Rise (A Skylit Drive album)

Rise is the fourth studio album by American post-hardcore band A Skylit Drive. The album was released on September 24, 2013, through Tragic Hero Records.[1] The first single and title track of the album, "Rise", was released on July 31, 2013.[2] The full track listing was revealed on August 14, 2013.[3] Rise peaked at 41 on the Billboard 200.[4] A lyric video for the track "Unbreakable" was released on September 6, 2013. On February 21, 2014, the music video for the song "Crazy" was released as well.[5] On June 26, 2014, an acoustic performance video for the song "Rise" was released.[6] It's the first album without guitarist Joey Wilson and the last to feature bassist and unclean vocalist, Brian White, and founding drummer and backing vocalist, Cory La Quay, who both left the band in 2014.

Rise
Studio album by A Skylit Drive
Released	September 24, 2013
Recorded	June 2013, at Chango Studios, Lake Mary, Florida and Crushtone Studios, Cleveland, Ohio
Genre	Post-hardcore
Length	40:49
Label	Tragic Hero
Producer	Cameron Mizell
A Skylit Drive chronology
Identity on Fire (2011) Rise (2013) ASD (2015)
Singles from Rise
"Rise" Released: July 31, 2013

Track listing

All lyrics written by Michael Jagmin and Nick Miller.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Save Me Tragedy"	3:12
2.	"Unbreakable"	3:31
3.	"Crash Down"	3:15
4.	"Rise"	3:15
5.	"Crazy"	2:59
6.	"Said & Done"	3:40
7.	"Just Stay"	4:16
8.	"Pendulum"	3:20
9.	"I, Enemy"	3:01
10.	"Wide Awake"	3:23
11.	"Shadows"	3:40
12.	"Dreaming in Blue"	3:09
Total length:		40:49

iTunes Deluxe Edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Fallen"	3:26
14.	"Rise" (Demo)	3:15
15.	"Just Stay" (Demo)	4:22
16.	"Crazy" (Demo)	3:04

On the physical Deluxe Edition of the album, only 3 bonus tracks were included. The only one that never went to the physical release was the demo version of Crazy.

Personnel

A Skylit Drive Michael "Jag" Jagmin - clean vocals, backing unclean vocals on tracks 2, 3, 4 and 5 Nick Miller - lead guitar Brian White - bass, unclean vocals, backing clean vocals on track 7 and 8 Cory LaQuay - drums, backing unclean vocals Kyle Simmons - keyboards, programming, rhythm guitar

Production Produced by Cameron Mizell Engineered by Jim Wirt, Kit Waters & Mitchel Marllow, @ Crushtone Studios, Cleveland, Ohio Management by Joey Simmrin (Rebellion Noise) Publicity by Jesea Lee Booking by Ash Avildsen (The Pantheon Agency) Layout & design by Aaron Marsh Cover photo by Matt Burke Model: Alexandra Kees

Charts

Chart (2013)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[7]	41
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[8]	4
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[9]	7
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[10]	12

References

1. "A SKYLIT DRIVE ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM AND TOUR". Tragic Hero Records. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
2. Bird, Michele (August 1, 2013). "A Skylit Drive stream new song, "Rise"". Alternative Press. Alternative Press Magazine, Inc. Retrieved August 18, 2013.
3. "A SKYLIT DRIVE ANNOUNCE THIRD SET OF TOUR DATES AND THE TRACK LISTING FOR "RISE"". Tragic Hero Records. Retrieved 2013-08-14.
4. "A Skylit Drive - Chart history". Retrieved 2014-08-12.
5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHAy8QBTlTA
6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-4Hu3ST8EQ
7. "A Skylit Drive Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
8. "A Skylit Drive Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
9. "A Skylit Drive Chart History (Top Alternative Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
10. "A Skylit Drive Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 2015-12-13.