Wounds (album)
Wounds is the third full-length release by American blackened death metal band The Funeral Pyre. It was released on May 27, 2008.
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| Released | May 27, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | January 2008 - February 2008[1] | |||
| Genre | Blackened death metal Melodic black metal Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 50:15 | |||
| Label | Prosthetic Records | |||
| Producer | John Haddad | |||
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| AllMusic |    [2] |
Unlike their earlier works, this album features no keyboards, instead replacing long time keyboard player, Daniella Jones, with guitarist Justin Garcia. According to the band's official web page, "We did 2 records with keyboards. We loved doing those records with keyboards. Things eventually started to not work out between both parties."[3] However, near the end of their first tour of this album, Garcia, too, left the band, and was replaced by Lanny Perelman, formally a member of Cerberus.
The musical qualities are different from their first two albums. Many of the death metal elements were removed from this album and has been considered a loss for the band.[4] However, the band's work on Wounds was praised for the songwriting and musicianship value of the album.[5]
Guest vocals on the title track, "Wounds", were provided by Makh Daniels of the band Early Graves.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Thieves" | 6:04 |
| 2. | "Black Earth" | 4:02 |
| 3. | "The Gathering Bones" | 5:02 |
| 4. | "Wounds" | 8:41 |
| 5. | "These Ties That Bind" | 4:12 |
| 6. | "Arches Of Existence" | 5:44 |
| 7. | "When The Light Ends" | 4:48 |
| 8. | "Devourer" | 4:43 |
| 9. | "Ghost Walker" | 6:59 |
Personnel
- James Joyce - guitar
- Justin Garcia - guitar
- Alex Hernandez - drums
- John Strachan - vocals
- Adam Campbell - bass guitar