Severance (album)

Severance
Studio album by
Released3 November 2003
RecordedAugust 2003
GenreMelodic metalcore, melodic death metal
Length46:30
LabelChatterbox Records
ProducerNik Tropiano, DW Norton
Daysend chronology
Severance
(2003)
The Warning
(2007)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Lollipop Magazinepositive[1]
Metal-Roospositive[2]

Severance is the debut album by Australian melodic death metal band Daysend. It was released by Chatterbox Records in Australia on 3 November 2003 and in the United States by Metal Blade and Europe by Locomotive Records in November 2004. The song "Beggars With Knives" was included on the Faultline Records compilation album Metal for the Brain 2005 in 2005. Severance took ten days to record and was produced by DW Norton and Nik Tropiano.

The album was positively received by critics.[2]

Track listing

  1. "Born is the Enemy" − 5:21
  2. "Ignorance of Bliss" − 4:29
  3. "Blood of Angels" − 3:54
  4. "Countdown" − 5:20
  5. "Prism of You" − 3:40
  6. "End of Days" − 4:09
  7. "Severance Day" − 3:41
  8. "Sellout" − 4:33
  9. "September" − 4:09
  10. "Beggars With Knives" − 3:04
  11. "Sibling" − 7:00

Personnel

  • Simon Calabrese – vocals
  • Aaron Bilbija – lead guitar
  • Michael Kordek – rhythm guitar
  • Meredith Webster – bass
  • Wayne Morris – drums

References

  1. ^ "Daysend – Severance – Review – Lollipop Magazine". Retrieved 26 November 2025.
  2. ^ a b "DAYSEND Returns – Revisiting Severance in 2025". Metal-Roos. 28 February 2025. Retrieved 28 August 2025.