A Higher Place

2009 studio album by Born of Osiris

A Higher Place

Studio album by

Born of Osiris

Released

July 7, 2009

Recorded

January–April 2009

Genre

Deathcore
progressive metal
technical death metal^[1]

Length

34:09

Label

Sumerian

Producer

Zeuss

Born of Osiris chronology

The New Reign
(2007)

A Higher Place
(2009)

The Discovery
(2011)

Singles from A Higher Place

"Now Arise"
Released: September 10, 2009

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]
Blabbermouth	7.5/10^[2]

A Higher Place is the debut studio album by American progressive metalcore band Born of Osiris. It was released through Sumerian Records on July 7, 2009.^[3] A Higher Place debuted at number 73 on the Billboard 200, selling over 6,000 copies.^[4] It was the first album to have any creative input outside of the band's mastermind and drummer, Cameron Losch. Up until this point, he had written and recorded everything short of vocals on every song. Though this is mostly true for A Higher Place as well, "Exist" was written and recorded by Lee Mckinney. An earlier instrumental version of this song can be found under the title "Glass Bluntz". Though the two versions are quite different, they share the same hook that "Exist" is mostly noted for.

In September 2009, the band announced a new single, "Now Arise", and released the music video for it on the same day.^[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Born of Osiris

Standard edition^[6]
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Rebirth"	1:26
2.	"Elimination"	2:05
3.	"The Accountable"	2:12
4.	"Now Arise"	3:52
5.	"Live Like I'm Real"	2:42
6.	"Starved"	2:46
7.	"Exist"	2:16
8.	"Put to Rest"	3:11
9.	"A Descent"	2:18
10.	"A Higher Place"	2:51
11.	"An Ascent"	3:21
12.	"Thrive"	2:41
13.	"Faces of Death"	2:28
Total length:		34:09

Notes

Track 1 is a continuation of "The Takeover" from The New Reign EP.

Personnel

Born of Osiris

Ronnie Canizaro – lead vocals
Lee McKinney – lead guitar
David Darocha – bass
Joe Buras – keyboards, backing vocals
Cameron Losch – drums, rhythm guitar, bass

Production and recording

Chris "Zeuss" Harris – production
Ash Avildsen – executive production
Shawn Keith – executive production
Chris Dowhan – mastering, mixing
Andreas Lars Magnusson – mastering, mixing
Mike Rashmawi – vocal recording

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position^[7]
US Billboard 200	73
US Top Independent Albums	8

References

^ ^a ^b Phil Freeman. "A Higher Place - Born of Osiris : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
^ Scott Alisoglu. "Blabbermouth.net - CD Reviews - Born of Osiris: The Discovery". Blabbermouth. Retrieved August 9, 2013.
^ "A Higher Place: Born Of Osiris: Music". Amazon. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
^ "Born of Osiris on Billboard.com". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
^ "Born of Osiris, 'Now Arise' - Online Video Premiere". Noisecreep. 2010-02-09. Retrieved 2012-02-21.
^ "A Higher Place - Born of Osiris". Itunes.apple.com. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2010-12-14.
^ "A Higher Place - Born of Osiris". AllMusic. 2009-07-07. Retrieved 2012-02-21.