Precambrian

This is a deluxe European version, 7224 copies were pressed. The « Hadean / Archaean » Minimax-CD has a transparent frame through which you can see the underlying « Proterozoic » CD. The « Proterozoic » CD is black on both sides. The album concept follows the classification of geologic ages during the "Precambrian" period. Every song that is not an instrumental has two titles: a primary one that refers to a geologic age and a secondary one that is derived from the lyrics. Disc 2 contains a data track with band pictures and biographical information. Drums and guitars recorded at Studio 57 in Alateveli, Finland in March 2007. Caleb Scofield's vocals were recorded at Dios Mio Studios in Los Angeles, CA. Tomas Hallbom's vocals were recorded at Studio Kronan in Luleå, Sweden. Jason Emry's vocals were recorded at Sasquatch Studios in Seattle, WA. Erik Kalsbeek's vocals were recorded at Bart's House, somewhere in the Netherlands. Saxophone and additional samples for 'Siderian' were recorded at Audio Zoo Berlin. Everything else was recorded at Oceanland, Berlin, between April and July 2007. 'Hadean/Archaean' was mixed at Victory Audio in Kokkola, Finland, August 2007. Mastered at Virtalähde Analog Audio, Helsinki, Finland. 'Proterozoic' was mixed at Translator Audio in New York City, NY, August2007. Mastered at New Alliance East Mastering in Cambridge, MA. Additional mastering at Chartmakers, Helsinki, Finland. Quotes in the booklet taken from Lautréamont's 'Chants Of Maldoror'. "Precambrian is our stance against Myspace-inducted volatileness and transience, against the postmodern notion of music as unseizable data, against a perception of music in terms of how much space it takes up on your hard-drive... It is an album for people who still believe in the idea that an album can be more, and should be more, than the sum of its tracks." Metal Blade Records GmbH, P.O. Box 1332, 73054 Eislingen, Germany. ℗© 2007 Metal Blade Records, Inc., 2828 Cochran St. PMB 302, Simi Valley, CA 93065-2793.