Kill the Sun is the second EP by American heavy metal band Cane Hill, released on January 18, 2019, through Rise Records.[8] The EP was announced on November 16, 2018, alongside the title track "Kill the Sun", which was released as the lead single.[9] The second single "Acid Rain" was released on December 14, 2018.[10][11] According to lead vocalist Elijah Witt, Alice in Chains' 1994 acoustic EP Jar of Flies and the grunge era of MTV Unplugged were big influences on Kill the Sun, as well as R&B and pop music.[12]

Kill the Sun
EP by
ReleasedJanuary 18, 2019
Recorded2018
Genre
Length22:15
LabelRise
ProducerKris Crummett
Cane Hill chronology
Too Far Gone
(2018)
Kill the Sun
(2019)
Krewe de la Mort, Vol. 1
(2021)
Cane Hill EP chronology
Cane Hill
(2015)
Kill the Sun
(2019)
Krewe de la Mort, Vol. 1
(2021)
Singles from Kill the Sun
  1. "Kill the Sun"
    Released: November 16, 2018
  2. "Acid Rain"
    Released: December 14, 2018
  3. "86d - No Escort"
    Released: January 11, 2019
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Cryptic Rock[3]
Ghost Cult Magazine[4]
The Soundboard Reviews[5]
New Noise Magazine[6]
Already Heard[2]
Depth Mag[7]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."86d - No Escort"3:12
2."Empty"3:36
3."Save Me"3:30
4."Kill the Sun"3:14
5."Acid Rain"4:23
6."Smoking Man"4:22
Total length:22:17

Personnel edit

Cane Hill

  • Elijah Witt – lead vocals
  • James Barnett – guitars
  • Ryan Henriquez – bass
  • Devin Clark – drums, percussion, saxophone

Production

References edit

  1. ^ MURPHY, SCOTT (18 January 2019). "Release Day Roundup – 1/18/19". Retrieved 29 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Review: Cane Hill – Kill The Sun EP". Already Heard. 15 January 2019.
  3. ^ Blue, Jeannie (14 January 2019). "CANE HILL – KILL THE SUN (EP REVIEW)". Retrieved 14 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Cane Hill – Kill The Sun EP (Review)". ghostcultmag.com. 15 January 2019.
  5. ^ "EP REVIEW: 'Kill The Sun' by Cane Hill". The Soundboard Reviews. 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  6. ^ "Album Review: Cane Hill – Kill the Sun". New Noise Magazine.
  7. ^ Burch, Kel (17 January 2019). "Cane Hill – Kill The Sun (Review)". Depth Magazine.
  8. ^ "NEWS: Cane Hill announce semi-acoustic EP, 'Kill The Sun'". Dead Press. 16 November 2018.
  9. ^ "HEAR CANE HILL TAKE LEFT TURN WITH DARK NEW SEMI-ACOUSTIC SONG "KILL THE SUN"". RevolverMag. 16 November 2018.
  10. ^ "CANE HILL DROP NEW SONG + VIDEO "ACID RAIN"". SoundFiction. 14 December 2018.
  11. ^ "CANE HILL DEBUT TRIPPY SEMI-ACOUSTIC TRACK "ACID RAIN"". bringthenoise.com. 14 December 2018.
  12. ^ Bryan, Daniel (December 5, 2018). "Interview: Cane Hill vocalist Elijah Witt discusses "Kill The Sun", Pantera, and Alice In Chains". The New Fury. Retrieved January 8, 2019.