Awakening (Blessthefall)

Awakening is the third full-length studio album by American christian post-hardcore band Blessthefall. It was released on October 4, 2011, through Fearless Records. It is the band's second album with clean vocalist Beau Bokan and first album with rhythm guitarist Elliott Gruenberg after the departure of Mike Frisby. The album's first single, "Promised Ones," was released on the August 16, via the band's official Facebook page. On September 12, the song "40 Days..." was released on the IGN site, and is directly related to the song "...And Counting" by Bokan's wife and synthpop artist Lights. It debuted at No. 32 on the Billboard 200, selling over 11,290 copies in its first week. In Canada, the album debuted at No. 88 on the Canadian Albums Chart.

Track Listing[]

"Awakening"
"Promised Ones"
"Bottomfeeder"
"I'm Bad News, in the Best Ways"
"The Reign"
"40 Days..."
"Bones Crew"
"Don't Say Goodbye"
"Undefeated"
"Till the Death of Me"
"Flatline (Interlude)"
"Meet Me At the Gates"

iTunes Bonus Track

"Promised Ones (Big Chocolate Remix)"

Personnel[]

Blessthefall[]

Beau Bokan - clean vocals
Eric Lamber - lead guitar and backing vocals
Jared Warth - bass guitar and unclean vocals
Elliott Gruenberg - rhythm guitar
Matt Traynor - drums and percussion

Additional Musicians[]

Christopher Dudley of Underoath: synthesizers

Production[]

Produced by Michael Baskette
Artwork by Jeff Gross

Music Videos[]

Blessthefall_-_"Promised_Ones"_Official_Music_Video — Blessthefall - "Promised Ones" Official Music Video

Blessthefall - Promised Ones

Blessthefall_-_"Bottomfeeder"_Studio_Video — Blessthefall - "Bottomfeeder" Studio Video

Blessthefall - Bottomfeeder

Blessthefall_-_"40_Days..."_Offical_Music_Video — Blessthefall - "40 Days..." Offical Music Video

Blessthefall - 40 Days...

Trivia[]

There is a hidden track on the physical copies of the album, starting at 10:33, entitled "I Love You Lord".