''Portraits'' is the second studio album by American

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band

For Today For Today were an American Christian metalcore band from Sioux City, Iowa, formed in 2005. They released two EPs, ''Your Moment, Your Life, Your Time'' and ''Prevailer'', and six full-length albums: '' Ekklesia'' in, 2008, ''Portraits'' in 2009 ...

, released on June 9, 2009. The album charted on three of ''

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''s charts; No. 14 on

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, No. 15 on Christian Albums, and No. 40 on Top Independent Albums.

Track listing

Personnel

For Today * Mattie Montgomery – lead vocals * Ryan Leitru - lead guitar, clean vocals (on tracks 8 and 10) * Mike Reynolds - rhythm guitar * Brandon Leitru - bass guitar * David Morrison - drums, percussion Production * Produced, Engineered, Mixed, and

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by Jamie King *Artwork by

Dave Quiggle Dave Quiggle is an American guitarist in the hardcore punk genre. He played for various projects such as xDISCIPLEx A.D., No Innocent Victim, Shockwave, and Jesus Wept. He currently works for Facedown Records as a graphic designer. Personal ...

*Guest vocals on "Immanuel (The Redeemer)" by

Joe Musten Joseph Stephen Musten is an American musician who started his musical career in 1999. He formed Beloved, Advent, Your Son Is Dead, and Torn. In 2008, he joined the band The Almost after former drummer Kenny Bozich quit the band. Joe was feature ...

from

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*Additional guitar on "Benedictus (Song Of Zechariah)" by

Dustie Waring Robert Dustie Waring (born January 31, 1985) is an American guitarist. He is known for as the former guitarist for the progressive metalcore band Between the Buried and Me. He is also a guitarist for the deathcore band Glass Casket. Waring joined ...

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Between The Buried And Me Between the Buried and Me, often abbreviated as BTBAM, is an American progressive metalcore band from Raleigh, North Carolina. Formed in 2000, the band consists of Tommy Giles Rogers Jr. (lead vocals, keyboards), Paul Waggoner (guitar, backing ...

References

2009 albums For Today albums Facedown Records albums Albums produced by Jamie King (record producer) {{2000s-metalcore-album-stub