Conquer Divide (album)

Conquer Divide is the debut self-titled album by American rock band Conquer Divide. It was released on July 24, 2015, by Artery Recordings.^[2][3][4]

Conquer Divide
Studio album by Conquer Divide
Released	July 24, 2015
Recorded	2013–2015
Studio	The Foundation Estate
Genre	Metalcore post-hardcore[1]
Length	44:21
Label	Artery
Producer	Joey Sturgis
Conquer Divide chronology
Conquer Divide (2015) Slow Burn (2023)
Singles from Conquer Divide
"Sink Your Teeth Into This" Released: June 16, 2015 "Nightmares" Released: July 29, 2015 "What's Left Inside" Released: May 24, 2016 "Eyes Wide Shut (acoustic)" Released: September 11, 2016 (Japan exclusive)

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
New Transcendence	[5]
Sputnikmusic	[6]

Natasha Van Duser of New Noise Magazine wrote, "Conquer Divide nail the unclean verse/clean chorus formula right on the head. It’s a tried and true method, but a method we have all seen a dozen and one times".^[7]

New Transcendence Magazine wrote, "Lyrically and musically this album is full of things to love. If you enjoy fast-paced metal with killer female vocalists (such as Kittie) you will definitely find this enjoyable. What’s more is that these gals bring these songs to life in a way you wouldn’t imagine live! Such charisma and energy… go catch them at a show" ^[8]

Sputnikmusic wrote, "Between solid songwriting and playing to their strengths, the band manages to pull out an engaging debut where a lot of their contemporaries haven’t."^[9]

Track listing

Conquer Divide track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Sink Your Teeth Into This" (featuring Denis Stoff)	Conquer Divide Denis Stoff	3:20
2.	"Self Destruct"	Conquer Divide	4:00
3.	"Eyes Wide Shut"	Conquer Divide	3:49
4.	"Nightmares"	Conquer Divide Steve Aiello	5:52
5.	"Lost"	Conquer Divide Andrew Oliver	3:49
6.	"What's Left Inside"	Kristen Sturgis Joey Sturgis	4:33
7.	"At War"	Conquer Divide	4:03
8.	"Despicable You"	Conquer Divide	4:10
9.	"Heavy Lies the Crown"	Conquer Divide	4:11
10.	"Broken"	Conquer Divide Andy Loy Michael Neal	7:05
Total length:			44:21

All tracks are written by Conquer Divide and produced by Joey Sturgis, except where noted.

Japanese bonus track

No.	Title	Length
11.	"Eyes Wide Shut" (acoustic)	4:06

Personnel

Credits adapted from AllMusic.^[10]

Conquer Divide

• Kiarely Castillo – clean vocals
• Janel Duarte – unclean vocals, additional clean vocals
• Kristen Sturgis – rhythm guitar, bass
• Isabel "Izzy" Johnson – lead guitar
• Sarah Stonebraker – bass (credited but does not perform)
• Tamara Tadic – drums

Additional musicians

• Denis Stoff – guest vocals (track 1)
• Michael Neal – piano outro (track 10)

Additional personnel

• Joey Sturgis – producer, engineer, mastering, mixing
• Chuck Alkazian – drum engineer
• Nick Scott – engineering and editing

Charts

Chart performance for Conquer Divide

Chart (2015)	Peak position
US Top Heatseekers (Billboard)[11]	8
US Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	23