The Dark Horse (Achilles album)

This article is about the Achilles album. For other albums with similar titles, see Dark Horse.

2005 studio album by Achilles

The Dark Horse

Studio album by

Achilles

Released| May 24, 2005
Recorded| Headbanging Kill Your Mama Music in Louisville, Kentucky
Genre| Hardcore, experimental rock, metalcore
Length| 27:15
Label| Hex Records
Producer| Evan Patterson
Achilles chronology
| Achilles/Engineer
(2005)  | The Dark Horse
(2005)  | Achilles/Seven Bowls of Wrath
(2006)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [1]
Punknews.org| [2]

The Dark Horse, released on May 24, 2005 through Hex Records, is the debut full-length studio album and third release from the Rochester-based hardcore band Achilles. It is the follow-up to the split album Achilles/Engineer and received mostly favourable reviews. [citation needed]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Every Hour Wounds, the Last One Kills"| 2:22
2.| "Ivory"| 3:13
3.| "Over Our Heads"| 3:04
4.| "The Dark Horse"| 3:14
5.| "In Lights"| 3:28
6.| "(Reprise)"| 0:27
7.| "Wake Me When It Thunders"| 4:16
8.| "Rushmore"| 1:31
9.| "Talons"| 3:36
10.| ")))"| 2:04
Total length:| 27:15

## Personnel

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Achilles

* Rory van Grol - vocals
* Rob Antonucci - guitar, album artwork, design, photography
* Josh Dillon - bass
* Chris Browne - drums

Studio personnel

* Evan Patterson - production, additional guitar
* Chris Owens - engineering

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## Release history

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Region  | Date  | Label  | Format  | Catalog #  | Ref.

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United States | May 24, 2005  | Hex Records  | CD | HR011  | [3]

## Details

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* Recording studio: Headbanging Kill Your Mama Music in Louisville, Kentucky
* Distributor: Lumberjack Mordam Music Group
* Recording type: studio
* Recording mode: stereo
* SPARS code: n/a

## References

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1. ^ Mason, Stewart. "Review: The Dark Horse". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
2. ^ Shultz, Brian (2005-05-24). "Review: The Dark Horse". Punknews.org. Retrieved 2009-11-16.
3. ^ "The Dark Horse by Achilles". Artistdirect. Retrieved 2009-11-15.

## External links

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* Achilles MySpace
* Achilles PureVolume
* Achilles Last.fm

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* MusicBrainz release group

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