Horizons (Starset album)

Horizons is the fourth studio album by American rock band Starset. It was released on October 22, 2021.^[2]

Horizons
Studio album by Starset
Released	October 22, 2021
Recorded	2020–2021
Genre	Hard rock[1] alternative metal[1]
Length	70:57
Label	Fearless
Producer	Dustin Bates Joe Rickard
Starset chronology
Divisions (2019) Horizons (2021)
Singles from Horizons
"Infected" Released: April 26, 2021 "The Breach" Released: September 10, 2022 "Leaving This World Behind" Released: September 23, 2022 "Earthrise" Released: October 7, 2022

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Distorted Sound	7/10[3]
Kerrang!	4/5[4]
Sonic Perspectives	8.9/10[5]
Wall of Sound	8.5/10[6]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5[7]

Horizons has received positive reviews. Sonic Perspectives's Josh Muncke wrote, "Horizons is truly a step forward for Starset, and arguably a demonstration of them at their best. They've taken their past releases and distilled them all into an optimised collection of tracks, whilst introducing some new ideas to continue the concept narrative."^[5]

Wall of Sound lauded the album, singling out the tracks "Otherworldly", "Icarus", and "Symbiotic" as highlights.^[6] Writing for Kerrang!, Steve Beebee opined that "the galactic sense of scale in Horizons' orchestration enables all sixteen tracks to massage the emotions" and praised Starset for "explor[ing] our vulnerability, our very humanity".^[4]

Track listing

Horizons track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Unveiling the Architecture"	Dustin Bates Paul Trust	1:45
2.	"The Breach"	Bates Garrison Turner Joe Rickard	4:20
3.	"Otherworldly"	Bates Sahaj Ticotin	5:02
4.	"Icarus"	Bates Trust Rickard	4:48
5.	"Earthrise"	Bates Trust Rickard	4:56
6.	"Leaving This World Behind"	Bates Turner	4:27
7.	"Devolution"	Bates Trust Rickard Stacy Hogan	5:09
8.	"Annihilated Love"	Bates Ticotin Johnny Andrews	4:44
9.	"Alchemy"	Bates Erik Ron Rickard	5:19
10.	"Disappear"	Bates Trust Rickard	5:53
11.	"This Endless Endeavor"	Bates Ricky Armellino Rickard	5:02
12.	"Symbiotic"	Bates Stephen Aiello	3:23
13.	"Dreamcatcher"	Bates Turner Rickard	4:53
14.	"Tunnelvision"	Bates Aiello	4:09
15.	"Infected"	Bates Andrews	3:08
16.	"Something Wicked"	Bates Rob Graves Rickard	3:59
Total length:			70:57

Personnel

Musicians Dustin Bates – lead vocals Jasen Rauch – guitar, bass guitar Isaiah Perez – drums Lester Estelle – drums on "Disappear" and "Infected" Joe Rickard, Alex Niceforo – programming Garrison Turner – additional programming on "The Breach", "Dreamcatcher" and "This Endless Endeavor" Paul Trust – additional programming on "Devolution", "Earthrise" and "Icarus" Sahaj Ticotin – additional programming on "Otherworldly" and "Annihiliated Love" Igor Khoroshev – additional programming on "Infected" David Davidson, Conni Ellisor, David Angell, Carrie Bailey, Elizabeth Lamb – violins Seanad Chang – viola Paul Nelson – cello

Production Joe Rickard – producer, engineer Dustin Bates – executive producer Jasen Rauch – drum engineering Patrick Prophet – drum assistant engineer Dan Lancaster – mixing Niels Nielsen – mastering Alex Niceforo – programming Mike "Cowboy" Warren – guitar technician Taylor Pollert, Josh Keith – engineers Paul Trust – string arrangement and interludes Paul Nelson, Steve Mauldin – transcriptions and score preparation Artwork TNSN DVSN – art direction and package design Jake Wangner – cover photo

Charts

Chart performance for Horizons

Chart (2021)	Peak positions
UK Digital Albums (OCC)[8]	22
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC)[9]	28
US Top Album Sales (Billboard)[10]	27
US Top Current Album Sales (Billboard)[11]	23
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[12]	22
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[13]	32
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[14]	38
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[15]	10