Meshuggah frontman Jens Kidman and drummer Tomas Haake were the guests during a live chat in the Nuclear Blast Screening Room yesterday and they answered fan questions during the event. I was able to watch it live, it's sort of my job! The most interesting bit of news to come out of the chat is the band revealing that they are eyeing a September/October release this year. We've known the band has been writing and recording for at least year now but this is the first official word on any sort of release date.
Jens and Tomas were asked some follow up questions which I tried as best as I could to log:
When asked if the record would sound similar to their 2008 release, obZen, Tomas answered (paraphrased): "We have a sound that we are going for. We were pretty happy with how the production came out on obZen, and the new album is kind of in that vein, but there will always be a bit of difference".
They also revealed that they would not be mixing the album, instead bringing in Daniel Bergstrand who worked with the band on my two favorite records of theirs, Chaosphere & Destroy Erase Improve.
A remastered demo version of "Story To Tell" taken from the upcoming reissue of DEATH's seventh and final album, "The Sound Of Perseverance", has been posted online. The track appears on the second disc of the reissue that features all previously unreleased demo material.
"The Sound Of Perseverance" will be reissued on February 15 in North America (February 21 internationally) via Relapse Records. The first in a series of official DEATH reissues slated for 2011, the LP has been remastered from the original studio tapes and expanded to include previously unreleased demo material. The reissue will also include enhanced artwork and liner notes from the original cover artist Travis Smith as well as liner notes from DEATH guitarist Shannon Hamm and never-before-seen photographs from "The Sound Of Perseverance" era. A special deluxe version of the "The Sound Of Perseverance" reissue includes a third bonus disc of unreleased material and will only be available via Relapse mailorder and digitally via iTunes.
To coincide with the reissue, Relapse mailorder will also offer a "The Sound Of Perseverance" t-shirt and zip-up hooded sweatshirt featuring the enhanced album artwork.
"The Sound Of Perseverance" three-disc reissue track listing:
Disc 1
01. Scavenger Of Human Sorrow 02. Bite The Pain 03. Spirit Crusher 04. Story To Tell 05. Flesh And The Power It Holds 06. Voice Of The Soul 07. To Forgive Is To Suffer 08. A Moment Of Clarity 09. Painkiller
Disc 2
01. Spirit Crusher - 1998 Demos (No Bass) 02. Flesh And The Power It Holds - 1998 Demos (No Bass) 03. Voice Of The Soul - 1998 Demos (No Bass) 04. Bite The Pain - 1998 Demos 05. A Moment Of Clarity - 1998 Demos 06. Story To Tell - 1998 Demos 07. Scavenger Of Human Sorrow - 1998 Demos 08. Bite The Pain - 1997 Demos 09. Story To Tell - 1997 Demos 10. A Moment Of Clarity - 1997 Demos
Disc 3
01. Bite The Pain - 1996 Demos 02. Story To Tell - 1996 Demos 03. A Moment Of Clarity - 1996 Demos 04. Bite The Pain w/ Paul Payne On Vocals - 1996 Demos 05. A Moment Of Clarity w/ Paul Payne On Vocals - 1996 Demos 06. A Moment Of Clarity w/ Chuck Schuldiner On Vocals - 1996 Demos 07. Story To Tell w/ Chuck Schuldiner On Vocals - 1996 Demos 08. Bite The Pain w/ Shannon Hamm on Vocals - 1996 Demos 09. A Moment Of Clarity - 1996 Demos (Instrumental) 10. Bite The Pain - 1996 Demos (Instrumental) 11. Story To Tell - 1996 Demos (Instrumental) 12. Voice Of The Soul - 1996 Demos (Instrumental) 13. A Moment Of Clarity - 1996 Demos (Instrumental)
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Jens and Tomas were asked some follow up questions which I tried as best as I could to log:
When asked if the record would sound similar to their 2008 release, obZen, Tomas answered (paraphrased): "We have a sound that we are going for. We were pretty happy with how the production came out on obZen, and the new album is kind of in that vein, but there will always be a bit of difference".
They also revealed that they would not be mixing the album, instead bringing in Daniel Bergstrand who worked with the band on my two favorite records of theirs, Chaosphere & Destroy Erase Improve.
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A remastered demo version of "Story To Tell" taken from the upcoming reissue of DEATH's seventh and final album, "The Sound Of Perseverance", has been posted online. The track appears on the second disc of the reissue that features all previously unreleased demo material.
"The Sound Of Perseverance" will be reissued on February 15 in North America (February 21 internationally) via Relapse Records. The first in a series of official DEATH reissues slated for 2011, the LP has been remastered from the original studio tapes and expanded to include previously unreleased demo material. The reissue will also include enhanced artwork and liner notes from the original cover artist Travis Smith as well as liner notes from DEATH guitarist Shannon Hamm and never-before-seen photographs from "The Sound Of Perseverance" era. A special deluxe version of the "The Sound Of Perseverance" reissue includes a third bonus disc of unreleased material and will only be available via Relapse mailorder and digitally via iTunes.
To coincide with the reissue, Relapse mailorder will also offer a "The Sound Of Perseverance" t-shirt and zip-up hooded sweatshirt featuring the enhanced album artwork.
"The Sound Of Perseverance" three-disc reissue track listing:
Disc 1
01. Scavenger Of Human Sorrow
02. Bite The Pain
03. Spirit Crusher
04. Story To Tell
05. Flesh And The Power It Holds
06. Voice Of The Soul
07. To Forgive Is To Suffer
08. A Moment Of Clarity
09. Painkiller
Disc 2
01. Spirit Crusher - 1998 Demos (No Bass)
02. Flesh And The Power It Holds - 1998 Demos (No Bass)
03. Voice Of The Soul - 1998 Demos (No Bass)
04. Bite The Pain - 1998 Demos
05. A Moment Of Clarity - 1998 Demos
06. Story To Tell - 1998 Demos
07. Scavenger Of Human Sorrow - 1998 Demos
08. Bite The Pain - 1997 Demos
09. Story To Tell - 1997 Demos
10. A Moment Of Clarity - 1997 Demos
Disc 3
01. Bite The Pain - 1996 Demos
02. Story To Tell - 1996 Demos
03. A Moment Of Clarity - 1996 Demos
04. Bite The Pain w/ Paul Payne On Vocals - 1996 Demos
05. A Moment Of Clarity w/ Paul Payne On Vocals - 1996 Demos
06. A Moment Of Clarity w/ Chuck Schuldiner On Vocals - 1996 Demos
07. Story To Tell w/ Chuck Schuldiner On Vocals - 1996 Demos
08. Bite The Pain w/ Shannon Hamm on Vocals - 1996 Demos
09. A Moment Of Clarity - 1996 Demos (Instrumental)
10. Bite The Pain - 1996 Demos (Instrumental)
11. Story To Tell - 1996 Demos (Instrumental)
12. Voice Of The Soul - 1996 Demos (Instrumental)
13. A Moment Of Clarity - 1996 Demos (Instrumental)