''Day One'' is the debut studio album by American
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From Ashes to New
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. The album was released on February 26, 2016.
A deluxe edition was released on November 18, 2016, which contains the acoustic version of "Lost and Alone" and three new tracks. This deluxe edition was exclusively digital, with no
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It is the only studio album to feature first vocalist Chris Musser, who left the band in March 2017.
Critical reception
The album received mixed to positive reviews. In a positive review by RockFeed, reviewer Brian Storm states "Day One features a plethora of larger than life choruses and infectious melodies, something that will likely pay off for them on rock radio." and in another positive review by Randy Shatkowski of Anti-Hero Magazine, he says that "The triple-threat of clean, soaring vocals, in your face rap, and guttural roars makes for a unique combination, even if the individual pieces have been used before.".
Johnny Guagliardo of KillYourStereo.com says in a mixed review that "Day One seems to follow some (unintended) weird formula, which gives you a good song then a not so good one..." and goes on to say that "They’re recycling everything you heard in 1998, 2003 and then once again in 2007, merely under a new packaging."
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from
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From Ashes to New
*Matthew Brandyberry -
rap vocals, keyboards,
programming
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*Chris Musser -
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, clean vocals
*Lance Dowdle - lead guitar, bass
*Branden Kreider - rhythm guitar, bass,
unclean backing vocals
*Tim D'onfrio - drums, percussion
Additional personnel
*Daniel Kecki - guitar
*Garrett Russell - bass
Production
*Brian Gardner - mastering
*Grant McFarland - engineer, mixing, producer, backing vocals
*Adam Serrano - art direction, design
*Carson Slovak - engineer, mixing
Chart performance
References
2016 debut albums
From Ashes to New albums
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