''Backdraft'' is the second studio album from

Fallstar Fallstar is an American metalcore band from Portland, Oregon. Founded in 2007, the original lineup consisted of lead vocalist Chris Ratzlaff, guitarists Justin Raymond Haag and Jason Brown, bassist Bryan Ratzlaff, and drummer Cody Carrier. Backg ...

, released by

Facedown Records Facedown Records is a Christian rock record label based in Fallbrook, California that is devoted to hardcore punk and metalcore bands (Christian and secular) with a few death metal acts such as Immortal Souls and Indwelling. Founded by No In ...

on April 16, 2013. Fallstar worked with

Kris Crummett Kris Crummett is an American record producer and owner of the Interlace Audio in Portland, Oregon. Crummett started recording in 2002. He has worked with many notable indie music record labels, including Rise Records, Epitaph Records, Fearless Re ...

in the production of this album.

Critical reception

Awarding the album four stars from ''

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'', Sarah Brehm states, "Fallstar’s Backdraft is metalcore at its heart, but still seamlessly pulls from a myriad of genres—melodic hardcore, punk, rap-rock, electronic—to create an album that’s hard not to like." Mark Sherwood, rating the album a seven out of ten for

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, writes, "overall a strongish album." Giving the album four and a half stars at Jesus Freak Hideout, Michael Weaver says, "Fallstar has produced a solid product in ''Backdraft''." Timothy Estabrooks, awarding the album four stars for Jesus Freak Hideout, states, "''Backdraft'' is a phenomenal release from a band that really deserves a lot of recognition right now." Lee Brown, giving the album four stars at Indie Vision Music, writes, "With ''Backdraft'', they have grown musically, vocally, and as song writers." Rating the album a four out of ten from ''

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'', says, the band "stray from having any significant singles or memorable solos rise to the forefront, although the album as a whole stands against the grain within their particular genre."

Track listing

Credits

;Fallstar *Chris Ratzlaff - vocals *Justin Raymond Haag - guitar *Jason Brown - guitar *Bryan Ratzlaff- bass *Cody Carrier - drums ;Production *

References

2013 albums Fallstar albums Facedown Records albums Albums produced by Kris Crummett {{2010s-metal-album-stub