Midheaven (album)

Midheaven
External slipcase cover
Studio album by
The Human Abstract
ReleasedAugust 19, 2008
Recorded@ Red Bull Studios, Santa Monica, California / Johnny Yuma Recording / Henson Recording Studios, Hollywood, California
Genre
Length43:45
LabelHopeless
ProducerLeonard Simone, Jesse E. String
The Human Abstract chronology
Nocturne
(2006) 		Midheaven
(2008) 		Digital Veil
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AbsolutePunk(80%)[2]
Alternative Press[3]
Exclaim!Mixed[4]
411mania[5]

Midheaven is the second album by metal band The Human Abstract. It was released on August 19, 2008 through Hopeless Records.[6] This is the band's last release with vocalist Ells, only album with keyboardist Sean Leonard, and only album to not feature guitarist A. J. Minette.

The album was originally recorded with producer Toby Wright, however the band "wiped off all credits" of his effort.[7] The record was later re-worked and finished by Leonard Simone and Jesse E. String.

A studio journal has been posted on YouTube documenting the progress of Midheaven. The studio journal was shot and edited by Nick Guillen.

Four video teasers have been made by the band's director Michael Grodner (The Human Abstract, Planes Mistaken For Stars, The Briggs, Chiodos) for the band's first music video from Midheaven, "Procession of the Fates". The video was shot months before the song was written and recorded to generate the overall concept of the entire record.

The album debuted at #163 on The Billboard Top 200 with first week sales of 4,100.[8]

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  2. ^ "AbsolutePunk Review". AbsolutePunk.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Alternative Press Review". Alternative Press. Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-04-07.
  4. ^ Whish, Bill (August 18, 2008). "The Human Abstract Midheaven". Exclaim!. Retrieved February 5, 2022.
  5. ^ Cite error: The named reference 411mania was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  6. ^ "The Human Abstract Release Info". 2008-06-06. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
  7. ^ THE HUMAN ABSTRACT To Release 'Midheaven' In August Archived 2008-06-15 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on June 11, 2008
  8. ^ "STAIND, BLACK STONE CHERRY, THE ACACIA STRAIN First-Week Sales Revealed". blabbermouth.net. 2008-08-27. Archived from the original on 2008-08-30. Retrieved 2008-08-27.