Somnambulist is the second album by the experimental, progressive metal

Progressive metal

Progressive metal is a subgenre of heavy metal originating in the United Kingdom and North America in the late 1980s...

 band Sicmonic

Sicmonic

-Studio albums:-Band members:Current members* Taylor Hession - Vocals* Ray Goodwin - Lead Guitar, Violin* Ryan Gero - Rhythm Guitar* Jason Williams - Bass* Zack Sewell - Drums, PercussionFormer members* Douglas Berry - Drums, Percussion...

, independently released on September 9, 2008. A signed version was released on December 25, 2009 by Aural Music and it contained four bonus tracks. A music video for "Somnambulist" has been released. After recording the album, guitarist Robert “Bob” Warren parted ways with the band and Josh Ward stepped in to fill rhythm guitar duties.

Promotion

On July 30, 2008 a four song sampler was released. It contained the tracks, Acidic Epiphanies, Somnambulist, No Conscience, Just How Far Down Do You Want To Go?.

Track listing

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Acidic Epiphanies on the re-issue does not contain hidden tracks and has a run time of 4:35.

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• Taylor Hession - Vocals
• Ray Goodwin - Lead Guitar
  Lead guitar
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  , Violin
  Violin
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• Robert "Bob" Warren - Rhythm Guitar
  Rhythm guitar
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• Jason Williams - Bass
  Bass guitar
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• Zack Sewell - Drums
  Drum kit
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  , Percussion
  Percussion instrument
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Production & Recording

• Tracks 1, 2, 4 and 7 recorded at Highland Recorders, Phoenix, AZ
• Engineer - Jim Woodling
• Tracks 3, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 recorded at Villain Recording, Phoenix, AZ
• Engineer - Byron Filson
• Mixing and mastering by Byron Filson, Villain Recording
• Additional vocals on track 1 by Sean Carr of Lurid State
• Additional lyrics on tracks 6 and 10 by Ray Goodwin.