I, Lucifer (Destroy the Runner album)

I, Lucifer
Studio album by
Destroy the Runner
ReleasedApril 15, 2008[1]
RecordedLate 2007
GenreProgressive metal, post-hardcore, melodic metalcore
Length38:50
LabelSolid State
ProducerBrian McTernan
Destroy the Runner chronology
Saints
(2006) 		I, Lucifer
(2008) 		Void
(2016)
Singles from I, Lucifer
  1. "Mr. and Mrs. Cuckoldom"
    Released: February 20, 2008 (2008-02-20)[2]
  2. "Crumbs For The Murder"
    Released: March 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)[3]
  3. "Isabella's"
    Released: April 14, 2008 (2008-04-14)[4]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk.net(83%)[5]
AllMusic[6]
Jesus Freak Hideout[7]
Indie Vision Music[8]

I, Lucifer is the second studio album from metalcore band Destroy the Runner. It was released on April 15, 2008.[9] The album charted in the U.S. on the Billboard magazine Top Christian Albums chart at No. 27[10] and on the Top Heatseekers chart at No. 25.[11]

It is the first Destroy the Runner album to feature Chad Ackerman as a lead vocalist, and the first to feature Tanner Sparks on Bass guitar.[12] It is also the band's last studio album released prior to their hiatus in 2010.[13]

I, Lucifer shows the band drifting away from their metalcore sound established in their debut, Saints, as it features less screaming and more singing.[12]

  1. ^ "Destroy The Runner's I, Lucifer In Stores Online Now". April 15, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. ^ "A track from Destroy The Runner's forthcoming Solid State Records release is available online". February 20, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. ^ "Destroy The Runner has uploaded another track from their next album". March 11, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  4. ^ "New Destroy The Runner Song Isabella's Up Now!". April 14, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ "chorus.fm". Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  6. ^ I, Lucifer at AllMusic
  7. ^ "Destroy The Runner, "I, Lucifer" Review". Retrieved November 9, 2016.
  8. ^ "Album Review: Destroy The Runner - I, Lucifer". June 9, 2008. Retrieved April 19, 2023.
  9. ^ "Destroy The Runner Ecard Online Now". April 11, 2008. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  10. ^ "Top Christian Albums". Billboard. May 3, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  11. ^ "Heatseakers Albums". Billboard. May 3, 2008. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  12. ^ a b "Exclusive Interview with Chad Ackerman of Destroy the Runner". June 30, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  13. ^ "Destroy The Runner Go on Indefinite Hiatus". May 17, 2010. Retrieved April 18, 2023.