Sun Eater

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.^[1] The album features session musician Danny Walker on drums, and Cannibal Corpse vocalist George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher guested on the song "The Synthetic Sea".

Sun Eater
Cover artwork by Tony Koehl
Studio album by Job for a Cowboy
Released	November 11, 2014 (2014-11-11)
Studio	Audiohammer Studios, Sanford, FL, USA[1]
Genre	Progressive death metal
Length	46:41
Label	Metal Blade
Producer	Jason Suecof[1]
Job for a Cowboy chronology
Demonocracy (2012) Sun Eater (2014) Moon Healer (2024)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
About.com	[2]
Exclaim!	6/10[3]
Metal Hammer	8/10[4]
Metal Storm	8.5/10[5]

The album entered the US Billboard 200 at No. 91,^[6] selling 3,900 copies in the first week.^[7]

The album demonstrates a profound shift in the band's sound, pursuing a much more progressive musical style.^[1][8]

Track listing

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

No.	Title	Writer(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 Thompson[9]	6:08
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,^[9] except where noted.

Job for a Cowboy

• Jonny Davy – vocals
• Tony Sanicandro – guitar
• Al Glassman – guitar
• Nick Schendzielos – bass

Session musicians

• Danny Walker – drums^[10]

Additional musicians

• George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher – vocals on "The Synthetic Sea"
• Jason Suecof – guitar solo on "Sun of Nihility"

Production

• Jason Suecof – production, engineering, mixing
• Peter Sanicandro – production (asst)
• Ronn Miller – drum tech, engineering (asst)
• Eyal Levi – additional engineering
• John Douglass – additional engineering
• Stinky – additional engineering

Visual art

• Tony Koehl – cover art
• Brian J. Ames – layout

Charts

Chart (2014)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[6]	91
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11]	12
US Top Hard Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	6
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[13]	20