Eighteen Visions (album) explained

Eighteen Visions
Type:	studio
Artist:	Eighteen Visions
Cover:	Eighteenvisionsalbum.jpg
Released:	July 18, 2006
Genre:	Alternative rock hard rock
Length:	46:33
Label:	Epic, Trustkill
Producer:	Machine
Prev Title:	Obsession
Prev Year:	2004
Next Title:	XVIII
Next Year:	2017

Eighteen Visions is the sixth studio album by Eighteen Visions, released on July 18, 2006.^[1] It was the band's only album released on Epic Records. This album saw the band take a step away from its metalcore roots in favor of a new, more melodic tone and featuring "deep-throated, group-oriented arena styled rock vocals."^[1] Some countries have added two bonus tracks. One is taken from a Truskill records compilation called "Trustkill Takeover Volume II". The second is a re-recorded version of the track "Prelude to an Epic" from their album Until the Ink Runs Out. The album has sold around 100,000+ copies in the U.S. The album peaked at #74 in the U.S. Billboard chart.^[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Eighteen Visions.

1. "Our Darkest Days" – 2:52
2. "Victim" – 3:00
3. "Truth or Consequence" – 4:15
4. "Burned us Alive" – 3:43
5. "Black and Bruised" – 3:21
6. "Broken Hearted" – 4:06
7. "Pretty Suicide" – 4:16
8. "Coma" – 3:36
9. "The Sweetest Memory" – 4:10
10. "Last Night" – 3:38
11. "Your Nightmare" – 3:30
12. "Tonightless" – 5:40

Bonus tracks
13. "All We've Got" – 3:39
14. "The Epic" (re-recording of "Prelude to an Epic") – 2:29

Featured in

Both "Victim" and "Black and Bruised" were featured in the sportbike freestyle DVD, Mass Mayhem 3, produced by Evil Twins Productions.

Personnel

• James Hart – lead vocals, lyrics
• Kenneth Floyd – rhythm guitar, lead guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals, drum tech
• Keith Barney – lead guitar, rhythm guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
• Mick Morris – bass, backing vocals
• Trevor Friedrich – drums, percussion

Production

• Machine – producer, mixing
• Chris Fasulo – engineering
• Ben Grosse – mixing
• Ted Jensen – mastering
• P.R. Brown – design, photography
• Vinny Caruso – A&R
• Pete Giberga – A&R

Additional musicians

• Machine – additional backing vocals
• Brandon Saller – additional backing vocals
• Clinton Bradley – keyboards, programming, sound design

Notes and References

1. Web site: https://web.archive.org/web/20060820102455/http://www.sonymusicstore.com/store/catalog/MerchandiseDetails.jsp?merchId=107668&skuId=107704&sms=label-epi . Eighteen Visions (Explicit) . July 18, 2024 . August 20, 2006.
2. [{{BillboardURLbyName|artist=eighteen visions|chart=all}} Eighteen Visions Album & Song Chart History ]. Billboard.