Until We Have Faces
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| Studio album by Red | ||||
| Released | February 1, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | August – November 2010 | |||
| Genre | Christian rock,alternative rock, post-grunge,hard rock,alternative metal | |||
| Length | 46:17 | |||
| Label | Essential, Sony | |||
| Producer | Rob Graves | |||
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| Alt Rock Live |   |
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| Christian Manifesto |  |
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| Christian Rock 20 | |
| Christianity Today | |
| Cross Rhythms | |
| Jesus Freak Hideout |
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| Louder Than The Music | |
| Melodic.net | |
| New Release Tuesday |
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| The NewReview | |
| ONCOURSE MAGAZINE | |
| Sputnikmusic | |
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Until We Have Faces is the third full-length studio album from American Christian rock band Red. It was released on February 1, 2011 by Sony Records and is the first album the band released with four members, due to the absence of Jasen Rauch (although Rauch still contributes song-writing).
The band released a teaser video on Facebook via YouTube which featured the band name on a sheet of parchment, which burned away, revealing the album title. Unfortunately the music in this teaser video was not in any song on the album. Vocalist Michael Barnes stated on his Facebook page that the new album will be produced by Rob Graves, who also produced the first two albums. A picture was recently posted on producer Rob Graves Twitter account showing three guitars with tape on them showing tunings of A#, A, and G#, which hints that this record may be heavier than the previous two. They also confirmed on their Facebook page that the new album will contain 11 tracks, and a 12th bonus track called "Until We Have Faces" will be available only from iTunes preorder.
On December 9, 2010 the song "Feed the Machine" was sent to all fans who submitted their face as part of the hype for the new album. The cover art has been revealed. On December 20, RED posted a download to the radio edit of "Faceless" for a limited time. "Faceless" was released to radio on December 31, 2010 as the first single from the album. A full track-listing along with 30 second previews for each song on the Christian Book Distributors website, Christianbook.com. The band released a promotional mosaic for the album, made-up of the fan-submitted pictures. A European edition titled, "Until We Have Faces [World Edition]" was released on July 5, 2011.
Until We Have Faces received generally positive reviews although critics claimed that it didn't match up to the band's previous album, Innocence & Instinct.
Allmusic's Gregory Heaney said, "blending the plaintive, often reflective sound of post-grunge with a metal edge, Red's third album, Until We Have Faces, finds the band making its most polished album yet." Heaney wrote, "While there’s always a danger of bands going stale, the gamble seems to have paid off here for them, and the album shows a band whose sound is as sweeping and heavy as it's ever been, making this an album that's sure to please longtime fans and make an easy convert out of anyone looking for some new post-grunge heaviness."
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