Pitch Black Progress
Encyclopedia
Pitch Black Progress is the second studio album by Swedish
melodic death metal
band, Scar Symmetry
. The album was released in Europe on April 21, 2006 and in North America on May 2, 2006 through Nuclear Blast
.
Pitch Black Progress was recorded, mixed and mastered at Black Lounge studios, Avesta, Sweden, on various occasions during 2005, by Jonas Kjellgren
. The albums artwork
and layout was created by Anthony Clarkson. Allmusic praised the album's 'uncompromisingly extreme hard-soft dynamics and accompanying, remarkably accessible sing-and-grunt-along choruses'.
Special Edition Bonus Tracks
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band, Scar Symmetry
Scar Symmetry
Scar Symmetry is a Swedish melodic death metal band from Avesta in Dalarna County, formed in 2004. The band has released five albums, with six released singles...
. The album was released in Europe on April 21, 2006 and in North America on May 2, 2006 through Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast
Nuclear Blast is an independent record label and mail order record distributor with subsidiaries in Germany, the United States and Brazil. The record label was founded in 1987 by Markus Staiger in Germany. Originally releasing hardcore punk records, the label moved on to releasing albums by melodic...
.
Pitch Black Progress was recorded, mixed and mastered at Black Lounge studios, Avesta, Sweden, on various occasions during 2005, by Jonas Kjellgren
Jonas Kjellgren
Jonas Kjellgren is a Swedish musician and producer, now residing in Grangärde, Sweden. He has played for bands such as Carnal Forge and Dellamorte as their lead vocalist and played guitar for Centinex, Scar Symmetry and bass for October Tide. As a producer, he has worked with bands such as Sonic...
. The albums artwork
Album cover
An album cover is the front of the packaging of a commercially released audio recording product, or album. The term can refer to either the printed cardboard covers typically used to package sets of 10" and 12" 78 rpm records, single and sets of 12" LPs, sets of 45 rpm records , or the front-facing...
and layout was created by Anthony Clarkson. Allmusic praised the album's 'uncompromisingly extreme hard-soft dynamics and accompanying, remarkably accessible sing-and-grunt-along choruses'.
Track listing
| # | Track name | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | The Illusionist | Per Nilsson | 4:31 |
| 2. | Slaves to the Subliminal | Jonas Kjellgren Christian Älvestam |
5:04 |
| 3. | Mind Machine | Per Nilsson Christian Älvestam |
3:54 |
| 4. | Pitch Black Progress | Jonas Kjellgren | 3:26 |
| 5. | Calculate the Apocalypse | Per Nilsson | 4:01 |
| 6. | Dreaming 24/7 | Per Nilsson Christian Älvestam |
4:11 |
| 7. | Abstracted | Jonas Kjellgren | 3:25 |
| 8. | The Kaleidoscopic God | Jonas Kjellgren Per Nilsson Christian Älvestam |
7:09 |
| 9. | Retaliator | Jonas Kjellgren Christian Älvestam |
4:13 |
| 10. | Oscillation Point | Jonas Kjellgren Christian Älvestam |
4:04 |
| 11. | The Path of Least Resistance | Jonas Kjellgren Christian Älvestam |
4:29 |
Special Edition Bonus Tracks
| 12. | Carved in Stone | Jonas Kjellgren Christian Älvestam |
5:29 |
| 13. | Deviate from the Form | Per Nilsson | 5:27 |
Band members
- Christian ÄlvestamChristian ÄlvestamGunnar Christian Älvestam is a vocalist, lyricist, guitarist, bassist and drummer for several bands from Sweden. He is, however, best known as the former vocalist for the Swedish melodic death metal band Scar Symmetry...
– vocals - Jonas KjellgrenJonas KjellgrenJonas Kjellgren is a Swedish musician and producer, now residing in Grangärde, Sweden. He has played for bands such as Carnal Forge and Dellamorte as their lead vocalist and played guitar for Centinex, Scar Symmetry and bass for October Tide. As a producer, he has worked with bands such as Sonic...
– leadLead guitarLead guitar is a guitar part which plays melody lines, instrumental fill passages, guitar solos, and occasionally, some riffs within a song structure...
and rhythm guitarRhythm guitarRhythm guitar is a technique and rôle that performs a combination of two functions: to provide all or part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with singers or other instruments; and to provide all or part of the harmony, ie. the chords, where a chord is a group of notes played together...
, keyboardsKeyboard instrumentA keyboard instrument is a musical instrument which is played using a musical keyboard. The most common of these is the piano. Other widely used keyboard instruments include organs of various types as well as other mechanical, electromechanical and electronic instruments... - Per Nilsson – lead and rhythm guitar, keyboards
- Kenneth Seil – bass guitarBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- Henrik Ohlsson – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
& LyricsLyricsLyrics are a set of words that make up a song. The writer of lyrics is a lyricist or lyrist. The meaning of lyrics can either be explicit or implicit. Some lyrics are abstract, almost unintelligible, and, in such cases, their explication emphasizes form, articulation, meter, and symmetry of...
Release history
| Country | Release date |
|---|---|
| Europe | |
| United States | |
| South Korea |