About Let the Ocean Take Me by The Amity Affliction Album
Let the Ocean Take Me is the fourth studio album by Australian metalcore band The Amity Affliction. It was released on 6 June 2014 in Australia, 9 June 2014 in the UK and 10 June 2014 in the US through Roadrunner Records. It is their first record to feature new guitarist Dan Brown following Imran Siddiqi's departure shortly before their previous album release (August 2012). This is also the last album with founding lead guitarist, Troy Brady. Music videos for The Weigh Down and Death's Hand were produced to promote the album, but were not released as singles. On 10 June 2015, The Amity Affliction released their first DVD documentary-film Seems Like Forever, containing two previously unreleased songs from Let The Ocean Take Me including Skeletons, which was later released as a music video. On June 6–8 off the Australian album release, Amity conducted in-store album signings in Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne in support. Shortly thereafter, the band announced a five-date Australian tour, a fifteen-date American tour, and a twenty-three date European leg. The Big Ass Tour with A Day To Remember co-headlining was held in Australia and New Zealand in December 2015. The album was given a Metacritic score of 76 out of 100, indicating generally favourable reviews. Kerrang! called it the band's "most accomplished release yet", and AllMusic noted the "lyrical depth" of the album. Alternative Press received the sound evolution positively. The album debuted at number 1 on the ARIA Charts, being their second consecutive album to do so following 2012's Chasing Ghosts. Let the Ocean Take Me was certified gold by the Australian Recording Industry Association for over 35,000 shipments sold just two weeks after its release in Australia. It was certified platinum in December 2015. In the United States, the album sold 10,000 copies in its first week, charting at number 31 on the Billboard 200. It has sold 60,000 copies in the US as of June 2016. Both the singles preceding the album, Pittsburgh and Don't Lean On Me, peaked inside the top 40 of the ARIA Singles Chart.
