Through My Dog's Eyes is the fourth studio album by the Italian

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 avant-garde metal band Ephel Duath

Ephel Duath (band)

Ephel Duath is an Italian progressive metal band, formed in 1998 in Padova, Italy. They have had a constantly changing line-up with guitarist and songwriter Davide Tiso, being the only original member. To date, they have released one demo, four studio albums, and two remix albums...

. The album is based around a concept

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...

 thought up by guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso

Davide Tiso

Davide Tiso is a guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He originates from Padova, in Italy, but currently resides in Berkeley, California. He is a member of extreme metal band Ephel Duath, a band he started in 1998...

, in which the whole album is from the viewpoint of a dog. The album's artwork is done by Seldon Hunt

Seldon Hunt

Seldon Hunt is an artist best known for his photography and his graphic artwork for rock musicians....

, who has done artwork for bands such as Sunn O)))

Sunn O)))

Sunn O))) is an American doom metal band known for its synthesis of diverse genres including drone, ambient, noise, and black metal. Supported by a varying cast of collaborators, the band has two core members: Stephen O'Malley and Greg Anderson .-History:Sunn O))) is named after the Sunn...

, Isis

Isis (band)

Isis was a Los Angeles, California-based post-metal band, founded in Boston, Massachusetts, with a career spanning from 1997 to 2010...

, Neurosis

Neurosis (band)

Neurosis is a post-metal band, based in Oakland, California. They formed in 1985 as a hardcore punk band, and their sound progressed towards a doom metal style that also included influences from dark ambient and industrial music as well as incorporating elements of folk music...

, and Earth

Earth (band)

Earth is an American musical group based in Seattle, Washington, formed in 1989 and led by guitarist Dylan Carlson.Earth's music is nearly all instrumental, and can be divided into two distinct stages...

. The recording and mixing was handled by Novembre

Novembre

Novembre is a progressive death metal/gothic doom metal band.-Biography:Starting out in 1990 as an Italian death metal band , Novembre grew to develop a unique, atmospheric sound. Although most of their lyrics are in English, vocalist Carmelo Orlando sings in Italian occasionally in many of their...

's drummer Giuseppe Orlando.

In the same announcement that proclaimed professional poker player Guillermo Gonzalez as the vocalist after Luciano George Lorusso quit the band, the also announced that the song "Breed" was listenable on their Myspace.

Track listing

All music and lyrics by Ephel Duath

1. "Gift" - 2:27
2. "Promenade" - 3:33
3. "Breed" - 3:28
4. "Silent Door" - 2:48
5. "Bella Morte" - 2:24
6. "Nina" - 4:27
7. "Guardian" - 3:20
8. "Spider Shaped Leaves" - 4:56
9. "Bark Loud" - 4:55

Personnel

• Luciano George Lorusso - Vocals
• Davide Tiso
  Davide Tiso
  Davide Tiso is a guitarist, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He originates from Padova, in Italy, but currently resides in Berkeley, California. He is a member of extreme metal band Ephel Duath, a band he started in 1998...
  
   - Guitars
• Marco Minnemann
  Marco Minnemann
  Marco Minnemann is a German-born drummer, composer and multi-instrumentalist. He lives in Lake Elsinore, California.-Biography:...
  
   - Drums

Credits

• Seldon Hunt - Artwork, layout
• Giuseppe Orlando - Mixing, guitar and vocal recording
• Marco Minnemann - Drum recording
• Finnvox Studios
  Finnvox studios
  Finnvox Studios is a recording studio located in Helsinki, Finland. Founded in 1965, it was the first studio in Finland dedicated for music recording. Many metal bands have had albums mastered here , including Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Finntroll, HIM, Moonsorrow, Holy Knights, Ram-Zet, Throes of...
  
   - mastering
• Riccardo Gamondi - Preproduction
• Raffaele Buono (Rough) - Synthesizer on "Nina"
• Francesco Fracassi (Fuzzy) - Synthesizer mixing on "Nina"
• Lou Chano - Programming on "Nina"
• Ben Weinman
  Ben Weinman
  Ben Weinman is an American musician, who is most notable for being the lead guitarist for the band The Dillinger Escape Plan. He is the founder and only original member remaining in the band....
  
   - Programming on "Bark Loud"

Recording

Preproduction of the album was done at Fiscer-Prais Studio in Alessandria, Italy. The guitars and vocals were recorded and mixed at Outer Sound Studios in Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

 beginning in July 2008. The drums were recorded by Marco Minnemann at Homebase Seacoast Studio in California

California

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before the rest of the band had even entered the studio.