Conclusions (album)
| Conclusions | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 5, 2012 | |||
| Genre | Christian metal, metalcore | |||
| Length | 32:13 | |||
| Label | Facedown | |||
| Producer | Altars, Seth Munson | |||
| Altars chronology | ||||
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Conclusions is the first studio album from Altars. Facedown Records released the album on June 5, 2012. Altars worked with Seth Munson in the production of this album.[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Cross Rhythms |   [2] |
| HM Magazine |   [3] |
| Indie Vision Music | [4] |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |  [5] |
| The New Review | [6] |
Awarding the album three stars from HM Magazine, David Stagg states, "Conclusions grew on me."[3] Christian Cunningham, rating the album a six out of ten for Cross Rhythms, writes, "'Conclusions' descends into decidedly average riffing."[2] Giving the album three and a half stars at Jesus Freak Hideout, Michael Weaver says, "At times they shine and at others the sound isn't much more than generic hardcore."[5] Brody Barbour, indicating in a three star review by Indie Vision Music, describes, "Conclusions is nothing extremely out of the norm".[4] Signaling in a two and a half star review by The New Review, Max Grundström states, "Song quality rapidly declines the closer you get to the end of Conclusions".[6]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Red Brick Army" | 2:10 |
| 2. | "Scum" | 2:44 |
| 3. | "The Coward" | 4:01 |
| 4. | "Portlen" | 1:23 |
| 5. | "Lower" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Unknowing" | 2:46 |
| 7. | "Ryland" | 1:32 |
| 8. | "Montreal" | 3:01 |
| 9. | "Shepherds" | 2:54 |
| 10. | "Revelation" | 3:32 |
| 11. | "Realization" | 1:03 |
| 12. | "Conclusions" | 3:33 |
| Total length: | 32:13 | |
References
- ^ AllMusic Credits
- ^ a b Cunningham, Christian. "Review: Conclusions - Altars". Cross Rhythms. Retrieved June 9, 2014.
- ^ a b Stagg, David (July 2, 2012). "Altars - Conclusions". HM Magazine (July 2012): 47. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Barbour, Brody (June 8, 2012). "Altars – Conclusions". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Weaver, Michael. "Altars, "Conclusions" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved June 9, 2015.
- ^ a b Grundström, Max. "The Altars - Conclusions". The New Review. Archived from the original on July 10, 2012. Retrieved June 15, 2015.