Graveyard Shift (album)


Graveyard Shift is the fourth studio album by American heavy metal band Motionless in White. It was released on May 5, 2017 through Roadrunner Records and was produced by Drew Fulk and Chris "Motionless" Cerulli. It is the first release on a major label since the band's departure from Fearless Records. The album's track list was revealed on March 3 together with the release of the single, "LOUD ", which debuted on Octane with an accompanying music video. It is the band's last album with keyboardist Josh Balz and bassist Devin "Ghost" Sola.
The album also features a collaboration with Korn frontman Jonathan Davis on the song "Necessary Evil". On September 27, 2017, the music video for "Necessary Evil" starring Vered Blonstein, Ian Adema and Cervena Fox was released. Alternative Press named the video one of the best music videos of 2017. The album debuted at no. 27 on the Billboard 200 chart.

Background and promotion

Vocalist Chris Motionless has stated that their new album will not be released through Fearless Records. On June 23, 2016, the band released the lead single titled "570", from the band's forthcoming studio album, which will be released via Roadrunner Records. On October 31, Roadrunner announced the album was to be titled Graveyard Shift. The band reached out to the fans with a contest to design the new album's artwork.
On January 26, 2017, the band released the second single from Graveyard Shift, titled "Eternally Yours". A day later it was revealed that Graveyard Shift is set to be released on May 5, 2017. The band opened up an artwork competition to their fans allowing them to create the artwork for the upcoming album.
On March 3, 2017, the band revealed the album's official artwork created by Crystal Johnson and tracklist, followed by the release of their third single, "LOUD " and the accompanying music video.
On April 30, 2017, the band released their fourth single "Rats", few days before the initial album release.

Critical reception

Graveyard Shift received an average score of 82 out of 100 based on 4 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim" on Metacritic.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits retrieved from AllMusic.
Motionless in White
Additional musicians
Additional personnel