Language (The Contortionist album)
Language is the third studio album by progressive metal band The Contortionist. The album was released under eOne/Good Fight Music on September 16, 2014. It is the first studio album to feature Michael Lessard of Last Chance to Reason - who replaced Jonathan Carpenter after he became a father and left the group amicably in March 2013 to focus on his family. The album debuted at #52 on the Billboard 200 chart, as well as #6 on the "Hard Rock" chart and #15 on the "Rock" chart.
Background
The band started the writing process in January - a short update (January 16th) was posted via Facebook stating, "Writing ... excited for the next album!" Throughout the month of April the band made several updates, one revealed that they entered the studio with producer Jamie King at The Basement Recording Studio. On April 23, the band released a final statement, "That's a wrap. The album is recorded. Jamie King is a genius. We couldn't be more excited about this."
On June 26, both, the album title and release date were announced. The first album teaser was uploaded to YouTube on June 30 (feedback was positive). On July 9, the rest of the album details were revealed: artwork, track-listing, and various pre-order bundles. The song "Language I: Intuition" was made available for purchase via iTunes on July 14. On August 26, Alternative Press premiered the music video for "Language I: Intuition". The album's second single, "Primordial Sound", premiered on MetalSucks.net Tuesday, September 2.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by The Contortionist.
| 1. |
"The Source" |
2:39 |
| 2. |
"Language I: Intuition" |
5:24 |
| 3. |
"Language II: Conspire" |
4:15 |
| 4. |
"Integration" |
5:46 |
| 5. |
"Thrive" |
6:04 |
| 6. |
"Primordial Sound" |
6:28 |
| 7. |
"Arise" |
3:58 |
| 8. |
"Ebb & Flow" |
7:06 |
| 9. |
"The Parable" |
7:05 |
Total length: |
48:45 |
Personnel
- The Contortionist
- Joey Baca - drums, percussion
- Robby Baca - guitar, bass
- Jordan Eberhardt - bass solo on Thrive
- Eric Guenther - keyboards
- Michael Lessard - vocals
- Cameron Maynard - guitar
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- Production
- Engineered, Mixed & mastered by Jamie King
- Art direction & design by Bobby Jeffries
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References
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- Joey Baca
- Robby Baca
- Cameron Maynard
- Jordan Eberhardt
- Mike Lessard
- Eric Guenther
- Dave Hoffman
- Jake Morris
- Jonathan Carpenter
- Christopher Tilley
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