The Autumn Offering is the fifth and final studio album by American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band The Autumn Offering

The Autumn Offering

The Autumn Offering is an American metalcore band that formed in Daytona Beach, Florida in 1999. After achieving some degree of local success, the band was signed to Stillborn Records, founded by Jamey Jasta of Hatebreed, in 2003. The band released one album through this label...

. The album was released on August 31, 2010 through Victory Records

Victory Records

Victory Records is a Chicago-based record label founded by Tony Brummel. It is a privately held corporation. It also operates a music publishing company called "Another Victory, Inc." and is the distributor of several smaller independent record labels....

. The Autumn Offering is the first release from the band to feature former Scum of the Earth and Silent Civilian

Silent Civilian

Silent Civilian is a metalcore band originating from Los Angeles, California. Following his departure from nu metal band Spineshank in 2004, frontman Jonny Santos felt he wanted to move in a different direction musically and start from scratch...

 guitarist Jesse Nunn, and bassist Carl Bensley.

On July 20, 2010 The Autumn Offering uploaded the track "Born Dead" to their MySpace. The band also recorded a music video for the track with director Eric Richter.

Track listing

1. "Cotton Shooter" – 0:34
2. "Synapse" – 2:53
3. "Born Dead" – 3:55
4. "Exhale the Locusts" – 4:00
5. "Fed to the Lions" – 4:27
6. "Hessian Blade" – 3:24
7. "Death Mask" – 3:30
8. "Viral" – 3:15
9. "Among Wolves" – 2:55
10. "Bloodlust" – 4:01
11. "Myriad Black" – 4:01

Personnel

The Autumn Offering

• Carl Bensley – bass
  Bass guitar
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• Tommy Church – guitars
• Matt McChesney – vocals
  Singing
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• Jesse Nunn – guitars
• Brian Sculley – drums
  Drum kit
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