The Death Card Explained

The Death Card
Type:	studio
Artist:	Sworn In
Cover:	Sworn In - The Death Card.jpg
Released:	August 20, 2013
Genre:	Metalcore
Length:	39:06
Label:	Razor & Tie^[1]
Producer:	Brian Hood
Prev Title:	Start/End
Prev Year:	2012
Next Title:	The Lovers/The Devil
Next Year:	2015

The Death Card is the debut album from American metalcore band Sworn In.^[2] It was released by Razor & Tie Recordings on 20 August 2013.

The record's release was preceded by a video for the first single, "Snake Eyes."^[3]

Critical reception

AllMusic called the album "characterized by bleak lyrics, screamy vocals, and a straightforward musical backdrop of by-the-book metal-influenced hardcore."^[4]

Personnel

Sworn In

• Tyler Dennen – vocals
• Eugene Kamlyuk – guitar
• Zakary Gibson – guitar
• Sean Banks – bass
• Chris George – drums

Additional

• Forefathers – album Art

Charts

Album

Year	Chart	Position^[5]
2013	U.S. Billboard Top 200	184
	Top Heatseekers Albums	7
	Top Hard Rock Albums	16
	Top Independent Albums	39
	Next Big Sound	10

External links

• Review on MetalInjection
• New Noise Magazine

Notes and References

1. Web site: SWORN IN TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM THE DEATH CARD AUGUST 20 : Razor & Tie. www.razorandtie.com.
2. Web site: Sworn In | Biography & History. AllMusic.
3. Web site: Sworn In stream new album, 'the Death Card' . Alternative Press . 16 August 2013 . 17 February 2015 . Kraus, Brian.
4. Web site: The Death Card - Sworn In | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic. www.allmusic.com.
5. Sworn In - Chart History . . March 22, 2015.