2006 studio album by Sikth
| Death of a Dead Day | ||||
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| Studio album by Sikth | ||||
| Released | 6 June 2006 (US) 26 June 2006 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
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| Length | 53:52 | |||
| Label | Bieler Bros. | |||
| Producer | Sikth | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Metal Injection | Recommended |
Death of a Dead Day is the second studio album by British progressive metal band Sikth, as well as the last released before their 2008–2013 hiatus. It was released on 6 June 2006 (06/06/06) in the United States and 26 June in the United Kingdom; the first 4000 copies came with hand autographed fold out posters. It was released on vinyl by Basick Records as part of Record Store Day 2014.
A music video was released for opening track "Bland Street Bloom" while "Flogging the Horses" was released as an EP single.
Lyrical themes
In a 2016 track-by-track guide with Louder Sound, vocalist and primary lyricist Mikee Goodman stated that Death of a Dead Day was the hardest album he made lyrically. The album's lyrical themes range from topics such as war ("Flogging the Horses"), anti-hate ("Sanguine Seas of Bigotry"), and the music industry ("Part of the Friction"), along with other topics and themes.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Mikee Goodman, except where noted; all music is composed by Dan Weller, Graham "Pin" Pinney, James Leach, and Dan "Loord" Foord
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
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| 1. | "Bland Street Bloom" | 5:41 | |
| 2. | "Flogging the Horses" | 3:33 | |
| 3. | "Way Beyond the Fond Old River" | 5:03 | |
| 4. | "Summer Rain" | 3:35 | |
| 5. | "In This Light" | 4:24 | |
| 6. | "Sanguine Seas of Bigotry" | 4:17 | |
| 7. | "Mermaid Slur" | 0:48 | |
| 8. | "When the Moment's Gone" | 5:59 | |
| 9. | "Part of the Friction" | 5:13 | |
| 10. | "Where Do We Fall?" | Justin Hill, Goodman | 4:40 |
| 11. | "Another Sinking Ship" | 4:02 | |
| 12. | "As the Earth Spins Round" | 6:37 | |
| Total length: | 53:47 | ||
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Each Other and Ourselves" | 4:45 |
| Total length: | 58:31 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 13. | "Flogging the Horses" (Demo) | 4:52 |
| 14. | "Part of the Friction" (Demo) | 5:12 |
| 15. | "Where Do We Fall?" (Demo) | 5:09 |
| Total length: | 69:06 | |
Personnel
- Sikth
- Mikee Goodman – vocals
- Justin Hill – vocals
- Dan Weller – guitars
- Graham "Pin" Pinney – guitars
- James Leach – bass
- Dan "Loord" Foord – drums, percussion
- Production
- Produced by Sikth
- Mixed and engineered by Matt Laplant
- Additional mixing on "Mermaid Slur" by Simon Hanhart at Spare Room Studios
- Post-production by Weller and Hill
- Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound Miami, Florida
- Artwork & design by Tim Fox
- Photography by Matthew Swig
References
- "Death of a Dead Day - Sikth". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
- "Worth revisiting: SIKTH, "Death of a Dead Day"". Metal Injection. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
- "Sikth - Death of a Dead Day (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
- "BASICK to release vinyl albums from SIKTH and CIRCLES for Record Store Day 2014 by undefined".
- Goodman, Mikee (28 September 2016). "Your track-by-track guide to SikTh's Death Of A Dead Day". Louder Sound. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
- "Sikth - Death Of A Dead Day (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
External links
- "SikTh - Death of a Dead Day". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 8 July 2012. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
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