Reach Beyond the Sun

Reach Beyond the Sun is the fourth studio album by hardcore punk band Shai Hulud, released on February 15, 2013, in Europe and on February 19 in the U.S. through Metal Blade Records. It has been met with positive reviews.^[2]

Reach Beyond the Sun
Studio album by Shai Hulud
Released	February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)
Genre	Metalcore, hardcore punk
Length	34:07
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Chad Gilbert
Shai Hulud chronology
Not Without a Heart... (2009) Reach Beyond the Sun (2013) Just Can't Hate Enough (2015)
Singles from Reach Beyond the Sun
"Reach Beyond the Sun" Released: December 10, 2012 "A Human Failing" Released: February 25, 2013[1]

Track list

No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Mean Spirits, Breathing"	2:56
2.	"I, Saturnine"	1:46
3.	"Reach Beyond the Sun"	3:00
4.	"A Human Failing"	3:30
5.	"Man Into Demon: And Their Faces Are Twisted With the Pain of Living"	2:57
6.	"Medicine to the Dead"	3:20
7.	"To Suffer Fools"	1:42
8.	"Think the Adder Benign"	3:56
9.	"Monumental Graves"	3:54
10.	"If a Mountain Be My Obstacle"	3:30
11.	"At Least a Plausible Case for Pessimism"	3:35
Total length:		34:07

All lyrics are written by Shai Hulud

Credits

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Alternative Press	[3]
Exclaim!	Favorable[5]
Q	[3]
Sputnikmusic	5/5[6]
Under the Gun Review	8/10[7]

• Chad Gilbert – vocals, producer
• Matt Fox – guitar
• Matthew Fletcher – bass guitar
• Matt Covey – drums
• Justin Kraus (With Life in Mind) – backup vocals
• Damien Moyal – guest vocals on "Medicine to the Dead"
• Matt Mazzali – guest vocals on "Medicine to the Dead"
• Geert van der Velde – guest vocals on "Medicine to the Dead"
• Louis Hernandez (Alpha & Omega) – guest vocals on "Man Into Demon: and Their Faces are Twisted With the Pain of Living"
• Jonathan Vigil (The Ghost Inside) – guest vocals on "If A Mountain be My Obstacle"
• Jay Pepito (Reign Supreme) – guest vocals on "A Human Failing"
• Stephen Looker – backing vocals
• Dave Quiggle – artwork

Release history

Country	Release date
Europe	February 15, 2013 (2013-02-15)
United States	February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)
Worldwide	February 19, 2013 (2013-02-19)

References

1. "SHAI HULUD to tour the US with Thy Will be Done in March / April | Metal Blade Records".
2. "SHAI HULUD Releases New Album Teaser". 19 November 2012.
3. "Reach Beyond the Sun - Shai Hulud". Metacritic. Retrieved 2013-02-24.
4. Thomas, Fred. "Reach Beyond the Sun". AllMusic. Retrieved February 24, 2013.
5. "Shai Hulud Reach Beyond the Sun | Exclaim!".
6. Thomas, Adam (February 24, 2013). "Shai Hulud - Reach Beyond the Sun". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved January 28, 2013.
7. "REVIEW: Shai Hulud- 'Reach for the Sun'". Under the Gun Review. February 18, 2013.