Forging a Future Self is the debut album by American heavy metal

Heavy metal music

Heavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...

 band After the Burial

After the Burial

After the Burial is an American heavy metal band from Twin Cities, Minnesota. The group is currently signed to Sumerian Records and have released two of their three full-length albums through the label...

. It was recorded in 2006 and released on January 9, 2007 through Corrosive Records. This is the only album to feature the band's original vocalist Nick Wellner and drummer Greg Erickson who were replaced by Grant Luoma and Dan Carle respectively when the band was signed to Sumerian Records

Sumerian Records

Sumerian Records is an American independent record label based in Washington D.C. and Los Angeles. The label was founded in 2006 by Ash Avildsen, who is also a booking agent, and is managed by Shawn Keith. Fellsilent became the first non-US band to be signed to the label, in 2008. The label made a...

 later in 2007. The album is the band's lightest effort, as after the release of the record, the group would pursue a heavier style with the release of Rareform

Rareform

-Personnel:After the Burial*Lerichard "Lee" Foral - bass guitar*Trent Hafdahl - rhythm guitar*Justin Lowe - lead guitar*Grant Luoma - vocals*Dan Carle - drums Production...

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Track List

1. Pi (The Mercury God of Infinity) - 2:09
2. A Steady Decline - 4:02
3. Isolation Theory - 2:46
4. The Forfeit - 4:35
5. Fingers Like Daggers - 3:18
6. Forging a Future Self - 3:32
7. Warm Thoughts of Warfare - 2:57
8. Engulfed - 3:53
9. Redeeming the Wretched - 3:17

Personnel

• Nick Wellner – lead vocals
• Greg Erickson – drums
• Trent Hafdahl – lead guitar, backing vocals
• Justin Lowe – rhythm guitar
• Lerichard "Lee" Foral – bass guitar