''Dead Alive'' is the fourth album by the

Christian metal Christian metal, also known as white metal, Jesus metal or heavenly metal, is heavy metal music distinguished by its Christian themed song lyrics and the dedication of the band members to Christianity. Christian metal is typically performed by ...

band,

Soul Embraced Soul Embraced is a Christian melodic death metal band from Little Rock, Arkansas, Little Rock, Arkansas, United States. It was originally a side project for Rocky Gray and David Sroczynski. History Originally a side project of drummer David Sroc ...

. It is the first and last album to feature rhythm guitarist Devin Castle, and the last to feature drummer

Lance Garvin Lance Garvin is an American musician and, along with Bruce Fitzhugh, DJ Johnson and Jason Truby, a founding member of the Christian metal band Living Sacrifice. Garvin is mostly known for using a Ride Cymbal in modern metal without making it ...

Critical reception

Giving the album an eight out of ten from

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, Peter John Willoughby states, "The lyrics are bound to unsettle, but you have to bear in mind that this is for the death metal scene and will not be suitable for an impressionable young teenager." Jason B, rating the album for Indie Vision Music an eight out of ten, says, "this is metal done right." Awarding the album seven out of ten, in a second review at Indie Vision Music, Josh Murphy describes, "Soul Embraced is capable of so much more than this." Zachary Zinn of Jesus Freak Hideout expresses "Soul Embraced knew what they were doing when they wrote ''Dead Alive''. Luckily they didn't fall into the trap that many metal bands do- every song sounding the same with no originality in the mix. This will be a great addition to any metal-head's collection."

Track listing

Credits

Soul Embraced * Chad Moore - Vocals *

Rocky Gray William Rocky Gray (born July 2, 1974) is a drummer and guitarist who has been part of the Arkansas metal scene since the early 1990s. He is best known as a former drummer of the rock band Evanescence from 2003-2007. He is the lead guitarist ...

- Guitar, Engineer, Mixing * Jeff Bowie - Bass * Devin Castle - Guitar *

- Drums Production * Alan Douches - Mastering *

Barry Poynter Barry Poynter is an American record producer. He has produced albums for many bands and musicians, such as Soul Embraced, Society's Finest, Living Sacrifice, and The Juliana Theory. He is also a former member of 2 Minute Hate. Discography * '' A ...

- Audio Production, Engineer, Additional Guitars, Producer *

Erik Rutan Erik Rutan (born June 10, 1971) is an American heavy metal musician and producer from New Jersey. He is the guitarist and lead vocalist of death metal band Hate Eternal and lead guitarist for Cannibal Corpse, who he fully joined in 2021 after ...

- Mixing Art * Ryan Clark - A&R, Package Design * Adam Peterson - Photography

References

{{Authority control Soul Embraced albums 2008 albums Solid State Records albums