''Witness a Rebirth'' is the fourth full-length album by the

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n hardcore band

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. It was released in 2012, marking their first album in over a decade, since their 2001 album ''

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''.

Background

The band traveled to Brazil to record the album. Guitarist Andrew Kline commented the album would be "more along the lines of ''In This Defiance''". It was also revealed that

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, formerly of

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and

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, would be handling all drum duties for the album. Also contributing to the album were members of fellow Californian hardcore band Terror.

Track listing

Personnel

Strife

* Rick Rodney – vocals * Chad Peterson – bass * Andrew Kline – guitar * Todd Turnham – guitar * Nick Jett – drums

Additional musicians

– additional drums *

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– additional guitar

Production

* Nick Jett – producing and engineering and mixing * Chris Rakestraw – guitar engineering * Mauricio Cersosimo – drum engineering * Guilherme Cersosimo – drum technician * Eyeone – art design, layout

References

Strife (band) albums 2012 albums {{2010s-punk-album-stub