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Tabula Rasa is Swedish heavy metal band Bloodbound

Bloodbound

Bloodbound is a Swedish heavy metal band formed in 2004. They released their first album, Nosferatu, in 2005 and their second, Book of the Dead, in May 2007. The brainchild of former Street Talk members Fredrik Bergh and Tomas Olsson, the band has also included Michael Bormann , Urban breed and...

's 2009 album. While not a concept album

Concept album

In music, a concept album is an album that is "unified by a theme, which can be instrumental, compositional, narrative, or lyrical." Commonly, concept albums tend to incorporate preconceived musical or lyrical ideas rather than being improvised or composed in the studio, with all songs contributing...

per se, most songs tie in with the concept of tabula rasa

Tabula rasa

Tabula rasa is the epistemological theory that individuals are born without built-in mental content and that their knowledge comes from experience and perception. Generally proponents of the tabula rasa thesis favour the "nurture" side of the nature versus nurture debate, when it comes to aspects...

, have some connection with a literal translation thereof, or have a lyrical foundation associated with literature

Literature

Literature is the art of written works, and is not bound to published sources...

mentioning tabula rasa

Tabula rasa

Release dates

Asia: March 25, 2009 (Marquee/Avalon)
USA: April 21, 2009 (Blistering Records)
Europe: April 26, 2009 (Blistering Records)

Track listing

Lyrics, Melodies and Vocal Arrangements by: Urban breed

Urban breed

Urban Breed is the current vocalist for Pyramaze and the as-yet-unsigned Trail of Murder, and he is the former vocalist for Swedish heavy metal bands Bloodbound and Tad Morose....

"Sweet Dreams Of Madness" (T. Olsson/U. breed) - 4:34
"Dominion 5" (T. Olsson/U. breed) - 5:06
"Take One" (T. Olsson/U. breed) - 4:04
"Tabula Rasa" (T. Olsson/U. breed) - 3:42
"Night Touches You" (T. Olsson/U. breed) - 4:18
"Tabula Rasa Pt.II (Nothing At All)" (T. Olsson/U. breed) - 3:32
"Plague Doctor" (T. Olsson/U. breed) - 3:45
"Master Of My Dreams" (T. Olsson/U. breed) - 3:33
"Twisted Kind Of Fate" (T. Olsson/U. breed) - 3:45

Bonus Tracks:

"The Crying Kitten" (Japanese Bonus) (T. Olsson/P. Åkerlind) 2:53
"Bonus Video - A Year With bloodbound"

Album line-up

Urban breed
Urban breed
Urban Breed is the current vocalist for Pyramaze and the as-yet-unsigned Trail of Murder, and he is the former vocalist for Swedish heavy metal bands Bloodbound and Tad Morose....

- Vocals, keyboards
Tomas Olsson - Guitars, bass
Henrik Olsson - Guitars
Fredrik Bergh - Keyboards
Johan Sohlberg - Bass
Pelle Åkerlind
Pelle Åkerlind
Pelle Åkerlind is a Swedish musician, playing drums for various bands and also providing backing vocals.Åkerlind is the drummer of the Swedish metal bands Morgana Lefay and Bloodbound, and is the drummer for the as-yet-unsigned project with Urban breed and Daniel Olsson, Trail of Murder.In 2006,...

- Drums

Additional information

Recorded at: Studiomega, Varberg
Varberg
Varberg is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 26,041 inhabitants in 2005.Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their 'typical west coast' sandy beaches. In Varberg the coast changes from wide sandy beaches to rocky terrain that continues north into...

, Sweden
Engineer: Johan Örnborg
Vocals recorded at: The Frop Farm, Flaxenbo, Sweden and The Frop Farm Mobile Unit, Atlanta, Georgia
Georgia (U.S. state)
Georgia is a state located in the southeastern United States. It was established in 1732, the last of the original Thirteen Colonies. The state is named after King George II of Great Britain. Georgia was the fourth state to ratify the United States Constitution, on January 2, 1788...

, USA
Bass Recordings at: Lone Lizzy Lounge, Gävle
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...

, Sweden
Mixed and mastered at: Studiomega, Varberg
Varberg
Varberg is a locality and the seat of Varberg Municipality, Halland County, Sweden with 26,041 inhabitants in 2005.Varberg and all of Halland are well known for their 'typical west coast' sandy beaches. In Varberg the coast changes from wide sandy beaches to rocky terrain that continues north into...

, Sweden and Fascination Street Studios, Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

, Sweden
Mixed and mastered by: Johan Örnborg
Cover artwork by: Mark Wilkinson
Mark Wilkinson
Mark Wilkinson is best known for his detailed cover art that he created for a number of British bands, most prominently the progressive rock band, Marillion...
Booklet artwork by: Carl-André Beckston
Dangerdog Music Reviews http://www.dangerdog.com/reviews_2009/bloodbound-tabula-rasa-review.php

External links

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