Sun Eater

Sun Eater is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records.[1] The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher guested on the song "The Synthetic Sea" .

Sun Eater
Studio album by
Job for a Cowboy
ReleasedNovember 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)
StudioAudiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL, USA[1]
GenreProgressive death metal
Length46:41
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerJason Suecof[1]
Job for a Cowboy chronology
Demonocracy
(2012)		 Sun Eater
(2014)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[2]
Exclaim!6/10[3]
Metal Hammer8/10[4]
Metal Storm8.5/10[5]

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at No. 91,[6] selling 3,900 copies in the first week.[7]

The album demonstrates a profound shift in the band's sound, pursuing a much more progressive musical style.[1]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eating the Visions of God" 6:30
2."Sun of Nihility" 5:33
3."The Stone Cross" 3:40
4."The Synthetic Sea" 4:50
5."A Global Shift" 3:58
6."The Celestial Antidote"Bobby Thompson[8]6:08
7."Encircled by Mirrors" 4:46
8."Buried Monuments" 4:56
9."Worming Nightfall" 6:20
Total length:46:41

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes,[8] except where noted.

Job for a Cowboy
  • Jonny Davy – vocals
  • Tony Sanicandro – guitar
  • Al Glassman – guitar
  • Nick Schendzielos – bass
Session musicians
  • Danny Walker – drums[9]
Additional musicians
Production
  • Jason Suecof – production, engineering, mixing
  • Peter Sanicandro – production (asst)
  • Ronn Miller – drum tech, engineering (asst)
  • Eyal Levi – additional engineering
  • John Douglass – additional engineering
  • Stinky – additional engineering
Visual art
  • Tony Koehl – cover art
  • Brian J. Ames – layout

Charts
Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200[6] 91
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] 12
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[11] 6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12] 20

References
  1. Staff writer(s) (September 23, 2014). "Job for a Cowboy to Release "Sun Eater" November 11th". metalblade.com. Metal Blade. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. Marsicano, Dan. "Job For A Cowboy – Sun Eater Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. Zorgdrager, Bradley (November 7, 2014). "Job for a Cowboy Sun Eater". exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  4. Hicks, Jason (November 1, 2014). "Job For A Cowboy: Sun Eater – Metal Hammer". metalhammer.teamrock.com. Team Rock Limited. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  5. deadone (December 8, 2014). "Job For A Cowboy – Sun Eater review – Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  6. "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. Brown, Matt (November 19, 2014). "Metal By Numbers 11/19: This Is How You Sonic – Metal Insider". www.metalinsider.net. Metal Insider. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  8. Sun Eater (Liner notes). Job for a Cowboy. Metal Blade. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. "JOB FOR A COWBOY announce Danny Walker as studio drummer for new album – Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Metal Blade. November 5, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  10. "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  11. "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  12. "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.



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