Awaken the Dreamers is the third studio album by American deathcore band All Shall Perish. It was released on September 5, 2008, through Nuclear Blast. It sold just under 5,000 copies in its first week of release entering the Billboard 200 at number 126.[6] The album is notable for including clean vocals in tracks such as the title track and "Memories of a Glass Sanctuary", something that is rare in deathcore.
Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett listed the album as one of his top 25 favorite albums from 2000 to 2009.[8]
Track listing
No.
Title
Length
1.
"When Life Meant More..."
3:01
2.
"Black Gold Reign"
4:37
3.
"Never... Again"
3:12
4.
"The Ones We Left Behind"
1:07
5.
"Awaken the Dreamers"
4:37
6.
"Memories of a Glass Sanctuary"
2:43
7.
"Stabbing to Purge Dissimulation"
2:36
8.
"Gagged, Bound, Shelved and Forgotten"
3:43
9.
"Until the End"
2:56
10.
"From So Far Away"
2:38
11.
"Misery's Introduction"
1:01
12.
"Songs for the Damned"
3:38
Total length:
35:49
Tracks 9 and 10 are switched on the back of the album.
DVD
The limited edition version of the album also comes with a bonus DVD entitled Stories from the Road. It runs for 34:25 and features footage of the band on tour, some live footage and a documentary of the making of "Awaken the Dreamers".