The Death Card
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Death Card
| type = studio
| artist = Sworn In
| cover = Sworn In - The Death Card.jpg
| alt =
| released = August 20, 2013
| studio =
| genre = Nu metalcore{{cite web |last1=Enis |first1=Eli |title=A Guide to Five Lesser-Known Metal Subgenres |url=https://www.qobuz.com/us-en/magazine/story/2021/07/06/a-guide-to-five-lesser-known-metal-subgenres/ |website=Qobuz |access-date=10 September 2024}}
| length = 39:06
| label = Razor & Tie{{Cite web|url=https://www.razorandtie.com/sworn-in-to-release-debut-album-the-death-card-august-20/|title=SWORN IN TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM THE DEATH CARD AUGUST 20 : Razor & Tie|website=www.razorandtie.com}}
| producer = Brian Hood
| prev_title = Start/End
| prev_year = 2012
| next_title = The Lovers/The Devil
| next_year = 2015
}}
{{album ratings
|rev2 = Blabbermouth.net
}}
The Death Card is the debut album from American metalcore band Sworn In.{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sworn-in-mn0003386742/biography|title=Sworn In | Biography & History|website=AllMusic}} It was released by Razor & Tie Recordings on 20 August 2013.
The record's release was preceded by a video for the first single, "Snake Eyes."{{cite web | url=http://www.altpress.com/news/entry/sworn_in_stream_new_album_the_death_card | title=Sworn In stream new album, 'the Death Card' | work=Alternative Press | date=16 August 2013 | accessdate=17 February 2015 | author=Kraus, Brian}}
Critical reception
AllMusic called the album "characterized by bleak lyrics, screamy vocals, and a straightforward musical backdrop of by-the-book metal-influenced hardcore."{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-death-card-mw0002561202|title=The Death Card - Sworn In | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}
Track listing
{{track listing
| all_music = Chris George
| title1 = XIII
| length1 = 1:17
| title2 = Hypocrisy
| length2 = 4:16
| title3 = Mindless
| length3 = 3:58
| title4 = Dead Soul
| length4 = 3:26
| title5 = Senseless
| length5 = 0:26
| title6 = A Song for the Nameless
| length6 = 3:47
| title7 = Snake Eyes
| length7 = 3:31
| title8 = Deadpan
| length8 = 3:44
| title9 = Mute
| length9 = 1:56
| title10 = Three Cheers
| length10 = 4:10
| title11 = Bitter Blood
| length11 = 1:43
| title12 = Death
| length12 = 3:39
| title13 = Return (Heartless)
| length13 = 3:14
| total_length = 39:06
}}
Personnel
Sworn In
- Tyler Dennen – vocals
- Eugene Kamlyuk – guitar
- Zakary Gibson – guitar
- Sean Banks – bass
- Chris George – drums
Additional
- Forefathers – album Art
Charts
Album
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Chart !Position{{cite magazine | url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/5695005/sworn-in/chart | title=Sworn In - Chart History | magazine=Billboard | accessdate=March 22, 2015}} |
| rowspan="5"| 2013
|U.S. Billboard Top 200 |align="center"|184 |
| Top Heatseekers Albums
|align="center"|7 |
| Top Hard Rock Albums
|align="center"|16 |
| Top Independent Albums
|align="center"|39 |
| Next Big Sound
|align="center"|10 |
References
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External links
- [http://www.metalinjection.net/av/sworn-in-stream-the-death-card-exclusive-on-metal-injection Review] on MetalInjection
- [http://newnoisemagazine.com/album-review-sworn-the-death-card/ New Noise Magazine]
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