Sub (album)

Sub
Sub
Studio album by Apollyon Sun
Released	4 April 2000
Recorded	1998–2000
Genre	Industrial metal, electronica, trip hop
Length	44:28
Label	Mayan
Producer	Apollyon Sun, Roli Mosimann
Apollyon Sun chronology

Sub is the debut album by Swiss industrial metal band Apollyon Sun, released in 2000 on Mayan Records.[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Chronicles of Chaos	8.5/10[1]

The band started working on a full album, titled Sub, at London's Trident Studios in 1998, with producer Roli Mosimann (Björk, Marilyn Manson, Faith No More), who had also produced the 1990 Celtic Frost album Vanity/Nemesis. Further recording and mixing sessions took place at EastSide Sound in Manhattan, Nomis Studios in London, and at various studio locations in Switzerland. Sub features prominent final mixes by Mosimann, John Fryer (HIM, Nine Inch Nails), and Apollyon Sun themselves. Sub was released globally through Mayan Records in late summer 2000, after two years of studio work.

"Human III" is the continuation of a song developed by Tom Gabriel Fischer, following on from "Human (Intro)" from Celtic Frost's Morbid Tales (1984) and "Human II" from Celtic Frost's Cold Lake (1988). "Messiah (Second Coming)" is a remake of the Hellhammer song "Messiah", Hellhammer being one of Fischer's former bands. "Reefer Boy" and "Concrete Satan" both appeared on the God Leaves (And Dies) EP, however they were completely re-recorded for Sub. There are several unreleased songs from these sessions including "Cradle", a re-recorded version of "God Leaves" and two further instrumentals.

Track listing

"Dweller" (Subhuman Remix) – 5:15
"Reefer Boy" (John Fryer Remix) – 4:55
"Feeder" – 4:20
"Messiah (Second Coming)" – 4:10
"Naked Underground" – 5:01
"Slender" – 5:43
"Human III" – 4:33
"R.U.M." – 0:56
"Mother Misplaced" – 5:37
"Concrete Satan" – 3:58
"The End: Leviathan" – 1:00 (hidden track)

Personnel

Apollyon Sun

Tom Gabriel Fischer – vocals, guitars
Erol Unala – guitars, grooves
Donovan John Szypura – programming
Danny Zingg – bass
Marky Edelmann – drums, synthesizer

Additional musicians

Michelle Amar – vocals on "Slender" and "Human III"
Kat – vocals on "Messiah (Second Coming)"
Xavier Russell – vocals on "R.U.M."
Gary Townsley – vocal effect on "Messiah (Second Coming)"
Ron Marks – guitar on "Naked Underground"
Kurt Unala – acoustic bass on "Slender"
Roger Muller – programming
Roli Mosimann – additional programming

Production

Apollyon Sun – producers, mixing on "Dweller"
Roli Mosimann – producer, mixing
Richard Hilton – engineer
John Fryer – mixing on "Reefer Boy"
Gary Townsley, Laura Whittaker – mixing assistants
Simon Heyworth – mastering at Chop 'Em Out, London

References

Schwarz, Paul (12 August 2000). "Apollyon Sun - Sub". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
Avery, David M. (10 April 2000). "Must Hear: Apollyon Sun - Sub". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 62, no. 661. p. 29. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

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[1] Schwarz, Paul (12 August 2000). "Apollyon Sun - Sub". Chronicles of Chaos. Retrieved 3 February 2017.

[2] Avery, David M. (10 April 2000). "Must Hear: Apollyon Sun - Sub". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 62, no. 661. p. 29. ISSN 0890-0795. Retrieved 3 February 2017.