Riders of the Plague

Riders of the Plague
Studio album by The Absence
Released	August 7, 2007
Recorded	February–March 2007 at Mana Studios, Florida
Genre	Thrash metal Melodic death metal
Length	55:15
Label	Metal Blade
The Absence chronology
From Your Grave (2005)From Your Grave2005 '''Riders of the Plague''' (2007) Enemy Unbound (2010)Enemy Unbound2010

Riders of the Plague is the second full-length album by American heavy metal band The Absence. It was released on August 7, 2007 on Metal Blade Records.

Track listing

1. "Riders of the Plague" – 3:59
2. "Dead and Gone" – 5:00
3. "The Murder" – 5:20
4. "Echos" – 5:03
5. "World Divides" – 5:33
6. "Prosperity" – 4:07 (Instrumental)
7. "Untitled" – 0:04 (Silence)
8. "Awakening" – 5:12
9. "Merciless" – 6:42
10. "Into the Pit" – 2:46 (Testament cover)
11. "The Victorious Dead" – 4:14
12. "Outro" – 7:03 (Instrumental)

• "Outro" fades and ends at 2:47. Silence continues until 6:14 at which point a phone ringing can be heard and the lead singer is heard leaving a voicemail on a cell phone, repeating "I'll find you!"

Personnel

Band members

• Jamie Stewart – vocals
• Patrick Pintavalle – guitars, bass guitar
• Jeramie Kling – drums, backing vocals
• Peter Joseph – guitars, bass guitar

Guest musicians

• Per Nilsson (Scar Symmetry) – lead guitar on track 3
• Jonas Kjellgren (Scar Symmetry) – producer, lead guitar on tracks 11 and 12, extra vocals on track 9
• Santiago Dobles (Aghora) – banjo, lead guitar on track 3
• James Murphy (Death) – lead guitar on tracks 8 and 12
• Jonas Granvik (Edge of Sanity) – extra vocals on track 9

Production

• Mixed and mastered at Black Lounge Studios, Sweden by Jonas Kjellgren
• Brian Elliot – assistant engineer

Artwork

• Cover art by Tim Collier
• Layout by Peter Joseph and Brian Ames
• Photography by Scott Merselis