I Am is the debut album by American metalcore

Metalcore

Metalcore is a subgenre of heavy metal combining various elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. The name is a portmanteau of the names of the two genres. The term took on its current meaning in the mid-1990s, describing bands such as Earth Crisis, Deadguy and Integrity...

 band, Texas in July

Texas In July

Texas in July is an American metalcore band from Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Formed in 2007, the group currently consists of members ranging in ages from 18 to 21. Being previously signed to CI Records, Texas in July released one EP, Salt of the Earth and their debut full-length album, I Am both through...

. Released on August 11, 2009 through CI Records

CI Records

CI Records is an independent record label from Lancaster, Pennsylvania owned by Jeremy Weiss. Originally created to distribute the releases of his band, Stand Up, an early 1990s melodic hardcore band, CI expanded releases from bands such as Submachine, Vision, Violent Society, Serpico, and...

. The album is also set to be re-released in Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

 in the near future, with an additional bonus track. It is the last release by the band to feature rhythm guitarist Logan Maurer before his departure from the group.

Track listing

Personnel

Texas in July

• Alex Good - lead vocals
• Adam Gray - drums
• Logan Maurer - rhythm guitar
• Christian Royer - lead guitar
• Ben Witkowski - bass guitar

Additional musicians

• Cello on “I Am Yours” by Caitlin Voigt
• Guest vocals on “Satellites” by Geoff Jenkins of Gwen Stacy
  Gwen Stacy (band)
  Gwen Stacy was an American metalcore band that was signed with Solid State Records. Their name came from the comic book character Gwen Stacy, who appeared in the comic book The Amazing Spider-Man as the girlfriend of Peter Parker...
  
  
• Guest vocals on "Reflections" by Carson Slovak of Century
  Century (US band)
  Century is an American metalcore band formed in 2005 by multi-instrumentalist Carson Slovak. Century was originally conceived as a solo project, but later evolved into a complete band. Slovak writes all of Century's music, and designs all of the artwork and merchandise. In 2005 the band signed a...
  
  

Production

• Produced by Carson Slovak
• Art direction, layout and design by Jeff Breil