Slave to the Game

Slave to the Game is the fifth studio album by American metalcore band Emmure, released on April 10, 2012, through Victory Records. The record was produced by Joey Sturgis, who also did production on the band's previous album Speaker of the Dead. It is the first album to feature drummer Mark Castillo, following the band parting ways with their former drummer Mike Kaabe in October 2011.

Slave to the Game
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 10, 2012
RecordedJanuary–February 2012
StudioThe Foundation Recording Studios, Connersville, Indiana
GenreDeathcore, metalcore
Length31:52
LabelVictory
ProducerJoey Sturgis
Emmure chronology
Speaker of the Dead
(2011)
Slave to the Game
(2012)
Eternal Enemies
(2014)
Singles from Slave to the Game
  1. "I Am Onslaught"
    Released: March 13, 2012
  2. "Protoman"
    Released: March 26, 2012
  3. "MDMA"
    Released: July 9, 2012
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Metacritic59/100
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Slave to the Game is the band's highest charting album to date, peaking number 58 on the Billboard 200, and number 11 on the Top Independent chart. Despite its success, the album is frontman Frankie Palmeri’s least favorite out of the band’s work. In 2015 interview, Palmeri considered the album to be a “commercial failure” and said “The songs suck. It’s just not good. None of the riffs are good. I just don’t like it. I feel bad ‘cause I let that record happen.”

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