War of Will is the second studio album by American extreme metal band Battlecross. Produced at Audiohammer Studios in Sanford, FL, the work was released on July 9, 2013 via Metal Blade Records peaking at No. 2 on Heatseekers Albums[2] during its first month while debuting at No. 134 on Billboard 200.[3] [4]

War of Will
Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)
Recorded2013 at Audiohammer Studio, Sanford, Florida
GenreMelodic death metal, thrash metal
Length36:07
LabelMetal Blade Records
ProducerEyal Levi & Mark Lewis
Battlecross chronology
Pursuit of Honor
(2011)
War of Will
(2013)
Rise to Power
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Production

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Percussion for the album was performed by Shannon Lucas, formerly of The Black Dahlia Murder, after drummer Michael Kreger and the band parted ways. Additionally, Jason Suecof performed a string solo for the work.[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Force Fed Lies"3:20
2."Flesh & Bone"3:29
3."Never Coming Back"2:24
4."My Vaccine"4:20
5."Get Over It"4:59
6."Ghost Alive"3:19
7."Wage A War"3:25
8."The Will To Overcome"3:48
9."Beast"3:56
10."Never-Ending Night"3:07
Total length:36:07

Personnel

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Chart performance

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Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) 2
US Billboard 200 (Billboard) 134

References

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  1. ^ Gregory Heaney. "War of Will - Battlecross : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Heatseekers Albums : Page 1". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  3. ^ "200 : Page 7". Billboard. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  4. ^ bravewords.com. "> News > BATTLECROSS' War Of Will Lands On Billboard Chart". Bravewords.com. Retrieved 2013-07-19.
  5. ^ "BATTLECROSS: 'War Of Will' First-Week Sales Revealed". Blabbermouth.Net. Retrieved 2013-07-19.