Dystopia is the second studio album by Canadian death metal band Beneath the Massacre. It was released on October 28, 2008 through Prosthetic Records.[6]
| Dystopia | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 28, 2008 | |||
| Recorded | Northern Studio | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal, deathcore | |||
| Length | 32:24 | |||
| Label | Prosthetic | |||
| Producer | Yannick St-Amand | |||
| Beneath the Massacre chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| About.com |    [1] |
| ChartAttack | [2] |
| Lambgoat | (7/10) [3] |
| Southcoast247 | (unfavorable) [4] |
| SMNNews | (6.5/10) [5] |
The song "Never More" is a re-recorded version of the track of the same name found on their first EP, Evidence of Inequity.
Musical and lyrical themes
edit"The songs are by far the weirdest, most intense songs we have ever written. It's great to finally listen to all the crazy ideas we had... After six weeks of intense tracking, we're also relieved that's it's all done. The writing process was hard and exhausting since we wrote most of it on the road, but we can now say that it worth it and we cannot wait to release the album and play the new songs on our upcoming tour."
— Elliot Desgagnés[6]
Promotion
editOn July 3, 2008, a message was posted on Beneath the Massacre's official website about the first in a series of in-studio videos featuring footage from Northern Studio.[6]
On August 14, 2008, a message was posted in Beneath the Massacre's official website regarding the second video for the making of Dystopia, featuring bass and guitar recording sessions, and also a link to Prostheric Records pre-order the album, currently available on CD and vinyl formats.
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Condemned" | 4:20 |
| 2. | "Reign of Terror" | 3:33 |
| 3. | "Our Common Grave" | 3:43 |
| 4. | "Skit 1" (Does not appear on the album track listing) | 0:10 |
| 5. | "Harvest of Hate" | 3:15 |
| 6. | "The Wasteland" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "Bitter" | 2:45 |
| 8. | "No Future" | 0:52 |
| 9. | "Lithium Overdose" | 3:41 |
| 10. | "Never More" | 3:43 |
| 11. | "Procreating the Infection" | 2:44 |
| Total length: | 32:24 | |
Personnel
edit- Beneath the Massacre
- Elliot Desgagnés − vocals
- Christopher Bradley − guitar
- Dennis Bradley − bass
- Justin Rousselle − drums
- Productions
References
edit- ^ "About.com review". Archived from the original on 2008-11-08. Retrieved 2008-10-30.
- ^ "ChartAttack review". Archived from the original on 2009-05-15. Retrieved 2008-11-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Lambgoat review
- ^ southcoast247 review
- ^ "SMNNews review". Archived from the original on 2008-11-07. Retrieved 2008-11-14.
- ^ a b c "Beneath the Massacre: Video Footage from the Studio Posted Online". Blabbermouth.net. 2008-07-02. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2008-07-03.