# A Distant Call
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{{Infobox album
| name = A Distant Call
| type = studio
| artist = [Sheer Mag](/source/Sheer_Mag)
| cover = A Distant Call - Sheer Mag.png
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2019|08|23}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre =
* [Heavy metal](/source/Heavy_metal_music)[{{cite web |last1=Rettig |first1=James |title=Sheer Mag – "Blood From A Stone" |url=https://www.stereogum.com/2048258/sheer-mag-blood-from-a-stone/music/ |website=Stereogum |accessdate=February 8, 2020 |date=June 19, 2019}}][{{cite web |last1=Shteamer |first1=Hank |title=Song You Need to Know: Sheer Mag, ‘Blood From a Stone’ |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sheer-mag-blood-from-a-stone-new-album-849809/ |website=Rolling Stone |accessdate=February 8, 2020 |date=June 19, 2019}}]
| single2 = Hardly to Blame
| single2date = July 22, 2019[{{cite web |last1=Gottsegen |first1=Will |title=Sheer Mag – "Hardly To Blame" |url=https://www.spin.com/2019/07/sheer-mag-hardly-to-blame-video/ |website=Spin |accessdate=February 8, 2020 |date=July 22, 2019}}]
| single3 = The Killer
| single3date = August 19, 2019[{{cite web |last1=Grow |first1=Kory |title=Hear Sheer Mag’s Gritty New Song ‘The Killer’ |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/sheer-mag-new-song-the-killer-873313/ |website=Rolling Stone |accessdate=February 8, 2020 |date=August 19, 2019}}]
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'''''A Distant Call''''' is the second studio album by American band [Sheer Mag](/source/Sheer_Mag). It was released on August 23, 2019, through the band's own label; Wilsuns Recording Company.[{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2019/08/sheer-mag-a-distant-call-stream/|title=Sheer Mag Release New Album 'A Distant Call'|work=[Spin](/source/Spin_(magazine))|last=Burks|first=Tosten|date=August 23, 2019|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}]
The first single from the album, "Blood From A Stone," was released on June 19, 2019.[{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/news/sheer-mag-announce-new-album-and-tour-share-new-song-listen/|title=Sheer Mag Announce New Album and Tour, Share New Song|website=[Pitchfork](/source/Pitchfork_(website))|last=Minsker|first=Evan|date=June 19, 2019|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}]
== Release and promotion ==
=== Singles ===
Three singles were released on ''A Distant Call'' which were released prior to the release of the album. The first single, "Blood From A Stone" was released on June 19, 2019, which coincided with the album's announcement.[{{cite web|url=http://www.anydecentmusic.com/review/10032/Sheer-Mag-A-Distant-Call.aspx|title=A Distant Call by Sheer Mag|publisher=AnyDecentMusic?|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}]
| aggregate1 =
| aggregate1score =
| MC = 81/100[{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/a-distant-call/sheer-mag|title=Metacritic Review|publisher=[Metacritic](/source/Metacritic)|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}]
| rev1 = [AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/a-distant-call-mw0003294733|title=AllMusic Review|publisher=[AllMusic](/source/AllMusic)|last=Monger|first=James Christopher|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}]
| rev2 = ''[Consequence of Sound](/source/Consequence_of_Sound)''
| rev2score = B[{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2019/08/album-review-sheer-mag-a-distant-call/|title=Sheer Mag Answer A Distant Call with Expected Fervor|website=[Consequence of Sound](/source/Consequence_of_Sound)|last=Sachllah|first=David|date=August 16, 2019|access-date=October 27, 2019}}]
| rev3 = ''[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)''
| rev3score = 7/10[{{cite web|url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/sheer_mag-a_distant_call|title=Exclaim Review|website=[Exclaim!](/source/Exclaim!)|last=Garcia|first=Brad|date=August 20, 2019|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}]
| rev4 = ''[The Guardian](/source/The_Guardian)''
| rev4score = {{Rating|4|5}}
| rev5 = ''[NME](/source/NME)''
| rev5score = ''{{Rating|4|5}}''[{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/album/sheer-mag-distant-call-review|title=NME Review|website=[NME](/source/NME)|last=Smith|first=Thomas|date=August 28, 2019|accessdate=October 27, 2019}}]
| rev6 = [''Paste''](/source/Paste_(magazine))
| rev6score = 8.5/10[{{cite web |last1=Martin |first1=Clare |title=Sheer Mag: A Distant Call Review |url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2019/08/sheer-mag-a-distant-call-review.html |website=Paste |accessdate=February 8, 2020 |date=August 22, 2019}}]
| rev7 = [''Pitchfork''](/source/Pitchfork_(website))
| rev7score = 7.8/10[{{cite web |last1=Evans |first1=Dayna |title=Sheer Mag: A Distant Call Album Review |url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/sheer-mag-a-distant-call/ |website=Pitchfork |accessdate=February 8, 2020 |date=August 24, 2019}}]
| rev8 = [''Q''](/source/Q_(magazine))
| rev8score = {{Rating|4|5}}[{{cite web |last1=Shteamer |first1=Hank |title=Sheer Mag Unite the Personal and Political on Bold Concept Album ‘A Distant Call’ |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/sheer-mag-distant-call-866944/ |website=Rolling Stone |accessdate=February 8, 2020 |date=August 21, 2019}}]
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''A Distant Call'' was met with universal acclaim reviews from critics. At [Metacritic](/source/Metacritic), which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 81, based on 12 reviews.