Pacifisticuffs

Pacifisticuffs
Studio album by Diablo Swing Orchestra
Released October 2017[1]
Recorded July 16 – October 9, 2016[2][3]
Genre Avant-garde metal, swing revival, progressive metal, symphonic metal, experimental rock
Label Spinefarm[1]
Diablo Swing Orchestra chronology
Pandora's Piñata
(2012)		 Pacifisticuffs
(2017)

Pacifisticuffs is the upcoming fourth studio album by Swedish avant-garde metal band Diablo Swing Orchestra. It is currently planned for an October 2017 release.[1]

It is the first album with singer and pianist Kristin Evegård and drummer Johan Norbäck.[4] It will feature a reworked version of their 2014 non-album single "Jigsaw Hustle".[5]

Production

The band announced that they started working on their next album on August 16, 2014, at the same time they announced Evegård as their new female singer.[4]

Recordings started with drums on July 16, 2016,[2] which were done by July 24.[6] Recording of guitars and bass guitar started on August 3, with bass done by September 4.[7] The recording of brass instruments started on September 18, strings on September 19, a five-person choir on September 24, and grand piano on September 27.[8][9][10][11] Recording of lead vocals started on September 29, and ended on October 9, concluding the main recordings.[12]

Mixing was supposed to be done by late October 2016, but technical difficulties led to a delaying of the album's release; the band finally announced completion of mixing and the beginning of the mastering process on January 14, 2017.[13][14]

On February 10, 2017, they revealed the title, adding "Say it a hundred times before bed and wake up an even better person."[15] The tracklist was revealed on March 25, and the cover art on April 22.[5][16][17]

One of the main visual themes of the album is "gnarly geometry".[18]

Track listing

All tracks written by Diablo Swing Orchestra.

No.TitleLength
1."Knucklehugs – Arm Yourself with Love" 
2."The Age of Vulture Culture" 
3."Superhero Jagannath" 
4."Vision of the Purblind" 
5."Lady Clandestine Chainbreaker" 
6."Jigsaw Hustle" 
7."Pulse of the Incipient" 
8."Ode to the Innocent" 
9."Interruption" 
10."Cul-de-sac Semantics" 
11."Karma Bonfire" 
12."Climbing the Eyewall" 
13."Porch of Perception" 

Personnel

Diablo Swing Orchestra

Artwork and design

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Ladies and gentlemen! We are as of now signed to Spinefarm/Universal.". DSO's official facebook. July 12, 2017. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Diablo album no. 4 is in the making - let there be drums!". DSO's official facebook. July 16, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ "Vocals are done. Just 2 weeks of mixing left and we have a new album folks!!". DSO's official facebook. October 9, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Diablo Swing Orchestra". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Diablo Swing Orchestra - Unveil New Album Title". Metal Storm. February 14, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Drums are done and the results are simply splendid! Next up - bass & guitars!". DSO's official facebook. July 24, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gearing up on bass & guitars!". DSO's official facebook. August 3, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Guitars and brass in the making!". DSO's official facebook. September 18, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  9. ↑ "Strings and a flying head!". DSO's official facebook. September 19, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  10. ↑ "DSO Philharmonic Choir". DSO's official facebook. September 24, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  11. ↑ "Piano time!! Just a couple of weeks left now!". DSO's official facebook. September 27, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  12. ↑ "Mansplaining how to sing like Dean Frank Connery". DSO's official facebook. September 29, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  13. ↑ "We've had some tech issues during the mix so the album will be slightly delayed but here's a sneak preview of one of the intros.". DSO's official facebook. November 7, 2016. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  14. ↑ "Some tech and schedule issues later... We'll master this baby asap". DSO's official facebook. January 14, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  15. ↑ "Diablo Swing Orchestra". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  16. ↑ "What's in a name?". DSO's official facebook. March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
  17. 1 2 "Sebastian Kowoll working his magic - ladies and gents, we have an album cover!". DSO's official facebook. January 22, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.
  18. ↑ "Gnarly geometry". DSO's official facebook. March 25, 2017. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
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