The Collapse (EP)
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The Collapse is the debut EP by gothic
/melodic death metal
band System Divide
, released on May 17, 2009.
The EP was self-recorded at the Conquistador Recordings in Cleveland, Ohio
and produced by the band's own guitarist Cole Martinez. It was self-released on May 17, 2009, and released on iTunes on June 19, 2009. The EP was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen at his Hansen Studios in Denmark
.
Three of the songs on the EP: "Purity In Imperfection", "The Apex Doctrine" and "n(Ether)", were re-recorded for the band's first full-length album The Conscious Sedation
which was released in 2010.
Gothic metal
Gothic metal or goth metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that combines the aggression of doom metal with the dark melancholy of gothic rock. The music of gothic metal is diverse with bands known to adopt the gothic approach to different styles of heavy metal music...
/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 System Divide
System Divide
System Divide is an extreme modern metal/melodic death metal band, formed by the couple Sven de Caluwé and Miri Milman , and originating and featuring members from Israel, Belgium and the US.-History:...
, released on May 17, 2009.
The EP was self-recorded at the Conquistador Recordings in Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border...
and produced by the band's own guitarist Cole Martinez. It was self-released on May 17, 2009, and released on iTunes on June 19, 2009. The EP was mixed and mastered by Jacob Hansen at his Hansen Studios in Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
Three of the songs on the EP: "Purity In Imperfection", "The Apex Doctrine" and "n(Ether)", were re-recorded for the band's first full-length album The Conscious Sedation
The Conscious Sedation
The Conscious Sedation is the debut full-length studio album by gothic/melodic death metal band System Divide, released on September 14, 2010...
which was released in 2010.
Track listing
Personnel
- Sven de Caluwé - lead vocals
- Miri Milman - lead vocals
- Cole Martinez - lead & rhythm guitars
- Andrew Lenthe - bass
- Mike Heller - drums, percussion