome A Skylit Drive with open arms... Fresh out of California, A Skylit Drive have been together in their current line-up since 2007 and have been touring their unique brand of metalcore across the US. We released their second album Adelphia in October and the UK joined the ever growing A Skylit Drive bandwagon. Catch the band on the rapidly selling out UK / Europe tour with Alesana in April."[http://www.hasslerecords.com/cms/content/view/176/138/ ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101009143745/http://www.hasslerecords.com/cms/content/view/176/138/ |date=October 9, 2010 }}

The band announced via MySpace that on May 29, 2010, the band Desires of Sires will debut on their Adelphia tour. Recently, Michael Jagmin hinted on Twitter that A Skylit Drive is currently writing new material.[https://www.twitter.com/jagasd asdfg (JagASD) on Twitter] A Skylit Drive is recording new demos. The band's MySpace layout changed in July 2010 with a new message saying that A Skylit Drive was in the studio recording a new album with Cameron Webb for early 2011.[https://www.myspace.com/askylitdrive A Skylit Drive]{{cite web|url=http://www.bloginity.com/blog/2010/11/15/a-skylit-drive-reveal-identity-on-fire-album-art-tour-dates/|publisher=Bloginity.com|work=Band News|author=Brian Willet|title=SKYLIT DRIVE REVEAL IDENTITY ON FIRE ALBUM ART, TOUR DATES|date=November 15, 2010|accessdate=November 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118051647/http://www.bloginity.com/blog/2010/11/15/a-skylit-drive-reveal-identity-on-fire-album-art-tour-dates/|archive-date=November 18, 2010|url-status=dead}}

According to the band's Twitter account, they finished recording the new album. According to Nick Miller's Twitter, a twitpic of a promotional poster confirmed the album's name Identity On Fire, which was set to be released sometime in February 2011.

On November 15, 2010, the band revealed cover art from the album and confirmed the production for Cameron Webb (Silverstein, Flyleaf, 30 Seconds To Mars).{{cite web|url=http://www.smnnews.com/2010/11/15/a-skylit-drive-reveal-artwork-for-third-album/|publisher=SMNNews.com|work=A Skylit Drive News|author=SMN News Staff|title=A SKYLIT DRIVE: Reveal Artwork for Third Album|date=November 15, 2010|accessdate=November 17, 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322225436/http://www.smnnews.com/2010/11/15/a-skylit-drive-reveal-artwork-for-third-album/|archive-date=March 22, 2012|url-status=dead}}

The first song revealed from the album was "Ex Marks the Spot". Michael Jagmin considered it his favorite song off the album.[https://www.twitter.com/Jagasd/status/8657964474830848 Twitter] On December 7, 2010, the band announced the track listing for the album and a date set on February 15, 2011. On January 5, 2011 via Twitter, Michael Jagmin announced a new song coming out on January 11. "XO Skeleton" was released online January 11 on the band's Facebook page.

The second single and music video for "Too Little Too Late" premiered on January 24 on iTunes. The third official single "Ex Marks the Spot" was released the same day as the album, February 15.[https://www.facebook.com/ASkylitDrive#!/ASkylitDrive/posts/164999770215128 Our next single "Ex... | Facebook] The song was made available for download in the Rock Band Network on Xbox 360 for 160 Microsoft Points. It features vocal harmonies and pro keys.

On February 10 the album began streaming on PureVolume.com.{{Cite web |url=http://www.purevolume.com/new/askylitdrive |title=PureVolume {{!}} We're Listening To You |access-date=2011-02-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120830015541/http://www.purevolume.com/new/askylitdrive |archive-date=2012-08-30 |url-status=dead }}

The album debuted at number 98 on the Billboard 200.

It's the last album to feature original lead guitarist Joey Wilson, who left the band in 2012.

All lyrics written by Michael Jagmin and Nick Miller.

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| title1 = Carry the Broken

| length1 = 1:23

| title2 = Too Little Too Late

| length2 = 3:11

| title3 = XO Skeleton

| length3 = 3:31

| title4 = Conscience Is a Killer

| length4 = 3:55

| title5 = Ex Marks the Spot

| length5 = 4:35

| title6 = The Cali Buds

| length6 = 3:38

| title7 = Your Mistake

| length7 = 3:48

| title8 = Fuck the System

| length8 = 2:57

| title9 = 500 Days of Bummer

| length9 = 4:22

| title10 = Tempt Me, Temptation

| length10 = 3:29

| title11 = Identity on Fire

| length11 = 4:18

| title12 = If You Lived Here You'd Be Home

| length12 = 4:10

|total_length = 41:16

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| headline = iTunes Edition Bonus Tracks

| title13 = Black and Blue

| length13 = 2:14

| title14 = 400 Foot Robots

| length14 = 3:43

| title15 = Too Little Too Late

| note15 = Music Video

| length15 = 3:14

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;A Skylit Drive

• Michael "Jag" Jagmin - clean vocals
• Brian White - unclean vocals, bass
• Joey Wilson - lead guitar
• Nick Miller - rhythm guitar
• Kyle Simmons - keyboards, programming
• Cory La Quay - drums, backing unclean vocals

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;Production

• Produced & mixed by Cameron Webb, @ Maple Studios, Orange County, California
• Engineered by Cameron Webb & Sergio Chavez
• Mastered by Alan Douches, @ West West Side Music, New Windsor, New York
• A&R by Shervon Esfahani
• Management by Eric Rushing & Shawn Carrano (The Artery Foundation)
• Artwork by Phill Mamula
• Symbol designed by Skull With Hair
• Band photo by Brook Pifer

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