''Thread'' is the second studio album by American rock band

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. It was released on March 30, 2018 by

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. The album reached number 21 on the US ''Billboard''

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chart and spawned six singles (four official and two promotional): "Deathwish", "Veins", "Lonely Girl", "Stealing Life", "Fascination" and "Left for Dead".

Promotion

On March 6, 2018, the band was announced alongside

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as opening acts to

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's spring tour supporting their seventh album ''

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'', beginning with

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festival and finishing at Pryor, Oklahoma's Rocklahoma festival. The song 'Deathwish' was included in the game ''

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''s base game soundtrack on the fictional radio station Horizon XS.

Critical reception

Jay H. Goriana from

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gave the band credit for expanding their sound by creating "soothing, feel good alt rock songs" with a more polished production while also displaying their darker side on tracks like "Evil Like You" and "Lonely Girl", concluding that "Invariably, the group naturally shifts into a gear that's undeniably catchy and uplifting. Through and through, Red Sun Rising is continuing to prove its one of rock's new stars." Chad Childers of '' Loudwire'' also praised the production work by Matt Hyde and Jay Ruston for providing "a more fleshed-out presentation" of the band that traverses from "melodic gems ("Left for Dead", "Veins")" to tracks that contain a sinister edge ("Fascination", "Deathwish"), saying that Red Sun Rising have "seized the day on ''Thread'', which continues to show promise for a band bringing a little something different to the rock radio world."

Track listing

Personnel

Adapted credits from the liner notes of ''Thread''. ;Red Sun Rising * Mike Protich - lead vocals, guitar * Ryan Williams - lead guitar * Ricky Miller - bass, backing vocals, keys * Dave McGarry - rhythm guitar, backing vocals * Pat Gerasia - drums ;Production *

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- producer, engineer * Jay Ruston - mixer * Paul Logus - mastering * Gabriel Esparza - assistant engineer ;Artwork * Mike Cortada - album artwork illustrations *

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- photography

Charts

References

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