The Flood is the second 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 Of Mice & Men

Of Mice & Men (band)

Of Mice & Men is an American metalcore band from Costa Mesa, California. The group was founded by Austin Carlile and Jaxin Hall during mid-2009 after Carlile's departure from Attack Attack!...

. It was released on June 14, 2011, through Rise Records

Rise Records

-History:Rise was founded in 1991 by Craig Ericson in Roseburg, Oregon. He released a small number of 7" records before putting the label on hiatus to attend college. Ericson didn't release anything further until 1999, after moving to Portland, Oregon. He began issuing small-print 7" records, and...

. On May 13, 2011 they released the song "Still YDG'n", on May 24, 2011 the song "Purified" was released. On June 7, 2011 they released the song "Let Live". The album was leaked onto the internet on June 10, 2011, with Rise Records countering the leak by uploading the album on to their YouTube

YouTube

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 page 4 days before the release. The album debuted at number 28 on the Billboard 200

Billboard 200

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 ,selling over 13,000 copies in its first week.

Track listing

Personnel

Of Mice & Men

• Austin Carlile - lead vocals, clean vocals on "Ben Threw"
• Shayley Bourget - bass guitar, clean vocals
• Phil Manansala - lead guitar
• Alan Ashby - rythm guitar, vocals
• Valentino Arteaga - drums, percussion

Production

• Joey Sturgis
  Joey Sturgis
  Joey Sturgis is an American record producer and owner of The Foundation Recording Studio in Connersville, Indiana. Joey Sturgis started recording in 2004. Foundation Recording Studio managed by Rise Records founder Craig Ericson...
  
   - production, mixing
  Audio mixing (recorded music)
  In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...
  
  , mastering
  Audio mastering
  Mastering, a form of audio post-production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device ; the source from which all copies will be produced...
  
  
• Toby Fraser - art direction, design