Nevaeh (album)

Nevaeh
Studio album by Design the Skyline
Released	August 16, 2011
Recorded	May — July 2011 at Precision Studio & Productions LLC.
Genre	Deathcore, metalcore, experimental metal
Length	30:39
Label	Victory
Producer	Robert Beltran
Design the Skyline chronology
Galactical Celebration (2007) Nevaeh (2011)
Singles from Nevaeh
"Break Free from Your Life" Released: July 26, 2011 "Cybernetic Strawflower" Released: August 8, 2011

Nevaeh is the debut album by Design the Skyline, it was released on August 16, 2011 through Victory Records.

Background

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
LMP Magazine	4/10[1]
The Metal Forge	[2]
Mind Equals Blown	[3]
The NewReview	[4]
Ultimate Guitar	1.7/10[5]
Rockfreaks.net	[6]

The band had ideas to start work on a debut album after changing their name from Extra Large Kids to Design the Skyline. Initially the members set plans to release a full-length titled, Synthetic Cities which even had its own artwork completed along with many of its songs recorded and planned but were never fully finished or mastered. The project was abandoned. The reason for this was due to the band aspiring to pursue a completely different and more "mature" sound than what they had originally interpreted after their signing to Victory in May.^[7]

Nevaeh was then written and recorded by the course of May through July of 2011. The album spawned two singles; "Break Free from Your Life" and "Cybernetic Strawflower" before its release.^[8]

Sound and musical structure

In an interview when asked about Neveah in comparison to their controversial single "Surrounded by Silence", the group responded with saying "Well [the album] is a whole 180 turn from Surrounded By Silence; you will barely here any math influences or crazy time signatures." Which was then followed along with: "people don’t seem to realize that the Surrounded By Silence song was just a demo song and not every band sounds their best on their first demo, you know, and its crazy how much it blew us up!"^[9]

The band has cited The Doors and Led Zeppelin as some of the influences for the album's musical structure.^[10]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Crystal Swords Kill the Hordes"	5:00
2.	"Reality Away"	3:00
3.	"Destroyer"	3:27
4.	"Cybernetic Strawflower"	2:41
5.	"Break Free from Your Life"	3:01
6.	"Reverie" (instrumental)	3:11
7.	"Witch of the Woods"	2:48
8.	"Free for Infinity"	1:45
9.	"Under the Blood Driven Moon"	2:20
10.	"Nevaeh" (instrumental)	3:26
Total length:		30:39

Personnel

Design the Skyline

• John Martian - drums
• Matt Ryan - lead guitar, programming
• James "Keebler" Lemos - keyboards, synthesizers
• Julian "Julian Reckless" Ibaniez - rhythm guitar
• Ethan White - bass guitar, clean vocals on "Break Free from Your Life"
• Daniel "Dani Doom" Garza - lead vocals
• Eric Azure - lead vocals

Production

• Produced, mixed and mastered by Robert Beltran

References

1. ^ Hole, Jon. "[MUSIC Design The Skyline – Nevaeh [REVIEW]"]. LMP Magazine. http://lmpmagazine.com/2011/09/09/music-design-the-skyline-nevaeh-review/. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
2. ^ McNamara, Colin. "The Metal Forge - Review - Design the Skyline - Nevaeh". The Metal Forge. http://www.themetalforge.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=3399. Retrieved 31 October 2011. 
3. ^ Rheenen, Erik. "Design the Skyline: Nevaeh". Mind Equals Blown. http://mindequalsblown.net/2011/08/design-the-skyline-nevaeh/. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
4. ^ Anderson, Jonathan. "Design the Skyline - Nevaeh « The NewReview". The NewReview. http://thenewreview.net/reviews/design-the-skyline-nevaeh. Retrieved 27 August 2011. 
5. ^ "Nevaeh Review | Design The Skyline". Ultimate Guitar Archive. http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/reviews/compact_discs/design_the_skyline/nevaeh/index.html. Retrieved 1 September 2011. 
6. ^ "Design The Skyline - Nevaeh album review". Rockfreaks.net. http://rockfreaks.net/albums/4431. Retrieved 22 November 2011. 
7. ^ "Design The Skyline Sign With Victory Records". The PRP. http://www.theprp.com/2011/05/16/news/design-the-skyline-sign-with-victory-records/. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
8. ^ "Victory Records - Design The Skyline: Nevaeh". Victory Records. http://www.victoryrecords.com/merch/cds/21236/Design_The_Skyline_Nevaeh. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
9. ^ "Design the Skyline Interview". Hero. http://herozine.tumblr.com/post/7471062040/design-the-skyline-interview. Retrieved 8 August 2011. 
10. ^ "Design The Skyline Break Down “Nevaeh” Track By Track, Cite Led Zeppelin And The Doors Influences". The PRP. http://www.theprp.com/2011/08/11/news/design-the-skyline-break-down-nevaeh-track-by-track-cite-led-zeppelin-and-the-doors-influences/. Retrieved 17 August 2011.