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2007 studio album by The Red Chord
Prey for Eyes
Studio album by The Red Chord
ReleasedJuly 24, 2007
GenreDeathcore, deathgrind, technical death metal
Length45:46
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerThe Red Chord, Eric Rachel
The Red Chord chronology
Clients
(2005)
Prey for Eyes
(2007)
Fed Through the Teeth Machine
(2009)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Blabbermouth.net
Punknews.org

Prey for Eyes is the third full-length album by American band, The Red Chord. It is the second album that the band has released on Metal Blade Records. The album was produced by Eric Rachel at Trax East (Every Time I Die, A Life Once Lost) and features artwork by Paul Romano (Trivium, Mastodon, Maroon).

Background information

Band frontman Guy Kozowyk had the following to say:

Inspired by events where my brother, who is a prison guard, walks in on an inmate doing something ridiculous in his cell. The prisoner won’t talk and gets into this dialogue via a notepad. After documenting that he can no longer talk because the devil removed his tongue, my brother checks the con's mouth with his flashlight. When he tells him that his tongue is definitely intact, the inmate replies with the cryptic message "Pray for Eyes".

The album debuted at #198 on the Billboard 200 with sales of about 4,000 – 5,000 copies and at #3 on the Heatseekers Chart.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Film Critiques and Militia Men"1:04
2."Dread Prevailed"3:16
3."It Runs in the Family"2:08
4."Send the Death Storm"3:25
5."Pray For Eyes"4:33
6."Responsibles"3:42
7."Midas Touch"2:38
8."Tread on the Necks of Kings"3:08
9."It Came from Over There" (Instrumental)4:16
10."Intelligence Has Been Compromised"2:44
11."Open Eyed Beast Attack"2:37
12."Birdbath"2:25
13."Bone Needle"3:39
14."Seminar"6:18
Total length:45:46

"Dread Prevailed" was included in the Saw IV soundtrack.

Exclusive European bonus tracks and videos
No.TitleLength
1."Antman" (live at SOTU, USA) 
2."Blue line" (live at SOTU, USA) 
3."Bread Pants" 
4."Black Santa" (Live at Indep. Day, JP) 
5."Ugly" (Live at Indep. Day, JP) 
6."Dreaming in Dog Years" (Live at Indep. Day, JP)) 
7."Pile UP" (Live at Big Daddy’s Tallahassee, US) 

Personnel

The Red Chord

Additional personnel

  • Jonny Davy – vocals (track 2, 5)
  • Nate Newton – vocals (track 6, 8)
  • Mirai Kawashima – keyboards, Moog synthesizer, composition, arrangement (track 9)
  • Bob Carpenter, Nick Frasca – backing vocals (track 5)
  • Michael Keller – backing vocals (track 5), percussion (track 14)
  • Eric Rachel – production, engineering, mixing, backing vocals (track 5)
  • Paul Romano – art direction, artwork, design
  • Eric Kvortek, Kyle Neeley – engineering
  • Nick Zampiello – mastering

References

  1. Blabbermouth.net review
  2. Punknews.org review

External links

The Red Chord
  • Guy Kozowyk
  • Mike "Gunface" McKenzie
  • Gregory Weeks
  • Michael Justian
  • Kevin Rampelberg
  • Jonny Fay
  • Mike Keller
  • Brad Fickeisen
  • Jon Dow
  • Adam Wentworth
Studio albums
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