Death of a Dead Day is the second studio album by British progressive metal band Sikth, as well as the last released before their 2008–2013 hiatus. It was released on 6 June 2006 (06/06/06) in the United States and 26 June in the United Kingdom; the first 4000 copies came with hand autographed fold out posters.[3] It was released on vinyl by Basick Records as part of Record Store Day 2014.[4]
| Death of a Dead Day | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 June 2006 (US) 26 June 2006 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 53:52 | |||
| Label | Bieler Bros. | |||
| Producer | Sikth | |||
| Sikth chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Singles from Death of a Dead Day | ||||
| ||||
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Metal Injection | Recommended[2] |
A music video was released for opening track "Bland Street Bloom" while "Flogging the Horses" was released as an EP single.
Lyrical themes
editIn a 2016 track-by-track guide with Louder Sound, vocalist and primary lyricist Mikee Goodman stated that Death of a Dead Day was the hardest album he made lyrically. The album's lyrical themes range from topics such as war ("Flogging the Horses"), anti-hate ("Sanguine Seas of Bigotry"), and the music industry ("Part of the Friction"), along with other topics and themes.[5]
Track listing
editAll lyrics are written by Mikee Goodman, except where noted; all music is composed by Dan Weller, Graham "Pin" Pinney, James Leach, and Dan "Loord" Foord
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bland Street Bloom" | 5:41 | |
| 2. | "Flogging the Horses" | 3:33 | |
| 3. | "Way Beyond the Fond Old River" | 5:03 | |
| 4. | "Summer Rain" | 3:35 | |
| 5. | "In This Light" | 4:24 | |
| 6. | "Sanguine Seas of Bigotry" | 4:17 | |
| 7. | "Mermaid Slur" | 0:48 | |
| 8. | "When the Moment's Gone" | 5:59 | |
| 9. | "Part of the Friction" | 5:13 | |
| 10. | "Where Do We Fall?" | Justin Hill, Goodman | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Another Sinking Ship" | 4:02 | |
| 12. | "As the Earth Spins Round" | 6:37 | |
| Total length: | 53:47 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Each Other and Ourselves" | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 58:31 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Flogging the Horses" (Demo) | 4:52 |
| 14. | "Part of the Friction" (Demo) | 5:12 |
| 15. | "Where Do We Fall?" (Demo) | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 69:06 | |
Personnel
edit- Sikth
- Mikee Goodman – vocals
- Justin Hill – vocals
- Dan Weller – guitars
- Graham "Pin" Pinney – guitars
- James Leach – bass
- Dan "Loord" Foord – drums, percussion
- Production
- Produced by Sikth
- Mixed and engineered by Matt Laplant
- Additional mixing on "Mermaid Slur" by Simon Hanhart at Spare Room Studios
- Post-production by Weller and Hill
- Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound Miami, Florida
- Artwork & design by Tim Fox
- Photography by Matthew Swig
References
edit- ^ "Death of a Dead Day - Sikth". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- ^ "Worth revisiting: SIKTH, "Death of a Dead Day"". Metal Injection. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- ^ "Sikth - Death of a Dead Day (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- ^ "BASICK to release vinyl albums from SIKTH and CIRCLES for Record Store Day 2014 by undefined".
- ^ Goodman, Mikee (28 September 2016). "Your track-by-track guide to SikTh's Death Of A Dead Day". Louder Sound. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- ^ "Sikth - Death Of A Dead Day (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
External links
edit- "SikTh - Death of a Dead Day". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
 | This article about a 2000s metalcore album is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |