''Defined by Struggle'' is an album by the

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band

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, released in 2007. It was the band's final album. The album was the band's first to be released by

Victory Records Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several record labels. It has featured many prominent artists including Thu ...

. The album art was created by the artist Dennis Sibeijn.

Critical reception

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'' wrote that "the breakdowns pummel, the hardcore is heavy, the metallic overtones are there ... But it's time for a new sound."

Track listing

#"Sermon" #"Valjean" #"Endless Faith" #"Purpose in Pain" #"Wrathbearer" #"Defined by Struggle" #"Archegos" #"Sergeant Sorrow" #"Nagheenanajar" #"Confront" #"Infidelity"

Personnel

*Josh Ferrie –

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*Kyle Benecke –

vocals Singing is the art of creating music with the voice. It is the oldest form of musical expression, and the human voice can be considered the first musical instrument. The definition of singing varies across sources. Some sources define sing ...

*Jake Stefek –

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*Jon Parker – guitar *Brady Murphy –

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References

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