Misery is the sixth studio album by Australian post-hardcore band the Amity Affliction. The album was released on 24 August 2018.[5] It is the first album without drummer Ryan Burt, following his departure in February 2018.[7] It is the first album to feature Joe Longobardi on drums. However, during recording and the release of this album, he was only a session drummer. He was not made official until the end of 2018. It is also the first album to feature Joel Birch performing clean vocals on some tracks on the album along with the album being a departure from the band's usual straight metalcore sound and instead included some electronic elements on top of the metalcore sound. It is the band's final album for Roadrunner and UNFD.

Misery
Studio album by
Released24 August 2018
Recorded
Various studios[1]
Genre
Length43:03
Label
ProducerMatt Squire[1][5]
The Amity Affliction chronology
This Could Be Heartbreak
(2016)
Misery
(2018)
Everyone Loves You... Once You Leave Them
(2020)
Singles from Misery
  1. "Ivy (Doomsday)"
    Released: 20 June 2018
  2. "Feels Like I'm Dying"
    Released: 27 July 2018[6]
  3. "D.I.E."
    Released: 27 August 2018
  4. "Drag the Lake"
    Released: 28 January 2019

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Ivy (Doomsday)"3:39
2."Feels Like I'm Dying"3:39
3."Holier Than Heaven"4:07
4."Burn Alive"3:28
5."Misery"3:54
6."Kick Rocks"3:20
7."Black Cloud"3:47
8."D.I.E."3:14
9."Drag the Lake"3:32
10."Beltsville Blues"3:30
11."Set Me Free"3:31
12."The Gifthorse"3:22
Total length:43:03

Personnel

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Credits for Misery adapted from liner notes.[1]

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[8] 1
Austrian Albums (Ö3 Austria)[9] 39
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 154
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[11] 38
Scottish Albums (OCC)[12] 83
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[13] 51
US Billboard 200[14] 70

References

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  1. ^ a b c Misery (liner notes). The Amity Affliction. Australia: Roadrunner Records and UNFD. 2018.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  2. ^ "The Amity Affliction – Misery album review". 24 August 2018.
  3. ^ a b "The Amity Affliction – Misery (Review)". GigSoupMusic.
  4. ^ a b "The Amity Affliction – Misery (Review)". KillYourStereo.
  5. ^ a b "THE AMITY AFFLICTION To Release 'Misery' Album In August". Blabbermouth.net. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  6. ^ "The Amity Affliction Return With New Sound In 'Misery' Video Part II, 'Feels Like I'm Dying'". musicfeeds.com. 26 July 2018. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
  7. ^ "The Amity Affliction Part Ways With Drummer Ryan Burt". altpress.com. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  8. ^ "Australiancharts.com – The Amity Affliction – Misery". Hung Medien. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Austriancharts.at – The Amity Affliction – Misery" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Ultratop.be – The Amity Affliction – Misery" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  11. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Amity Affliction – Misery" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Swisscharts.com – The Amity Affliction – Misery". Hung Medien. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
  14. ^ "The Amity Affliction Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 September 2018.