Outspoken (album)

Outspoken is the second studio album from Minnesota-based band For All Those Sleeping, released through Fearless Records on June 19, 2012, nearly two years after their debut album Cross Your Fingers. The album showcases a much heavier metalcore sound with more prominent usage of unclean vocals and limited use of pop punk style choruses which were featured regularly on the aforementioned debut. Similarly to the first album, this album was also produced by Cameron Mizell.

Outspoken
Studio album by For All Those Sleeping
Released	June 19, 2012
Recorded	January 9–February 9, 2012
Genre	Metalcore, post-hardcore, electronicore
Length	40:15
Label	Fearless
Producer	Cameron Mizell
For All Those Sleeping chronology
Cross Your Fingers (2010) Outspoken (2012) Incomplete Me (2014)
Singles from Outspoken
"Mark My Words" Released: April 25, 2012 "Once a Liar (Always a Fake)" Released: June 1, 2012

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Under The Gun Review	8/10[2]

On April 25, 2012, the band released the first single off the album, "Mark My Words", as a digital download on iTunes.[3]

The album debuted at number 95 on the billboard 200, selling over 4000 copies in its first week.[4]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Outspoken"	0:48
2.	"Once a Liar (Always a Fake)"	3:45
3.	"Mark My Words"	3:30
4.	"Tell Me the Truth"	3:28
5.	"Follow My Voice"	3:54
6.	"Turn of the Century"	3:27
7.	"Life on Fire"	4:02
8.	"Love Isn't Real"	2:57
9.	"Never Trust a Dead Man"	3:54
10.	"Shaken Not Stirred"	3:23
11.	"One Kiss"	4:01
12.	"Backstabber"	3:06

iTunes bonus track

No.	Title	Length
13.	"I Am Forever"	3:44

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Take Back Everything"	3:20

Chart performance

Chart (2012)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[5]	95
US Billboard Independent Albums[5]	21
US Billboard Rock Albums[5]	39
US Billboard Hard Rock Albums[5]	9
US Billboard Modern Rock/Alternative Albums[5]	22

Personnel

• Mike Champa - Unclean Vocals, Lead Vocals on tracks 1,6,9
• Jerad Pierskalla - Rhythm guitar, backing unclean vocals
• David Volgman-Stevens - Lead guitar, Keyboards
• Ethan Trekell - Drums
• London Snetsinger - Bass, clean vocals

Production

• Cameron Mizell - Production, engineering, Mixing
• Alan Douches - Mastering
• Justin Reich - Artwork, Layout, Photography
• Drew Fulk - Pre-Production

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References

1. Gregory Heaney. "Outspoken - For All Those Sleeping : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 22 July 2013.
2. "REVIEW: For All Those Sleeping-'Outspoken'". Under the Gun Review. July 16, 2012. Archived from the original on May 8, 2014. Retrieved November 6, 2013.
3. https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/mark-my-words-single/id517901281
4. "Metal By Numbers 6/27: Is This The Worst Record We've Ever Covered?". metalinsider.net. Retrieved 2012-06-24.
5. "Outspoken - For All Those Sleeping : Awards : AllMusic". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 23 July 2013.
6. http://www.allmusic.com/album/outspoken-mw0002364499/credits