Birth and the Burial

Birth and the Burial
Studio album by Act of Defiance
Released	August 21, 2015
Recorded	Ill-Fated Studio in Los Angeles, California; Dexter's Lab in Milford, Connecticut; ManShark in Southampton, Massachusetts
Genre	Thrash metal, melodic death metal, metalcore
Length	47:12
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Chris "Zeuss" Harris
Act of Defiance chronology
Birth and the Burial (2015) Old Scars, New Wounds (2017)
Singles from Birth and the Burial
"Throwback" Released: June 24, 2015 "Refrain and Re-Fracture" Released: July 14, 2015[1] "Legion of Lies" Released: August 5, 2015

Birth and the Burial is the debut studio album by American heavy metal supergroup Act of Defiance. It was released on August 21, 2015, through Metal Blade Records.[2]

A music video for the song "Throwback" was released on June 24, 2015,[3] with another for "Legion of Lies" following on August 6, 2015.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Rock Hard[5]
Sputnikmusic	3.3/5[6]
SkullsNBones	4/5[7]

Birth and the Burial has received positive reaction from critics. Rock Hard magazine gave the album a score of nine out of ten, calling it an "engaging thrash metal album [...] One of the best releases of 2015!"[5] Writing for Sputnikmusic, Thompson Gerhart concluded that Birth and the Burial "both starts off on a good foot and leaves some room for improvement."[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Throwback"	Chris Broderick	Broderick	5:32
2.	"Legion of Lies"	Henry Derek, Shawn Drover	Drover	3:47
3.	"Thy Lord Belial"	Derek, Drover	Drover	3:37
4.	"Refrain and Re-Fracture"	Derek	Broderick	5:54
5.	"Dead Stare"	Broderick	Broderick	4:31
6.	"Disastrophe (A New Reality)"	Derek, Drover	Drover	3:24
7.	"Poison Dream"	Broderick	Broderick	5:20
8.	"Obey the Fallen"	Derek	Drover	4:52
9.	"Crimson Psalm"	Derek	Broderick	5:08
10.	"Birth and the Burial"	Derek	Drover	5:07
Total length:				47:12

Personnel

Act of Defiance

• Henry Derek – vocals
• Chris Broderick – guitars
• Matt Bachand – bass guitar
• Shawn Drover – drums

Production

• Travis Smith – artwork

References

1. "ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH, SHADOWS FALL, SCAR THE MARTYR Members: 'Refrain And Re-Fracture' Song". Blabbermouth.net. July 14, 2015. Archived from the original on July 15, 2015. Retrieved July 14, 2015.
2. "Act of Defiance Unleash 'Throwback' Video, Reveal New Album Details". Loudwire. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
3. "Former MEGADETH Members Unleash Debut ACT OF DEFIANCE Video 'Throwback'". Blabbermouth.net. June 24, 2015. Archived from the original on June 26, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
4. "ACT OF DEFIANCE Feat. Ex-MEGADETH, SHADOWS FALL, SCAR THE MARTYR Members: 'Legion Of Lies' Video". Blabbermouth.net. August 6, 2015. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
5. Birth and the Burial liner notes. Metal Blade Records. 2015.
6. Gerhart, Thompson. "Review: Act of Defiance". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved August 22, 2015.
7. Z, Jason. "Review: Act of Defiance". SkullsNBones. Archived from the original on September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 3, 2015.