Badlands (Colossus album)

Badlands
Studio album by Colossus
Released	September 16, 2014 (2014-09-16)
Genre	Christian metal, metalcore
Length	31:27
Label	Facedown
Producer	Josh Barber, Colossus
Colossus chronology
Time & Eternal (2013) Badlands (2014)

Badlands is the second studio album from Christian metalcore band Colossus, released by Facedown Records on September 16, 2014. As with their debut album, Time & Eternal, Colossus worked with Josh Barber on the production of this album.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Indie Vision Music	[1]
Jesus Freak Hideout	[2]

Signaling in a four star review by Jesus Freak Hideout, Mark Rice recognizes, "A powerful and quality album all around, and with definite areas of improvement over an already-strong debut, this four-man group from South Dakota is firmly establishing themselves as a force in Christian metalcore."[2] Brody B., indicating in a four star review from Indie Vision Music, realizing, "Colossus have improved in nearly every aspect since their Freshman release, 'Time & Eternal'."[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Badlands"	1:10
2.	"Demons'"	3:39
3.	"Slow Burn"	3:04
4.	"Outcast"	3:39
5.	"Worthless"	3:22
6.	"Shades of Gray"	2:44
7.	"Downcast Eyes"	4:01
8.	"Insomnia"	3:21
9.	"Recoil"	2:51
10.	"Nicotine"	3:36
Total length:		31:27

Personnel

Adapted from AllMusic.[3]

Colossus

• Alex Gutzmer – Vocals
• Jim Hughes – Engineer, Guitar, Backing Vocals
• Zach Moll – Artwork, Bass
• Israel Wipf – Drums

Additional musicians

• Jack Daniels (War of Ages, Hope for the Dying) – Guitar, Soloist
• Daniel McWhorter (Gideon) – Guest Vocals on track 4

Production

• Zach Alvey – Assistant Engineer
• Josh Barber – Engineer, Producer
• McKinney Botts – Assistant Engineer
• Cameron Brooks – Composer
• Brian Hood – Mastering, Mixing
• Dave Quiggle – Artwork
• Ben "Bob" Turkovic – Assistant Engineer

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Christian Albums (Billboard)[4]	13
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[5]	9
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[6]	39

References

1. Brody B. (3 October 2014). "Colossus - Badlands". Indie Vision Music. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
2. Rice, Mark. "Colossus, "Badlands" Review". Jesus Freak Hideout. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
3. "Badlands credits". AllMusic. Retrieved August 16, 2015.
4. "Christian Albums". Retrieved January 20, 2015.
5. "Heatseekers Albums". Retrieved January 20, 2015.
6. "Independent Albums". Retrieved January 20, 2015.