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III: In the Eyes of Fire
III: In the Eyes of Fire
Studio album by Unearth
Released	August 8, 2006
Studio	Studio X, Seattle, Washington
Genre	Metalcore
Length	43:59
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Terry Date
Unearth chronology

III: In the Eyes of Fire is the third studio album by American metalcore band Unearth, released on August 8, 2006. The album entered the Billboard album charts at number 35, selling approximately 22,000 copies.^[6] The album had sold in excess of 105,000 copies in the US.^[7]^[when?]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	^[1]
Blabbermouth.net	8/10^[2]
Exclaim!	favorable^[3]
Metal Storm	7.8/10^[4]
Punknews.org	^[5]

The album was produced by Terry Date, and was their second major release through Metal Blade Records. A special limited edition version of the album was released (in a digipak), containing a DVD showcasing their performance at the 2005 Sounds of the Underground tour, as well as a look at the making of the album.

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Trevor Phipps; all music is composed by Unearth

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"This Glorious Nightmare"		4:22
2.	"Giles"		3:58
3.	"March of the Mutes"		4:02
4.	"Sanctity of Brothers"		3:29
5.	"The Devil Has Risen"		3:22
6.	"This Time Was Mine"		4:10
7.	"Unstoppable"		5:05
8.	"So It Goes"	Phipps, John Maggard, Mike Justian	5:02
9.	"Impostors Kingdom"		3:23
10.	"Bled Dry"	Phipps, Ken Susi	3:55
11.	"Big Bear and the Hour of Chaos" (instrumental)		3:09
Total length:			43:59

Special edition bonus DVD
No.	Title	Length
1.	"The Making of III: In The Eyes of Fire"	17:27
2.	"The Great Dividers" (live from Sounds of the Underground 2005)
3.	"This Lying World" (live from Sounds of the Underground 2005)
4.	"Only the People" (live from Sounds of the Underground 2005)
5.	"Black Hearts Now Reign" (live from Sounds of the Underground 2005)

Personnel edit

Production and performance credits are adapted from the album liner notes.

Unearth

The whole band is credited for: co-production, art direction

Trevor Phipps – lead vocals
Buz McGrath – guitar
Ken Susi – guitar, backing vocals
John "Slo" Maggard – bass, backing vocals
Mike Justian – drums

Production

Terry Date – production, recording, mixing
Sam Hofstedt – additional engineering
Scott Olson – additional engineering
Ted Jensen – mastering
Jessie Smith – drum tech
Jerad Knudson – photography

Reception edit

The album was met with positive reviews upon its release.

Charts edit

Chart (2006)	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)^[8]	86
Japanese Albums (Oricon)^[9]	120
UK Albums (OCC)^[10]	150
US Billboard 200^[11]	35
US Independent Albums (Billboard)^[12]	2
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)^[13]	12
US Top Tastemaker Albums (Billboard)^[14]	8

Trivia edit

Some copies of the regular version include a bonus disc containing hits from some of Metal Blade Records' most known bands.
Limited Edition copies include a bonus disc with two live tracks recorded in Sayreville, New Jersey
The front cover contains the Latin words "in oculis ignis", which roughly translates to "in the eyes of fire".
Giles was based on Giles Corey.
"Big Bear and the Hour of Chaos", according to Phipps, was recorded in one full hour while the band was drinking a brand of malt liquor called "Big Bear".
"March of the Mutes" references the Great Fire of Rome.

References edit

^ Bowar, Chad. "Unearth - III: In The Eyes Of Fire Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^ Alisoglu, Scott (3 September 2006). "CD Reviews - Iii: In The Eyes Of Fire Unearth - Blabbermouth.net". blabbermouth.net. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^ "Unearth - III: In the Eyes of Fire • Metal Reviews • exclaim.ca". exclaim.ca. October 2006. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^ Jeff (October 2, 2006). "Unearth - III: In The Eyes Of Fire review - Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^ Aubin (August 11, 2006). "Unearth - III: In the Eyes of Fire - Punknews.org". www.punknews.or. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
^ Blabbermouth.net, "UNEARTH's 'Eyes Of Fire' Enters BILLBOARD Chart At No. 35", Posted August 16, 2006.
^ IndieHQ, "Independent Sales Chart" Archived 2007-09-16 at the Wayback Machine, Posted June 6, 2007.
^ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH.
^ "アンアースのアルバム売上ランキング". ORICON STYLE. Retrieved January 10, 2017.
^ Chart Log UK: "". UK Albums Chart. Zobbel.de.
^ "Unearth Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
^ "Unearth Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Unearth Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.
^ "Unearth Chart History (Top Tastemaker Albums)". Billboard.