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Peril and the Patient

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Released
  
August 10, 2010

Length
  
40:15

Artist
  
Called to Arms

Producer
  
Jamie King (producer)

Genre
  
Progressive metal

Recorded
  
The Basement Studios

Peril and the Patient (2010)
  
Untitled (2013)

Release date
  
10 August 2010

Label
  
Tragic Hero Records

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Peril and the Patient is the third album by the progressive metal group Called to Arms and was released digitally through Tragic Hero Records on August 10, 2010. The ninth track off the album, entitled "Ashamed, Awake" was streamed at IndieVisionMusic for the week of May 23 as well as a five-minute teaser clip from the album.

Contents

The album is based on The Screwtape Letters written by C. S. Lewis, and many of the song titles are taken directly from lines in the book.

The album was recorded and mastered with Jamie King at the Basement Studios in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Track listing

All lyrics written by Daniel Grissom except "Ashamed, Awake" by Daniel Grissom and Lane Wood. Music written by Called to Arms.

Writing credits

Called to Arms

Personnel

  • Daniel Grissom – Vocals, Keys
  • Brady Sweat – Guitar
  • Jamie Nickerson – Guitar
  • Joshua Phillips – Bass
  • Grayson Sweat – Drums
  • Lane Wood – Guest vocals and lyrics on "Ashamed, Awake"
  • Artwork

    Austin Saylor

    Press and reception

  • The album was listed as one of the top 5 metal releases of the year by TripleW Music along with Dillinger Escape Plan, deftones, and two others.
  • TheNewReview:
  • Peril and the Patient has without a doubt made my list of favorite albums. If you’re looking for exciting, relentless, diverse, and powerful metal then look no further. Called to Arms dishes out a stellar helping of awesome by fusing together a plethora of heavy metal subgenre, all the while keeping a varied, original and interesting sound.

  • SputnikMusic:
  • Peril and the Patient is stunning in the way it all comes together... It's a magnificently fun, fluid, and intriguing listen that accomplishes everything it set out to achieve.

  • absolutepunk.net:
  • Peril and the Patient is a slick listen for those with a sweet tooth for metal – easily one of the year’s best in its genre.

    Songs

    1Patient's Prognosis4:45
    2Safest Road to Hell3:42
    3Pleasure in the Trough4:26

    References

    Peril and the Patient Wikipedia