Sun Eater

Sun Eater
Cover artwork by Tony Koehl
Studio album by
Job for a Cowboy
ReleasedNovember 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)
StudiosAudiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL, USA
Genres
Length46:41
LabelMetal Blade
ProducerJason Suecof
Job for a Cowboy chronology
Demonocracy
(2012)		 Sun Eater
(2014)		 Moon Healer
(2024)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.comStarStarStarStar
Exclaim!6/10
Metal Hammer8/10
Metal Storm8.5/10

Sun Eater is the fourth studio album by American death metal band Job for a Cowboy. It was released on November 11, 2014, by Metal Blade Records. The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher guested on the song "The Synthetic Sea".

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at number 91, selling 3,900 copies in the first week.

Composition

Sun Eater has been described as the point Job for a Cowboy fully abandoned their deathcore roots, featuring a more progressive and technical death metal sound with elements of death-doom.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Job for a Cowboy, except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Eating the Visions of God" 6:30
2."Sun of Nihility" 5:33
3."The Stone Cross" 3:40
4."The Synthetic Sea (feat. George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher)" 4:50
5."A Global Shift" 3:58
6."The Celestial Antidote"Bobby Thompson6:08
7."Encircled by Mirrors" 4:46
8."Buried Monuments" 4:56
9."Worming Nightfall" 6:20
Total length:46:41

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album liner notes, except where noted.

Job for a Cowboy
Session musicians
Additional musicians
Production
Visual art

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Billboard 200
[dead link]		91
US Independent Albums (Billboard)
[dead link]		12
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)
[dead link]		6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)
[dead link]		20

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staff writer(s) (September 23, 2014). "Job for a Cowboy to Release "Sun Eater" November 11th". metalblade.com. Metal Blade. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  2. ↑ Marsicano, Dan. "Job For A Cowboy – Sun Eater Review". heavymetal.about.com. About.com. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  3. ↑ Zorgdrager, Bradley (November 7, 2014). "Job for a Cowboy Sun Eater". exclaim.ca. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ Hicks, Jason (November 1, 2014). "Job For A Cowboy: Sun Eater – Metal Hammer". metalhammer.teamrock.com. Team Rock Limited. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  5. ↑ deadone (December 8, 2014). "Job For A Cowboy – Sun Eater review – Metal Storm". www.metalstorm.net. Metal Storm. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  6. 1 2 "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard.
  7. ↑ Brown, Matt (November 19, 2014). "Metal By Numbers 11/19: This Is How You Sonic – Metal Insider". www.metalinsider.net. Metal Insider. Retrieved December 29, 2014.
  8. ↑ Böhmer, Dominik (November 9, 2019). "A SCENE IN RETROSPECT: Job For A Cowboy - "Sun Eater"". Everything Is Noise. Retrieved August 18, 2026.
  9. ↑ Heilman, Max (February 21, 2024). "Album Review: JOB FOR A COWBOY Moon Healer". Metal Injection. Retrieved February 23, 2024.
  10. 1 2 Sun Eater (Liner notes). Job for a Cowboy. Metal Blade. 2014.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ↑ "JOB FOR A COWBOY announce Danny Walker as studio drummer for new album – Metal Blade Records". www.metalblade.com. Metal Blade. November 5, 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard.
  13. ↑ "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Top Hard Rock Albums)". Billboard.
  14. ↑ "Job for a Cowboy Chart History (Top Rock Albums)". Billboard.