Rareform

Rareform is the second studio album by American progressive metal band After the Burial. It was released on July 22, 2008 through Sumerian Records. On September 15, 2009, the band released a re-mixed and re-mastered version of Rareform with alternative artwork and bonus features along with it being completely remastered with live drums and re-recorded vocals from the band's current vocalist, Anthony Notormaso in contrast to Grant Luoma, who performed lead vocals for After the Burial upon the first issue of Rareform. Both editions of the album were produced by the band's rhythm guitarist, Justin Lowe. "Berserker" was featured in Saints Row: The Third

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	favorable^[1]

Reissue
Review scores
Source	Rating
Absolute Punk	8.4/10^[2]

Public reception

Rareform was generally well received by the public. On Rate Your Music the album has an average rating of 3.45 of 5, based on more than 550 ratings,^[3] and on Sputnikmusic the original version of the album has a "great" average rating of 3.6 of 5, based on more than 650 ratings,^[4] and the rereleased version of the album has a "excellent" average rating of 3.9 of 5, based on more than 600 ratings.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Grant Luoma, Trent Hafdahl, Justin Lowe, and Lerichard "Lee" Floral.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Berserker"	5:40
2.	"Drifts" (feat. Alex Haza)	4:09
3.	"Cursing Akhenaten" (feat. Matthew Downs)	4:03
4.	"Rareform"	3:03
5.	"Aspiration"	4:40
6.	"The Fractal Effect"	3:50
7.	"Ometh"	4:15
8.	"A Vicious Reforming of Features"	5:51
Total length:		35:31

Personnel

After the Burial

Lerichard "Lee" Foral - bass guitar
Trent Hafdahl - lead guitar, backing vocals
Justin Lowe - rhythm guitar, drum programming on original release
Grant Luoma - lead vocals on original release
Dan Carle - drums (2009 re-release version)
Anthony Notarmaso - lead vocals (2009 re-release version)

Additional musicians

Alex Haza – guest vocals on track 2
Matthew Downs – guest vocals on track 3

Production

Produced by Trent Hafdahl & Justin Lowe
Engineered by Trent Hafdahl
Mixed by Mark Softich & Justin Lowe
Mastered @ Spectre Studios, Seattle WA
A&R by Shawn Keith
Artwork by Damagework

References

1 2 Sullivan, Patrick. Rareform - After the Burial at AllMusic
↑ "After the Burial - Rareform (Re-issue)". Absolute Punk. September 15, 2009. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
↑ "Rareform by After the Burial (Album, Deathcore)". rateyourmusic.com. Sonemic. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
↑ "After the Burial - Rareform User Opinions". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
↑ "After the Burial - Rareform (Re-release) User Opinions". www.sputnikmusic.com. Sputnikmusic. Retrieved October 4, 2015.

External links

Rareform at AllMusic
Rareform at Sumerian Records

After the Burial

Lerichard "Lee" Foral Trent Hafdahl Dan Carle Anthony Notarmaso Justin Lowe Nick Wellner Greg Erickson Grant Luoma Eric Robles

Studio albums	Forging a Future Self (2006) Rareform (2008) In Dreams (2010) Wolves Within (2013) Dig Deep (2016)

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