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Battles: Mirrored

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On May 14, 2007, “Warp” label released “Mirrored”, the debut Battles studio album. It was recorded in 2006, at “Machines with Magnets”, Pawtucket, RI, and was produced by Tyondai Braxton, Ian Williams, Dave Konopka and John Stanier.

Personnel:

  • Tyondai Braxton – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Ian Williams – guitar, keyboards
  • Dave Konopka – guitar, bass, effects
  • John Stanier – drums
  • Keith Souza – recording, mixing
  • Mike Viele – engineer assistant
  • Seth Manchester – engineer assistant
  • Jeff Lipton – mastering
  • Jessica Thompson – mastering
  • Dave Konopka – art direction, design
  • Timothy Saccenti – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Tyondai Braxton, Ian Williams, Dave Konopka and John Stanier.

  1. Race: In
  2. Atlas
  3. Ddiamondd
  4. Tonto
  5. Levendecker
  6. Rainbow
  7. Bad Trials
  8. Prismism
  9. Snare Hangar
  10. Tij
  11. Race: Out

Coheed And Cambria: The Color Before the Sun

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On October 16, 2015, “300 Entertainment” label released “The Color Before the Sun”, the eight Coheed and Cambria studio album. It was recorded in March 2015, and was produced by Jay Joyce, Claudio Sanchez, Travis Stever, Josh Eppard and Zach Cooper.

Personnel:

  • Claudio Sanchez – lead vocals, rhythm guitar, arranger
  • Travis Stever – lead guitar, backing vocals, arranger
  • Zach Cooper – bass, backing vocals, arranger
  • Josh Eppard – drums, percussion, backing vocals, arranger
  • Jay Joyce – Rhodes piano
  • Roy Agee – horns
  • Mike Haynes – horns
  • Jennifer Kummer – horns
  • Avery Bright – strings
  • Melodie Morris – strings
  • Eleonore Denig – strings
  • Chondra Marie Sanchez – additional backing vocals
  • The Prize Fighter Inferno – synth world
  • Nick Steinhardt – cover art

Track listing:

All tracks by Claudio Sanchez.

  1. Island
  2. Eraser
  3. Colors
  4. Here to Mars
  5. Ghost
  6. Atlas
  7. Young Love
  8. You Got Spirit, Kid
  9. The Audience
  10. Peace to the Mountain

Caligula’s Horse: The Tide, the Thief & River’s End

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On October 4, 2013, “Welkin Records” label released “The Tide, the Thief & River’s End”, the second Caligula’s Horse studio album. It was recorded April 2012 – March 2013, at “Heaven’s Gate Studio” in Brisbane, Australia, and was produced by Sam Vallen.

Personnel:

  • Jim Grey – vocals
  • Sam Vallen – guitar, engineer, mixing
  • Zac Greensill – guitar
  • Dave Couper – bass
  • Geoff Irish – drums
  • Sean Thomas – electric piano
  • Holly Terrens – flute
  • Michelle Wilson – violin
  • Natasha Ivanovic – violin
  • Stefanie Bernard – clarinet
  • Boy Potts, Dario Lagana, Dave Couper, Geoff Irish, John Grey, Lucas Stone, Mitchell Legg, Sam Grey, Sam Vallen, Sean Thomas, Zac Greensill – backing vocals
  • Dale Prinsse – assistant engineer
  • Zac Greensill – assistant engineer
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Kelly Meyer – artwork
  • Stephanie Bernard – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Jim Grey and Sam Vallen, except where noted.

  1. A Gift to Afterthought
  2. Water’s Edge
  3. Atlas
  4. Into the White
  5. Old Cracks in New Earth
  6. Dark hair Down – Jim Grey, Sam Vallen, Zac Greensill
  7. Thief
  8. All Is Quiet by the Wall

Sparta: Threes

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On October 24, 2006, “Hollywood Records” label released “Threes”, the third Sparta studio album. It was recorded March – June 2006, at, “Robert Lang Studios” in Seattle, Washington, and was produced by Dave Bassett.

Personnel:

  • Keeley Davis– vocals, guitar
  • Jim Ward– vocals, guitar
  • Matt Miller- bass, backup vocals
  • Tony Hajjar– drums
  • Chris Henrich- pedal steel guitar
  • Merry Clayton- backing vocals
  • Liz Smith- guitar technician
  • Gregg Keplinger- drum technician
  • Joe Chiccarelli– engineer
  • Dave Bassett, George Gumbs- engineer
  • Jared Kvitka – engineer assistant
  • Mike Major– mixing
  • Alan Yoshida– mastering
  • Erik Ron- digital editing
  • Ray Wallace– paintings
  • Geert Teuwen- cover photo

Track listing:

  1. Untreatable Disease
  2. Crawl
  3. Unstitch Your Mouth
  4. Taking Back Control
  5. Erase It Again
  6. Atlas
  7. The Most Vicious Crime
  8. False Start
  9. Weather the Storm
  10. Right.Return. (Straight In Our Hands)
  11. Without a Sound
  12. Translations

 

Metallica: Hardwired… to Self-Destruct

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On November 18, 2016, “Blackened Recordings” label released “Hardwired… to Self-Destruct”, the tenth Metallica studio album. It was recorded May 2015 – August 2016, at “Metallica’s HQ” in San Rafael, California, and was produced by Greg Fidelman, James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich. The album was certified 2 x Platinum in Austria by “IFPI Austria”, Platinum in Belgium by “BEA”, 2 x Platinum in Canada by “Music Canada”, Platinum in Czech Republic by “IFPI Czech Republic”, Platinum in France by “SNEP”, 2 x Platinum in Germany by “BVMI”, 2 x Platinum in Greece by “IFPI Greece”, Platinum in Hungary by “MAHASZ”, 3 x Platinum in Mexico by “AMPROFON”, 4 x Platinum in Poland by “ZPAV”, and Platinum in USA by “RIAA”.

Personnel:

  • James Hetfield– vocals, rhythm guitar
  • Kirk Hammett– lead guitar
  • Robert Trujillo– bass, backing vocals
  • Lars Ulrich– drums
  • Greg Fidelman – recording, mixing
  • Mike Gillies, Sara Lyn Killion – additional recording
  • Ken Matcke – engineer assistant
  • Dan Monti, Jim Monti, Jason Gossman – digital editing
  • Dave Collins – mastering
  • Turner Duckworth – design
  • Herring & Herring – creative direction, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by James Hetfield and Lars Ulrich, except where noted.

  1. Hardwired
  2. Atlas, Rise!
  3. Now That We’re Dead
  4. Moth into Flame
  5. Dream no More
  6. Halo on Fire
  7. Confusion
  8. ManUNkind – James Hetfield, Lars Ulrich, Robert Trujillo
  9. Here Comes Revenge
  10. Am I Savage?
  11. Murder One
  12. Spit Out the Bone