Silencer (Zed album)

Silencer is the debut studio album by New Zealand rock band Zed. It was produced and engineered by David Nicholas at Revolver Studios in Auckland, New Zealand, with final overdubbing and mixing at Mangrove Studios, north of Sydney, Australia.^[1] Recording sessions were over in seven weeks, but not before all band members and production staff were struck by influenza.^[2] The album was first released in New Zealand on 27 August 2000, via Universal Music Group. The album debuted at number one on the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums chart, quickly achieving triple platinum status, and creating six hit singles. "Renegade Fighter" was also the number one song in New Zealand for the year 2000.^[2] In 2001, Silencer earned the band three wins at the New Zealand Music Awards including 'Album of the Year', 'Top Group', and 'Top Male Vocalist'.^[2] A bonus disc edition was released in early 2001, containing ten bonus tracks and three music videos, "Renegade Fighter", "Come On Down" and "Driver's Side".

Chart performance

Silencer debuted in the Official New Zealand Top 40 Albums chart on 27 August 2000 and peaked at number one.^[3] The album spent a total of seventeen weeks on the chart in total, with the first nine weeks within the top ten.^[3] The album achieved triple platinum status in New Zealand^[2] and was the only number one local album for that year.

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Renegade Fighter"	Nathan King, Ben Campbell	David Nicholas	3:21
2.	"Driver's Side"	King	Nicholas	3:26
3.	"Come On Down"	King, Campbell	Nicholas	4:07
4.	"He's Sad"	King	Nicholas	4:22
5.	"Glorafilia"	Campbell, King, Adrian Palmer	Nicholas	3:20
6.	"Unseen"	King	Nicholas	4:39
7.	"Oh! Daisy"	Campbell	Nicholas	3:39
8.	"Don't You Wish?"	King	Nicholas	4:58
9.	"In My Mind"	Campbell, King	Nicholas	3:28
10.	"S.P.S."	Campbell	Nicholas	5:14
11.	"I'm Cold"	King, Campbell	Nicholas	3:49
12.	"Good Man"	King, Palmer	Nicholas	3:24
13.	"Calling Again"	Campbell	Nicholas	6:17
Total length:				53:59

Bonus disc edition: bonus tracks (2001)
No.	Title	Writer(s)	Producer(s)	Length
1.	"Unseen (Live)"	King	Chris Tate	5:07
2.	"Driver's Side (Live)"	King	Tate	3:36
3.	"In My Mind (Live)"	Campbell, King	Tate	3:28
4.	"Renegade Fighter (Live)"	King, Campbell	Tate	3:36
5.	"Cavalier"			3:54
6.	"Leaving Me"			2:48
7.	"I'm Cold (Acoustic)"	King, Campbell		3:14
8.	"Glorafilia (Acoustic)"	Campbell, King, Palmer		2:59
9.	"Renegade Fighter (Acoustic)"	King, Campbell		3:20
10.	"Don't You Wish (Trigger X Remix)"	King		5:54

Bonus disc edition: interactive content (2001)
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Renegade Fighter (Video)"
2.	"Come On Down (Video)"
3.	"Driver's Side (Video)"
4.	"On Tour (Video)"

Personnel

Nathan King – vocals, guitars, composer
Ben Campbell – bass, keyboards, fx, vocals, composer
Andrew "Andy" Lynch – guitars, vocals, additional protools
Adrian Palmer – drums, percussion, vocals, composer, additional protools
David Nicholas – producer, engineering, mixing
Nic Manders – assistant producer
Blair Simmons - assistant producer
Matt Lovell – assistant producer
Pat Khutz – studio drum technician
DJ Kritikl – scratching, loop (track 12)
Don Bartley – mastering
Grant Kearney – A&R
Seven.co.nz – design and artwork
Chris Tate – recording, mixing, editing, mastering (live tracks)
Tom Muskin – editing, mastering (live tracks)

Credits for Silencer adapted from liner notes.^[1]

References

1 2 Silencer (CD liner notes). Zed. Universal Music Group. 2001.
1 2 3 4 "Zed - New Zealand Musicians & Bands". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2012.
1 2 "Silencer - Zed - Top 40 Albums Chart". muzic.net.nz. Retrieved 30 July 2012.

Preceded by "Mix" by Stellar*	New Zealand Music Awards Album of the Year 2001	Succeeded by "The Navigator" by Che Fu

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