| 词条 | Formshifter | ||||
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| name = Formshifter | type = Studio | artist = Allegaeon | cover = Formshifter.jpg | alt = | released = May 8, 2012[1] | recorded = December 2011–January 2012 | venue = | studio = Lambesis Studios in San Diego, California | genre = Melodic death metal,[2] technical death metal | length = 52:51 | label = Metal Blade | producer = Daniel Castleman | prev_title = Fragments of Form and Function | prev_year = 2010 | next_title = Elements of the Infinite | next_year = 2014 | misc = {{Singles | name = Formshifter | type = Studio | single1 = Tartessos: The Hidden Xenocryst | single1date = February 21, 2012 | single2 = Behold (God I Am) | single2date = May 7, 2012 | single3 = A Path Disclosed | single3date = August 31, 2012 }} }}Formshifter is the second studio album by American death metal band Allegaeon. The album was released on May 8, 2012 through Metal Blade Records. As the band did not employ a drummer during the album's production, all drum parts were handled by session musician J.P. Andrande.[2] The album charted at no. 29 on the Top Heatseekers chart.[3] ReleaseThe first song to be released from the album was "Tartessos: The Hidden Xenocryst". The song's official video was uploaded to Metal Blade's YouTube channel on February 21, 2012.[4] "Behold (God I Am)" was the second song to be released, with its lyric video premiering on May 7.[5] The album was released the next day, on May 8. A music video was released on August 31 for the song "A Path Disclosed."[6] Track listing{{tracklisting| all_writing = Allegaeon | title1 = Behold (God I Am) | length1 = 7:18 | title2 = Tartessos: The Hidden Xenocryst | length2 = 4:23 | title3 = A Path Disclosed | length3 = 4:29 | title4 = Iconic Images | length4 = 4:24 | title5 = Twelve-vals for the Legions | length5 = 7:11 | title6 = The Azrael Trigger | length6 = 5:00 | title7 = From the Stars Death Came | length7 = 5:25 | title8 = Timeline Dissonance | length8 = 3:21 | title9 = Formshifter | length9 = 5:18 | title10 = Secrets of the Sequence | length10 = 6:02 | total_length = 52:51 }} Reception{{Album ratings| rev1 = About.com | rev1score = {{rating|4|5}}[7] | rev2 = AllMusic | rev2score = {{rating|3.5|5}}[8] | rev3 = Chronicles of Chaos | rev3score = 7/10[9] }} Upon its release, Formshifter has received generally positive reviews. About.com reviewer Andrew Kapper gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, saying "there is never a flat moment on the LP" and commending Ezra Haynes's vocals along with the guitar work.[7] AllMusic reviewer Gregory Heaney gave the album 3.5 out of 5 stars, comparing the album to At the Gates and Arch Enemy and calling the album a "nonstop riff-fest".[8] Chronicles of Chaos gave the album a 7 out of 10 and said the album's tracks increase in terms of quality, making the first three tracks "seem like a year old inconvenience".[9]Personnel
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References1. ^{{cite web|publisher=Metal Blade Records|url=http://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/allegaeon-formshifter/|title=Allegaeon "Formshifter"|accessdate=August 20, 2014}} {{Allegaeon}}2. ^{{cite web|publisher=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/formshifter-mw0002340135/credits|title=Formshifter - Allegaeon{{!}}Credits{{!}}AllMusic|accessdate=August 20, 2014}} 3. ^{{cite web|publisher=AllMusic|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/formshifter-mw0002340135/awards|title=Formshifter - Allegaeon{{!}}Awards|accessdate=August 20, 2014}} 4. ^{{cite web|publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WQMNwu3h90|title=Allegaeon "Tartessos: The Hidden Xenocryst" (OFFICIAL)|accessdate=August 20, 2014}} 5. ^{{cite web|publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyzyz44kfSA|title=Allegaeon "Behold (God I Am)" Lyric Video|accessdate=August 20, 2014}} 6. ^{{cite web|publisher=YouTube|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lKqUOiYoEAE|title=Allegaeon "A Path Disclosed"|accessdate=August 20, 2014}} 7. ^1 {{cite web|publisher=About.com|last=Kapper|first=Andrew|url=http://heavymetal.about.com/od/allegaeon/fr/Allegaeon-Formshifter-Review.htm|title=About.com Review|accessdate=August 8, 2014}} 8. ^1 2 {{cite web|publisher=AllMusic|last=Heaney|first=Gregory|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/formshifter-mw0002340135|title=AllMusic Review|accessdate=August 20, 2014}} 9. ^1 {{cite web|publisher=Chronicles of Chaos|last=El Naby|first=Aly Hassab|url=http://www.chroniclesofchaos.com/articles.aspx?id=2-6573|title=Chronicles of Chaos Review|date=July 10, 2012|accessdate=August 20, 2014}} 10. ^{{cite web|publisher=Prometheus Global Media|work=Billboard|url=http://www.billboard.com/artist/1482388/allegaeon/chart?f=324|title=Allegaeon - Chart History - Top Heatseekers|accessdate=August 31, 2014}} 3 : Allegaeon albums|2012 albums|Metal Blade Records albums |
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