Polyester Zeal
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{{Infobox album
| name = Polyester Zeal
| type = studio
| artist = Red Sun Rising
| cover = Polyester Zeal.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 7, 2015
| recorded =
| studio = The Blue Room
(Woodland Hills, Los Angeles)
| genre = Hard rock, post-grunge
| length = 42:45
| label = Razor & Tie
| producer = Bob Marlette
| chronology = Red Sun Rising studio album
| prev_title = Making of Kings
| prev_year = 2011
| next_title = Thread
| next_year = 2018
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Polyester Zeal
| type = Studio
| single1 = The Otherside
| single1date = August 7, 2015
| single2 = Emotionless
| single2date = January 4, 2016
| single3 = Amnesia
| single3date = May 25, 2016
}}
}}
Polyester Zeal is the major label debut studio album by the American rock band Red Sun Rising. It was released on August 7, 2015 by Razor & Tie. The album peaked outside the top 40 on the US Billboard Rock Albums chart and spawned five singles (three official and two promotional): "The Otherside", "Emotionless", "Amnesia", "Push" and "Unnatural".
Promotion
On May 16, 2016, the band was announced alongside Pop Evil as supporting acts for 3 Doors Down's summer-fall tour supporting their sixth album Us and the Night, starting on August 26 at Charleston's Municipal Auditorium and finishing on November 12 at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort.{{cite magazine|url=https://loudwire.com/3-doors-down-fall-2016-north-american-tour-dates/|title=3 Doors Down Reveal Summer/Fall Tour 2016 U.S. Tour With Pop Evil + Red Sun Rising|last=Childers|first=Chad|magazine=Loudwire|date=May 16, 2016|access-date=June 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211013144327/https://loudwire.com/3-doors-down-fall-2016-north-american-tour-dates/|archive-date=October 13, 2021|url-status=live}} On January 10, 2017, the band was announced alongside Badflower as opening acts for Pop Evil's Rock 'N Roll Now Tour: Right Now, beginning in Louisville's Mercury Ballroom and finishing at the Dreammakers Theater in Sault Ste. Marie.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7654199/pop-evil-announces-us-headlining-tour-dates|title=Pop Evil Announces U.S. Headlining Tour Dates|last=Titus|first=Christa|magazine=Billboard|date=January 10, 2017|access-date=February 16, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190216185009/https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/rock/7654199/pop-evil-announces-us-headlining-tour-dates|archive-date=February 16, 2019|url-status=live}}
Track listing
{{track listing
|total_length = 42:45
|all_writing = Mike Protich and Ryan Williams
|title1 = Push
|length1 = 3:28
|title2 = Amnesia
|length2 = 3:30
|title3 = The Otherside
|length3 = 3:36
|title4 = My Muse
|length4 = 3:39
|title5 = Emotionless
|length5 = 4:22
|title6 = Blister
|length6 = 3:58
|title7 = Worlds Away
|length7 = 4:30
|title8 = Unnatural
|length8 = 3:58
|title9 = Awake
|length9 = 3:55
|title10 = Bliss
|length10 = 3:47
|title11 = Imitation
|length11 = 4:02
}}
Personnel
Adapted credits from the liner notes of Polyester Zeal.{{cite AV media notes|title=Polyester Zeal|others=Red Sun Rising|year=2015|publisher=Razor & Tie|type=booklet|id=7930183649-2}}
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;Red Sun Rising
- Mike Protich - lead vocals, guitar
- Tyler Valendza - rhythm guitar
- Ryan Williams - lead guitar
- Ricky Miller - bass, backing vocals
- Pat Gerasia - drums
;Additional musician
- Chris Marlette - drums
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;Production
- George Cappellini Jr. - executive producer
- Mike Gitter - A&R
- Douglas M. Granger - album art
- Paul Loous - mastering
- Bob Marlette - producer, engineer, mixing
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Charts
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! Chart (2015) ! Peak |
| scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardRock|41|artist=Red Sun Rising|access-date=May 31, 2021}} |
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| scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardHardRock|11|artist=Red Sun Rising|access-date=May 31, 2021}} |
| scope="row" {{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|7|artist=Red Sun Rising|access-date=May 31, 2021}} |
References
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Category:Red Sun Rising albums
Category:Albums produced by Bob Marlette
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