Our new Summer Sampler is available now, for FREE, and features tons of new music from Facedown Records. You can download the sampler here: https://s3.amazonaws.com/facedown/2012_Summer_Sampler.zip

The tracklisting includes the following songs:

1. Your Memorial "Redirect" (new album, Redirect, out July 17)
2. Gideon "Prodigal Son" (new album, Milestone, out July 3)
3. War of Ages "Redeemer"
4. Altars "Scum"
5. Letter to the Exiles "Retribution"
6. The Burial "Pears; The Frailty of Matter"
7. Leaders "Conviction"
8. xLooking Forwardx "Down With the Ship" (new 7", Down With the Ship, out June 19)

War of Ages has just released the first full song from their upcoming album Return to Life. You can see the lyric video for "Redeemer" below.


Pre-order a copy of Return to Life and be entered to win one of 6 prizes awarded weekly. Prizes include a custom Truth snare drum and an ESP guitar. Return to Life will be out on April 24.
http://facedown.merchnow.com/products/preorders


See War of Ages live at Facedown Fest 2012: www.facedownfest.com

Pre-orders for War of Ages' Return to Life just went live today. Make sure to get yours in, and you'll be automatically entered to win one of 6 prizes including the grand prize, an ESP LTD M100 guitar.
http://facedown.merchnow.com/catalogs/war-of-ages

Right now, you can head over to YouTube (below) and hear exclusive audio clips from the new album, due out April 24.

The lineup for this summer's Scream The Prayer tour has been announced. Norma Jean will be headlining, support from nine other bands, such as The Chariot and Sleeping Giant, which can be seen above. The dates have yet to be announced, but look for more info on the tour soon.

War of Ages have just announced The Project AK-47 Tour, a fall headlining tour with The Color Morale (Rise), The Great Commission, Legend (Rise), and The Contortionist (Good Fight).
War of Ages will be donating a percentage of their tour proceeds to Project AK-47.  For more information on P AK-47 visit their website.  http://www.projectak47.com/

Oct 8 - Erie, PA
Oct 9 - Dayton, OH @ The Attic Club
Oct 10 - Cleveland, OH @ Peabody's Downunder
Oct 11 - Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
Oct 12 - Chicago, IL @ Bottom Lounge
Oct 14 - St. Paul, MN @ Station 4
Oct 15 - South Bend, IN @ Church of Heartland
Oct 16 - St. Louis, MO @ Fubar
Oct 17 - Little Rock, AR
Oct 19 - Douglasville, GA @ The 7 Venue
Oct 21 - Lynchburg, VA @ Crosspoint Venue
Oct 22 - Redericksburg, VA @ The Refuge

Artist: War Of Ages
Album: Eternal
Release Date: 4/13/10
Label: Facedown Records

I am a fan of War of Ages. I loved their last album, Arise and Conquer, as it was a big improvement over their previous work. With that said, I believe Eternal is even a step up from Arise and Conquer. The album is everything War of Ages does well, but taken to the next level. The guitar work is fantastic and shredding is definitely their strong suit. Thankfully, chugging is kept to a minimum.

The album starts off with the melodic "Collapse," complete with one of the many great solos found through the album. Following up is "Desire," which features guest vocals from Tim Lambesis of As I Lay Dying. It is a pretty average song, but a filler track by no means. The following track "Failure" comes as an improvement over "Desire." It has nice, simple guitar work throughout. It's nice to hear this over the usual chugg-fest on most albums of the genre.

The song "My Resting Place" serves of one of the heaviest songs War of Ages has ever written. After this comes "Eternal," which starts off amazing. Described as P.O.D. influenced metalcore, it sounds awkward, but rest assured, is not. A nice combination of Sonny Sandoval (of P.O.D.) and Leroy's growls sound great. Leroy's vocals, once the weakness of the band, have become a strength.

"The Fallen" starts off with a heavy drum blast and is heavy and fast. Out of nowhere comes a heavy breakdown. "Your Betrayal" comes out as nothing special and is the last vocal track, but thankfully the album doesn't end there. The last song is a instrumental track. I am not the biggest fan of instrumentals, but this one however is gold. It consists of a beautiful acoustic guitar, that sounds like it could have been written by Living Sacrifice or Becoming The Archetype, and a very soothing electric guitar. It comes out very nice throughout and I love the solo midway through the song. This was a great way to end the album.

Rating: 9/10 Overall, Eternal is a must own for both fans of War of Ages and of the genre itself. As mentioned, there is nothing groundbreaking here, but melodic metalcore done very well. A possible contender for album of the year, not only for the genre, but overall.

Reviewed by Matthew Alexander

Tracklisting: 

1. Collapse
2. Desire
3. Failure
4. My Resting Place
5. Eternal
6. Indecision
7. Lack of Clarity
8. The Fallen
9. Your Betrayal
10. Instrumental

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