Death of a Dead Day

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.[3] It was released on vinyl by Basick Records as part of Record Store Day 2014.[4]

Death of a Dead Day
Studio album by
Released6 June 2006 (US)
26 June 2006 (UK)
Recorded2005
GenreProgressive metal, mathcore, avant-garde metal
Length53:52
LabelBieler Bros.
ProducerSikth
Sikth chronology
The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild
(2003)
Death of a Dead Day
(2006)
Opacities (EP)
(2015)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal InjectionRecommended[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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?"4:40
11."Another Sinking Ship"4:02
12."As the Earth Spins Round"6:37
Total length:53:47
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Each Other and Ourselves"4:45
Total length:58:31
10th Anniversary Edition (CDVILED628)[5]
No.TitleLength
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

Credits

Music

Songwriting

  • All music by Weller/Pinney/Leach/Foord
  • All lyrics by Goodman, except certain sections of "Where Do We Fall?" by Hill

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

  1. "Death of a Dead Day - Sikth". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. "Worth revisiting: SIKTH, "Death of a Dead Day"". Metal Injection. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. "Sikth - Death of a Dead Day (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. "BASICK to release vinyl albums from SIKTH and CIRCLES for Record Store Day 2014 by undefined".
  5. "Sikth - Death Of A Dead Day (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.


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