Sun Eater Explained

Sun Eater
Type:	studio
Artist:	Job for a Cowboy
Cover:	JFACSunEater.png
Caption:	Cover artwork by Tony Koehl
Studio:	Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL, USA
Genre:	Progressive death metal
Label:	Metal Blade
Producer:	Jason Suecof
Prev Title:	Demonocracy
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	Moon Healer
Next Year:	2024

Sun Eater is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records.^[1] The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher guested on the song "The Synthetic Sea".

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at No. 91, selling 3,900 copies in the first week.^[2]

The album demonstrates a profound shift in the band's sound, pursuing a much more progressive musical style.^{[1] [3]}

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes,^[4] except where noted.

Job for a Cowboy

• Jonny Davy – vocals
• Tony Sanicandro – guitar
• Al Glassman – guitar
• Nick Schendzielos – bass

Session musicians

• Danny Walker – drums^[5]

Additional musicians

• George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals on "The Synthetic Sea"
• Jason Suecof – guitar solo on "Sun of Nihility"

Production

• Jason Suecof – production, engineering, mixing
• Peter Sanicandro – production (asst)
• Ronn Miller – drum tech, engineering (asst)
• Eyal Levi – additional engineering
• John Douglass – additional engineering
• Stinky – additional engineering

Visual art

• Tony Koehl – cover art
• Brian J. Ames – layout

External links

• • Sun Eater at Metal Blade Records

Notes and References

1. Web site: Job for a Cowboy to Release "Sun Eater" November 11th . Staff writer(s) . September 23, 2014 . metalblade.com . . December 29, 2014.
2. Web site: Metal By Numbers 11/19: This Is How You Sonic – Metal Insider . Brown . Matt . November 19, 2014 . www.metalinsider.net . Metal Insider . December 29, 2014.
3. Web site: . Zorgdrager . Bradley . Job For A Cowboy interview 'Doom' EP anniversary . December 7, 2020 . May 17, 2022.
4. Sun Eater . . 2014 . Liner notes . Metal Blade.
5. Web site: JOB FOR A COWBOY announce Danny Walker as studio drummer for new album – Metal Blade Records . . November 5, 2013 . www.metalblade.com . . December 22, 2014.