Masks (album)

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Masks
File:Eyes Set To Kill Masks album cover.jpg
Studio album by Eyes Set to Kill
Released September 17, 2013
Recorded Garden Grove, CA
Genre Melodic metalcore, nu metal
post-hardcore
Label Century Media Records
Producer Steve Evetts[1]
Eyes Set to Kill chronology
White Lotus
(2011)White Lotus2011
Masks
(2013)

Masks is the fifth studio album by American Metalcore band Eyes Set to Kill. The album was released on September 17, 2013. It is their first album to be released under Century Media Records. It is also their last album to feature screamer and lead guitarist Cisko Miranda.

Music and lyrics

Phil Freeman of Alternative Press told that "Eyes Set to Kill go an overtly metal, even nü-metal direction."[1] In addition, Freeman wrote that "Their riffs are fierce and heavy, laid over powerful grooves, but it's the vocal melodies that pack the most punch."[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Alternative Press 4/5 stars[1]

At Alternative Press, Phil Freeman noted "This is strong work from a band unwilling to be dismissed as a sister-act gimmick."[1]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Eyes Set to Kill and Alexandro Lopez, except where noted[2]

No. Title Writer(s) Length
1. "Masks"     1:40
2. "Killing in Your Name"     3:27
3. "Lost and Forgotten"   Eyes Set to Kill 3:52
4. "Where I Want to Be"   Eyes Set to Kill, Andrew Wade 3:11
5. "True Colors"     4:43
6. "Surface"     3:59
7. "Little Liar"     3:00
8. "Nothing Left to Say"     3:56
9. "The New Plague"     3:09
10. "Infected"     2:49
11. "Secrets Between"   Eyes Set to Kill, Andrew Wade 4:05
12. "Haze"     3:25
13. "The Forbidden Line"     4:05
Total length:
45:35

Credits

  • Cisko Miranda - unclean vocals, lead guitar
  • Alexia Rodriguez - clean vocals, rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, keyboards
  • Anissa Rodriguez - bass
  • Caleb Clifton - drums, percussion, samples

References

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  2. Masks at AllMusic