Controller is the third studio album by American-Canadian metalcore band Misery Signals and was released July 22, 2008. The album was recorded by producer Devin Townsend who produced Misery Signals' debut record Of Malice, and the Magnum Heart.
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| Released | July 22, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Early 2008 | |||
| Genre | Melodic metalcore[1] | |||
| Length | 41:50 | |||
| Label | Ferret | |||
| Producer | Devin Townsend | |||
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| Singles from Controller | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AbsolutePunk | (88%)[2] |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
| Rockmidgets | [4] |
| Skylinepress | 9/10[5] |
On April 28, 2008, Misery Signals posted their first single for Controller called "Weight of the World". Bassist, Kyle Johnson said "It was the first song we recorded for the new album and it's a different song for us, it's little angrier, faster and actually the shortest song clocking in at a little over two minutes."
Vocalist Karl Schubach goes onto say "It was the first song we tracked and Devin Townsend (Producer) had me run through the entire song once just to get down the idea of where I wanted to go. He told me that I nailed it right off the bat and we ended up keeping most of it as the finished version. The song itself is about deciding whether you should tell someone what you really think and get it off of your chest or take the high road and let them think that they are right. That situation can really blow up."[6]
Recently they have filmed a video for their track "A Certain Death" which will serve as the first single off Controller. The video was directed by renowned music video director David Brodsky and starred Brandon Slagle in the narrative portions of the video.
Some 2,900 copies were sold in the first week of release. According to several sources, the album could have exceeded the limit of 20,000 copies sold.[citation needed]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Misery Signals
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Nothing" | 4:05 |
| 2. | "Weight of the World" | 2:50 |
| 3. | "Labyrinthian" | 4:12 |
| 4. | "Parallels" | 3:42 |
| 5. | "Coma" | 4:51 |
| 6. | "A Certain Death" | 3:25 |
| 7. | "Set in Motion" | 3:48 |
| 8. | "Ebb and Flow" | 3:27 |
| 9. | "Reset" | 6:16 |
| 10. | "Homecoming" | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 41:50 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 11. | "Ebb and Flow" (acoustic) | 4:58 |
| Total length: | 46:48 | |
Personnel
edit- Misery Signals
- Karl Schubach - lead vocals
- Ryan Morgan - lead guitar, backing vocals
- Stuart Ross - rhythm guitar
- Kyle Johnson - bass
- Branden Morgan - drums
- Additional personnel
- Produced by Devin Townsend
- Drum engineering by Dean Maher
- Drum editing by Mike Young
- Additional percussion by Richard Morgan
- Artwork by Sons of Nero
References
edit- ^ Synyard, Dave. "Misery Signals Controller". Exclaim!. Retrieved 6 June 2018.
- ^ "AbsolutePunk review". AbsolutePunk.[dead link]
- ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Controller at AllMusic
- ^ "Rockmidgets review". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ Skylinepress review[permanent dead link]
- ^ ":: Altsounds.com". Archived from the original on 2011-05-23. Retrieved 2008-04-30.