Children of the Great Extinction
Children of the Great Extinction is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Becoming the Archetype. The album was released on August 26, 2022, through Solid State.[8] It is the band's first album in ten years since their hiatus, and also features the return of Jason Wisdom and Brent "Duck" Duckett to the band with Seth Hecox, the first album to have this lineup since Celestial Completion.[9] The album was produced by Nate Washburn (My Epic),[10] and the album artwork was designed once again by Dan Seagrave, who had created the artworks for three of their albums.[11]
| Children of the Great Extinction | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | August 26, 2022 | |||
| Studio | Glow In The Dark Studios | |||
| Genre | Metalcore, progressive metal, melodic death metal, Christian metal | |||
| Length | 49:12 | |||
| Label | Solid State | |||
| Producer | Nate Washburn | |||
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| Singles from Children of the Great Extinction | ||||
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |   [4][5] |
| HM | [6] |
| Metal Storm |  [7] |
Background
In an interview with New Release Today, Wisdom said, "We talked about it a few years ago, right before COVID-19 happened. We talked about writing new music and then we got shut down for about a year and a half. Then, we met with our producer, Nate Washburn, and wrote some great new songs. The band hadn't been active for many years, but I think our reunion was mostly spurred on by the curiosity of wanting to try recording again. It's hard to write an album that'll live up to expectations after being gone for so many years, that's probably why I waited so long myself."[12]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Jason Wisdom; all music is composed by Jason Wisdom, Seth Hecox, Brent Duckett and Nate Washburn
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Dead World" | 4:49 |
| 2. | "The Lost Colony" | 3:49 |
| 3. | "The Remnant" | 4:48 |
| 4. | "The Calling" | 4:59 |
| 5. | "The Phantom Field" (instrumental) | 2:48 |
| 6. | "The Awakening" | 6:15 |
| 7. | "The Hollow" | 4:53 |
| 8. | "The Ruins" (featuring Ryan Clark of Demon Hunter) | 3:58 |
| 9. | "The Curse" | 4:12 |
| 10. | "The Sacrament" | 8:35 |
| Total length: | 49:12 | |
Personnel
- Becoming the Archetype
- Jason Wisdom – unclean vocals, bass, gang vocals
- Brent Duckett – drums, gang vocals
- Seth Hecox – rhythm guitar, keyboards, clean vocals
- Additional Personnel
- Daniel Gailey (Phinehas, Fit for a King) – lead guitar and solo on "The Lost Colony"
- Alex Kenis (Aletheian, Solamors) – lead guitar and solo on "The Calling"
- Ryan Clark (Demon Hunter) – guest vocals on "The Ruins"
- Nate Washburn – production, mixing, engineering, lead guitar
- Troy Glessner – mastering
- Tyler Washburn – additional synths
- Jarret Chastain – gang vocals
- Samuel Holcomb – gang vocals
- Shaun Hughes – gang vocals
- Jim Hughes – layout
- Dan Seagrave – album artwork
References
- "Becoming the Archetype to Return with New Album "Children of the Great Extinction", Debut First Single "The Lost Colony"". 24 June 2022.
- "Becoming the Archetype Returns After 10 Years with New Single, 'The Remnant'". 26 July 2022.
- "Becoming the Archetype Premiere "The Calling"". 5 August 2022.
- Fryberger, Scott. "Becoming the Archetype - Children of the Great Extinction".
- Zaloum, Joel. "JFH's Second Opinion".
- Smith, Jenn (20 September 2022). "Becoming the Archetype -Children of the Great Extinction".
- musclassia. "Becoming the Archetype - Children of the Great Extinction review".
- "Becoming the Archetype to Return with New Album "Children of the Great Extinction", Debut First Single "The Lost Colony"". 24 June 2022.
- "Becoming the Archetype : Children of the Great Extinction". 30 June 2022.
- "Becoming the Archetype - Children of the Great Extinction". Discogs. 26 August 2022.
- "Dan Seagrave - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives".
- "A Reunion: An Interview with Becoming the Archetype".