Ground Zero (As Blood Runs Black album)

Ground Zero is the third studio album by the American deathcore band As Blood Runs Black. It was released on October 27, 2014.^[4] It is the band's first album with the vocalist Christopher Bartholomew. The songs "Insomniac", "Vision", "An Oath", and "Eulogy" have clean vocals, a first for the band.^[3]

Ground Zero
Studio album by As Blood Runs Black
Released	October 27, 2014 (2014-10-27)
Genre	Deathcore, metalcore
Length	33:07
Label	StandBy Records
Producer	As Blood Runs Black
As Blood Runs Black chronology
Instinct (2011) Ground Zero (2014)
Singles from Ground Zero
"Insomniac" Released: August 18, 2014 "All or Nothing" Released: September 17, 2014 "Vision" Released: November 10, 2014

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
New Noise	Mixed[1]
Pop Matters	7/10[2]
Prelude Press	4/5[3]

History

Crowdfunding for the album began on June 30, 2013, and ended on September 29, 2013.^[5] Due to numerous setbacks (robbery,^[6] being dropped from their record label, several lineup changes — including then-vocalist Sonik Garcia) - many fans speculated that the band might not produce their third album. According to the drummer Hector "Lech" De Santiago, on August 11, 2014, the band was splitting up.^[7] A week later, on August 18, the band released the first single from the album, titled "Insomniac",^[8] and announced a final North America farewell tour to support the album beginning in fall 2014.^[9] The band intended to part ways on concluding the tour.

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"City Limits"	1:40
2.	"Insomniac"	3:49
3.	"Ground Zero"	3:43
4.	"Vision"	4:06
5.	"All or Nothing"	3:31
6.	"Chapters" (Instrumental)	2:07
7.	"An Oath"	3:34
8.	"Eulogy"	3:27
9.	"Surrender"	3:11
10.	"Survival Rites"	3:59
Total length:		33:07

All lyrics are written by Greg Kirkpatrick, Dan Sugarman and Chris Bartholomew; all music is composed by Dan Sugarman, Nick Stewart and Hector "Lech" De Santiago

Credits

As Blood Runs Black

• Christopher Bartholomew – vocals
• Dan Sugarman – lead guitar
• Greg Kirkpatrick – rhythm guitar
• Nick Stewart – bass
• Hector "Lech" De Santiago – drums

Additional musicians

• Volumes – group vocals
• Thy Art Is Murder – group vocals

Production

• Zack Ohren – mixing, mastering
• Justin Fields – album artwork
• Daniel McBride – layout, additional art
• Greg Ontiveros – band photo
• Christopher Bianchi - management

References

1. Shrum, Tony (October 29, 2014). "Album Review: As Blood Runs Black - "Ground Zero"". New Noise. Archived from the original on October 2, 2015. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
2. Houle, Zachary (November 19, 2014). "As Blood Runs Black: Ground Zero". Pop Matters. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
3. DB, Gabrielle (November 12, 2014). "As Blood Runs Black - Ground Zero". Prelude Press. Retrieved July 5, 2018.
4. "As Blood Runs Black sign to Standby Records; announce new album, headlining tour". Alternative Press. September 10, 2014. Retrieved September 14, 2014.
5. "As Blood Runs Black NEW ALBUM GROUND ZERO". IndieGoGo. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
6. "As Blood Runs Black robbed in Oakland". Lambgoat.
7. "As Blood Runs Black splitting up". Instagram. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
8. "As Blood Runs Black Address Break Up Rumours". YouTube. 18 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
9. "AS BLOOD RUNS BLACK Announces New Album, New Tour and Breakup!". Metal Injection. 19 August 2014. Retrieved August 19, 2014.