Instinct (As Blood Runs Black album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Instinct
| type = studio
| artist = As Blood Runs Black
| cover = AsBloodRunsBlackInstinct.jpg
| alt =
| released = March 15, 2011
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio = Undercity Recordings, North Hollywood, California
| genre = {{flatlist|
}}
| length = 33:19
| label = Mediaskare
| producer = As Blood Runs Black, Baron Bodnar
| prev_title = Allegiance
| prev_year = 2006
| next_title = Ground Zero
| next_year = 2014
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Instinct
| type = Studio
| single1 = Resist
| single1date = September 13, 2011
| single2 = In Honor
| single2date = February 7, 2012
}}
}}
{{Album ratings
| rev1 =AllMusic
| rev1Score ={{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web |first=James |last=Monger |title=Review: Instinct |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/instinct-mw0002107702
|website=AllMusic |accessdate=May 15, 2012}}
| rev2 =MetalSucks
| rev2Score ={{Rating|2.5|5}}{{cite web |first=Axl |last=Rosenberg |title=Instinct: As Blood Runs Blah |url=http://www.metalsucks.net/2011/02/22/instinct-as-blood-runs-blah
|publisher=MetalSucks |accessdate=May 15, 2012}}
| rev3 = Thrash Magazine
| rev3score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|publisher=Thrash Magazine|last=Predator|first=Apex|url=http://thrashmag.com/2011/05/03/as-blood-runs-black-instinct/|title=As Blood Runs Black – "Instinct" Album Review|date=May 3, 2011|accessdate=July 5, 2018}}
| rev4 = Under the Gun Review
}}
Instinct is the second studio album by American deathcore band As Blood Runs Black. It is the band's first album to feature guitarists Dan Sugarman and Greg Kirkpatrick, and the only album to feature vocalist Sonik Garcia.
Track listing
{{tracklist
| title1 = Triumph
| length1 = 0:40
| note1 = Instrumental
| title2 = Legacy
| length2 = 3:34
| title3 = Resist
| length3 = 3:00
| title4 = Angel City Gamble
| length4 = 3:36
| title5 = Reborn
| length5 = 3:11
| title6 = Tribulations
| length6 = 1:47
| note6 = Instrumental
| title7 = Divided
| length7 = 3:02
| title8 = King of Thieves
| length8 = 3:34
| title9 = In Honor
| length9 = 3:05
| title10 = Echoes of an Era
| length10 = 4:02
| title11 = Instinct
| length11 = 3:48
|total_length = 33:19
}}
Credits
;As Blood Runs Black
- Sonik Garcia – vocals
- Ernie Flores{{Citation |title=As Blood Runs Black - Instinct |date=2011 |url=https://www.discogs.com/master/1417227-As-Blood-Runs-Black-Instinct |access-date=2025-02-18 |language=en}} – rhythm guitar
- Dan Sugarman – lead guitar
- Nick Stewart – bass
- Hector "Leche" De Santiago – drums
;Production
- Produced by As Blood Runs Black
- Engineered, Mixed, Mastered & drum engineering by Zack Ohren @ Undercity Recordings, North Hollywood, CA
- Vocal engineering by Taylor Voeltz
- Additional composer: Ernie Flores
- Executive Producer & A&R – Baron Bodnar
;Artwork
- Artwork by Gary Tonge
- Layout by Daniel McBride
- Photo by Luis Lopez Descartes
Chart performance
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!scope="col"|Chart (2011) !scope="col"|Peak |
| scope="row"|US Billboard 200{{cite web|title=Instinct – As Blood Runs Black|url={{BillboardURLbyName|artist=as blood runs black|chart=all}}|work=Billboard|accessdate=April 29, 2012}}
|111 |
|---|
| scope="row"|US Hard Rock Albums
|6 |