Spiritech

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Spiritech
Spiritech cover
Studio album by Alchemist
Released June 30, 1997
Recorded November 1996 at Rocking Horse Studios
Genre Progressive metal
Death metal
Length 61:26
Label Flag of Australia Thrust
Producer Alchemist and John Hresc
Professional reviews
Alchemist chronology
Lunasphere
(1995)		 Spiritech
(1997)		 Eve of the War
(1998)

Spiritech is the third full-length studio album by the Australian progressive metal band, Alchemist. It was released in 1997 by Australian label Thrust and distributed by Shock Records. A promotional music video for the song "Road to Ubar" was released. "Spiritechnology" samples Richard Nixon speaking on extraterrestrial life and its possible effect on religion, while "Chinese Whispers" has become popular at live shows.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Chinese Whispers" − 9:33
  2. "Road to Ubar" − 5:39
  3. "Staying Conscious" − 5:42
  4. "Beyond Genesis" − 7:19
  5. "Spiritechnology" − 6:32
  6. "Inertia" (instrumental) − 5:00
  7. "Hermaphroditis" − 4:32
  8. "Dancing to Life" − 6:03
  9. "Figments" − 11:06

[edit] Credits

  • John Hresc − Engineering at Rocking Horse Studios, Byron Bay, New South Wales, November 1996
  • Alchemist and D.W. Norton − Production
  • D.W. Norton − Mixing at Backbeach Studios, Victoria (Australia), March 1997
  • Sally Moore − Design
v • d • e
Alchemist
Adam Agius – John Bray – Rodney Holder – Roy Torkington – Nick Wall
Albums
Jar of Kingdom – Lunasphere – Spiritech – Eve of the War – Organasm – Austral Alien – Tripsis
Compilations
Demos
Eternal Wedlock – Demo '90 – Demo '91 – Promo 94 − Promo 99
Music videos
"Road to Ubar" – "Eve of the War" – "First Contact" – "Solarburn" – "Alpha Capella Nova Vega" – "Wrapped in Guilt"
Articles