NEW UNEARTH ALBUM WILL BE PRODUCED BY ADAM D.
Monday, April 21st, 2008 at 11:35am by Axl Rosenberg
So, yes, we saw Unearth on Friday night*, and they pretty much slayed it. There wasn’t quite as much jumping off of amplifiers as I might have liked, but their set was violent – I mean, I saw one dude come out of the pit with blood absolutely gushing from his head – so I guess that more than makes up for it.
The big news of the night (at least for music dorks like us) though, was that vocalist Trevor Phipps announced from the stage that the band will be entering the studio to record a new album in June – with producer Adam D. Unearth fans will remember that Adam D. produced most of the band’s old albums (including their breakthrough, The Oncoming Storm), but that the band’s most recent release, III: In the Eyes of Fire, was done with Terry Date (Pantera, Deftones, etc.).
I’m more than a little curious to know why Unearth are going back to Adam D. – not that I think the reunion is a bad thing (I actually much prefer Storm to Fire). The documentary included on the band’s recent DVD, Alive from the Apocalypse, indicates that they had a good working relationship with Date. So was it a money issue? A scheduling issue? Or, having seen other people and sown their wild oats (so to speak), is Unearth now ready to settle down with their high school sweetheart?
In any case, hopefully we’ll get a new Unearth album before the end of the year (the band played a single new riff on Friday night – it sounded suspiciously like the breakdown from Pantera’s “Domination”). In the meantime, if you haven’t watched Alive from the Apocalypse, you probably should – both the documentary and the concert film included on it are killer.
-AR
*It’s more than worth mentioning that Shadows Fall headlined, and I think they played the most energetic set I’ve ever seen them perform. Craziness.
I think Adam D.’s a pretty good producer. I mean, look at his resume. Actually, LISTEN to it. According to Wikipedia, here we go:
* The Acacia Strain – … And Life is Very Long, 3750, The Dead Walk
* Aftershock, – Through the Looking Glass
* The Agony Scene – The Agony Scene
* All That Remains – This Darkened Heart, The Fall of Ideals,
* Arma Angelus – Where Sleeplessness is Rest From Nightmares
* As I Lay Dying – An Ocean Between Us
* August Burns Red – Thrill Seeker
* Burn Your Wishes – Burn Your Wishes Split w/ The Awards
* Caliban – The Awakening
* Cannae – Horror
* Every Time I Die – Last Night In Town
* From Autumn to Ashes – Too Bad You’re Beautiful
* He Is Legend – I Am Hollywood
* Johnny Truant – In The Library Of Horrific Events
* Killswitch Engage – Killswitch Engage, Alive or Just Breathing, The End of Heartache, As Daylight Dies
* MYCHILDREN MYBRIDE – Unbreakable
* Norma Jean – Bless the Martyr and Kiss the Child
* Parkway Drive – Killing with a Smile, Horizons
* Shadows Fall – Somber Eyes to the Sky
* Underoath – Define the Great Line
* Unearth – The Stings of Conscience, Endless, The Oncoming Storm, TBA
Slew* it.
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I think the production on ‘Oncoming Storm’ is pretty shit actually. The guitars are muddy and the bass is pretty non-existent (and that’s saying something for a metal album) I thought it was a shame because Great Dividers is probably their best song.
III sounds far more punishing. They should stick with Date. Or try to snag Peter Tagtgren since he’s the best in the metal business, IMO
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