Pitch Black Progress
2006 studio album by Scar Symmetry
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Pitch Black Progress is the second studio album by Swedish melodic death metal band Scar Symmetry. The album was released in Europe on 21 April 2006 and in North America on 2 May 2006 through Nuclear Blast.
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| Released | 21 April 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2005 | |||
| Studio | Black Lounge Studios, Avesta, Sweden | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal | |||
| Length | 48:27 59:23 (with bonus tracks) | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast, Dream On | |||
| Producer | Jonas Kjellgren | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Blabbermouth | 7.5/10[2] |
The album's artwork and layout was created by Anthony Clarkson. Allmusic praised the album's "uncompromisingly extreme hard-soft dynamics and accompanying, remarkably accessible sing-and-grunt-along choruses".[1]
The track "The Illusionist" was promoted with two different music videos;[3] the second version used as the official video by releasing label Nuclear Blast.[4] The original version is available at the band's own YouTube site.[5]
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Henrik Ohlsson.
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Illusionist" | Per Nilsson | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Slaves to the Subliminal" | 5:04 | |
| 3. | "Mind Machine" |
| 3:54 |
| 4. | "Pitch Black Progress" | Kjellgren | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Calculate the Apocalypse" | Nilsson | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Dreaming 24/7" |
| 4:11 |
| 7. | "Abstracted" | Kjellgren | 3:25 |
| 8. | "The Kaleidoscopic God" |
| 7:09 |
| 9. | "Retaliator" |
| 4:13 |
| 10. | "Oscillation Point" |
| 4:04 |
| 11. | "The Path of Least Resistance" |
| 4:29 |
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Carved in Stone" |
| 5:29 |
| 13. | "Deviate from the Form" | Nilsson | 5:27 |
Credits
Scar Symmetry
- Christian Älvestam – vocals
- Jonas Kjellgren – guitar, keyboards, engineering, mixing, production, mastering
- Per Nilsson – guitar, keyboards
- Kenneth Seil – bass guitar
- Henrik Ohlsson – drums, lyrics
Release history
| Country | Release date |
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| Europe | 21 April 2006 |
| United States | 2 May 2006 |
| South Korea | 15 May 2006 |