Children of the Great Extinction explained

Children of the Great Extinction
Type:studio
Artist:Becoming the Archetype
Cover:File:Children_of_the_Great_Extinction.jpg
Studio:Glow In The Dark Studios
Genre:Metalcore, progressive metal, melodic death metal, Christian metal
Label:Solid State
Producer:Nate Washburn
Prev Title:I Am
Prev Year:2012

Children of the Great Extinction is the sixth studio album by American heavy metal band Becoming the Archetype. The album was released on August 26, 2022, through Solid State.[1] It is the band's first album in ten years since their hiatus, and also features the return of Jason Wisdom and Brent "Duck" Duckett to the band with Seth Hecox, the first album to have this lineup since Celestial Completion.[2] The album was produced by Nate Washburn (My Epic),[3] and the album artwork was designed once again by Dan Seagrave, who had created the artworks for three of their albums.[4]

Background

In an interview with New Release Today, Wisdom said, "We talked about it a few years ago, right before COVID-19 happened. We talked about writing new music and then we got shut down for about a year and a half. Then, we met with our producer, Nate Washburn, and wrote some great new songs. The band hadn't been active for many years, but I think our reunion was mostly spurred on by the curiosity of wanting to try recording again. It's hard to write an album that'll live up to expectations after being gone for so many years, that's probably why I waited so long myself."[5]

Personnel

Becoming the Archetype
Additional Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Becoming the Archetype to Return with New Album "Children of the Great Extinction", Debut First Single "The Lost Colony" . 24 June 2022 .
  2. Web site: Becoming the Archetype : Children of the Great Extinction . 30 June 2022 .
  3. Web site: Becoming the Archetype - Children of the Great Extinction . . 26 August 2022 .
  4. Web site: Dan Seagrave - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives .
  5. Web site: A Reunion: An Interview with Becoming the Archetype .