Track by track commentaries to Split with Deathbound
1. IDENTIFY WITH THE AGGRESSOR
Anders J: This was one of the first songs from the "Rotting Paradise" writing session that we unveiled publicly, on an almost audible video rehearsal. But the song never ended up on the album. Why? Well, when we were deciding the track list for the album we thought that the album would be more intense and to the point if we left out a couple of tracks. I felt that "Identify with the Aggressor" and "Cold World Paranoia" probably should have gone through the creative filter once more before they were considered finished and felt that they would feel better on their own than together with the other "Rotting Paradise" songs. Despite the slow and weird intro, the song is very intense with something like a hardcore break down in the middle. It's a quite fun song to play due to its variation and it will not certainly rest for good on this 7". The lyrics are, side with "Paradox Lost", the most "researched" I've written for Coldworker. I was listening to a psychologist on a Swedish talkshow and he talked about "idenfication with the aggressor", which wasn't a new term for me but never the less ended up in my mental archive of interesting themes and titles to use for lyrics. I read more about the subject and wrote the lyrics, which obviously could have been better, but it was fun to actually do some real researching.
2. COLD WORLD PARANOIA
Joel: I love this song. It sounds bleak and depressing, yet somehow comforting. The lyrics practically wrote themselves one dark winter day, though I'm still not quite sure of what the hell they mean. I think the title popped into my head and I just started from there. Probably one of my favourites from the "Rotting Paradise"-sessions, and I'm glad to see it finally find its place on this split 7".
Anders J: The sort of semi-melodic chorus riff in this song always makes me think of Dan Swanö's Edge Of Sanity... As with Joel's lyrics this song wrote itself one night. I like the weird timing in the verse and the strange, then heavy middle part. But the part that stands out the most is the short little d-beat part which has a minor similarity to the theme from the classic Swedish tv-show "Vi i 5:an"... Haha!
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TRACKS
1. A New Era
2. The Reprobate
3. The Glass Envelope
4. Flesh World
5. Murderous
6. Pessimist
7. Monochrome Existence
8. Vacuum Fields
9. Living is Suffering
10. The Walls Of Eryx
11. Violent Society
12. Becoming The Stench
13. The Phantom Carriage
INFORMATION
Full length album released by Listenable Records, February 13, 2012.
• Drums recorded December 2010 at Soundlab Studios, Örebro, Sweden by Anders Jakobson.
• Guitars and bass recorded January 2011 at Ülgnor Studios, Örebro, Sweden by Johan Berglund.
• Vocals recorded January 2011 at Coldworker Studios, Örebro, Sweden by Anders Jakobson.
• Jason Netherton’s guest vocals on "The Reprobate" recorded January 2011 at Cell Block Studios, Kent Island, Maryland, US by Darin Morris.
• Mixed and mastered February 2011 at Unisound, Örebro, Sweden by Dan Swanö.
• Outro by Oskar Pålsson.
• Band photo by Terése Andersson.
• Artwork by Pär Olofsson.
• Design by Anders Jakobson.
• Coldworker logo and symbol by Anders Jakobson.
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A Tribute to Nasum
TRACKS
1. Coldworker - Den mörka tiden
2.-53. A lot of bands!
INFORMATION
A Tribute to Nasum released by Power-It-Up on LP/CD November 2009.
• Recorded in Coldworker Studios October 2008 by Anders Jakobson.
• Guitars re-recorded in Ülgnor Studios, April 2009 by Johan Berglund.
• Mixed by Johan Berglund.
• Featuring Rickard Alriksson on backing vocals
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Split with Deathbound
TRACKS
Coldworker:
1. Identify with the Aggressor
2. Cold World Paranoia
Deathbound:
1. Contributing with Social Sickness
2. Routine Life
INFORMATION
7" split EP released by Power-It-Up August 2009.
• Tracks recorded during the "Rotting Paradise" session in December 2007. Drums recorded at Soundlab Studios by Anders Bertilsson and Anders Jakobson. Soundcheck engineering by Dan Swanö and Niklas Källgren. Drum tuning by Peter Damin. Guitars recorded at Studio Ülgnor by Johan Berglund, Anders Bertilsson and Daniel Schröder. Bass recorded at A Noble Home by Anders Jakobson. Vocals recorded at Coldworker Studios by Anders Jakobson.
• Mixed and mastered December 2007-January 2008 at Unisound by Dan Swanö
• Cover artwork, Coldworker and CW logos by Anders Jakobson.
• Band photo by Terése Andersson.
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Tribute to Repulsion
TRACKS
1. Afgrund - Splattered Cadavers
2. Belching Beet - House of Freaks
3. Blockheads - Horrified
4. Cephalic Carnage - Decomposed
5. Coldworker - Crematorium
6. Collision - Six Feet Under
7. Cretin - Eaten Alive
8. Fondlecorpse - Crypt of Terror
9. General Surgery - Maggots in your Coffin
10. Goregast - Lurking (the) Fear
11. Grind Crusher - Festering Boils
12. Impaled - Helga (Lost her head)
13. Inhume - Acid Bath
14. Haemophagus - Excruciation
15. Hamorrhage - The Stench of Burning Death
16. Looking For An Answer - Driven to Insanity
17. Machetazo - Pestilent Decay
18. Mindflair - Repulsion
19. Nashgul - Slaughter of the Innocent
20. Necromorph - Something Dead
21. World Downfall - Rebirth
INFORMATION
Tribute to Repulsion released by FDA Rekotz on LP July 2009, CD December 2009.
• Recorded in Coldworker Studios October 2008 by Anders Jakobson.
• Guitars re-recorded in Ülgnor Studios, April 2009 by Johan Berglund.
• Mixed by Johan Berglund.
• Featuring Rickard Alriksson on backing vocals
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Rotting Paradise
TRACKS
1. Reversing the Order
2. Citizens of the Cyclopean Maze
3. Symptoms of Sickness
4. The Black Dog Syndrome
5. Comatose State
6. Paradox Lost
7. The Last Bitter Twist
8. Seizures
9. The Machine
10. I am the Doorway
11. Scare Tactics
12. Deliverance of the Rejected
Japanese edition
1. Reversing the Order
2. Citizens of the Cyclopean Maze
3. Symptoms of Sickness
4. The Black Dog Syndrome
5. Comatose State
6. Paradox Lost
7. The Last Bitter Twist
8. Seizures
9. The Machine
10. I am the Doorway
11. Scare Tactics
12. Deliverance of the Rejected
13. Necromancer (Sepultura cover)
INFORMATION
• "Rotting Paradise" was recorded in December 2007. Drums recorded at Soundlab Studios by Anders Bertilsson and Anders Jakobson. Soundcheck engineering by Dan Swanö and Niklas Källgren. Drum tuning by Peter Damin. Guitars recorded at Studio Ülgnor by Johan Berglund, Anders Bertilsson and Daniel Schröder. Bass recorded at A Noble Home by Anders Jakobson. Vocals recorded at Coldworker Studios by Anders Jakobson.
• Mixed and mastered December 2007-January 2008 at Unisound by Dan Swanö
• Cover artwork and design by Orion Landau.
• Coldworker and CW logos by Anders Jakobson.
• Band photo by Terése Andersson.
Vinyl editions
• 300 copies in yellow vinyl
• 300 copies in red vinyl
• 300 copies in white with red splatter vinyl
• 100 copies in clear vinyl (not for sale)
From Relapse.com
Coldworker has evolved into a finely tuned Swedish death metal machine on its second full-length Rotting Paradise. Rotting Paradise balances modern metal brutality, and distinctly European flourishes of metallic grandeur to form the quintessential Swedish death metal album for a new century of extremity.
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Pig Destroyer/Coldworker/Antigama
TRACKS
1. Pig Destroyer - Abaraxas Annihilation
2. Pig Destroyer - Understand
3. Coldworker - Far Beyond Driven
4. Antigama - Zoom
INFORMATION
Limited (1000 copies) 3-way split 7" EP with Japanese bonus tracks from Pig Destroyer, Coldworker and Antigama. Only available from the Relapse store with any purchase from the featured bands.
• Recorded June 6 - June 24 2006 by Coldworker at Coldworker Studios, Örebro, Sweden. Additional guitars recorded in The House of Alvinzi, Arboga, Sweden by André Alvinzi.
• Mixed June 26 - July 5 2006 by Dan Swanö at Unisound, Örebro, Sweden.
• Mastered July 10 2006 by Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid Production, Spånga, Sweden.
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The Contaminated Void
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TRACKS
1. The Interloper
2. D.E.A.D.
3. An Unforgiving Season
4. The Contaminated Void
5. Death Smiles At Me
6. A Custom-made Hell
7. Return To Ashes
8. Strain At The Leash
9. Flammable
10. Antidote
11. They Crawl Inside Me Uninvited
12. Waiting For Buildings To Collapse
13. Heart Shaped Violence
14. Generations Decay
Japanese edition
1. The Interloper
2. D.E.A.D.
3. An Unforgiving Season
4. The Contaminated Void
5. Death Smiles At Me
6. A Custom-made Hell
7. Return To Ashes
8. Far Beyond Driven (bonus track)
9. Strain At The Leash
10. Flammable
11. Antidote
12. They Crawl Inside Me Uninvited
13. Waiting For Buildings To Collapse
14. Heart Shaped Violence
15. Generations Decay
INFORMATION
• Recorded June 6 - June 24 2006 by Coldworker at Coldworker Studios, Örebro, Sweden. Additional guitars recorded in The House of Alvinzi, Arboga, Sweden by André Alvinzi.
• Mixed June 26 - July 5 2006 by Dan Swanö at Unisound, Örebro, Sweden.
• Mastered July 10 2006 by Peter In de Betou at Tailor Maid Production, Spånga, Sweden.
• Band photo: Robert Johansson
• Album artwork: Orion Landau
Vinyl editions
• 600 copies in white vinyl
• 300 copies in grey vinyl
• 100 copies in clear vinyl (not for sale)
From Relapse.com
Sweden's Coldworker storms out of the gates with it's debut The Contaminated Void. Conceived and created by Anders Jakobson (of the legendary Nasum) and his hand-picked selection of burgeoning metal players, Coldworker's razor-sharp attack is destined to send shockwaves through the international extreme scene. The Contaminated Void's fourteen tracks swarm with equal parts crushing riffs, blazing speed, and menacing vocal onslaughts. Outrageously agile guitars balance melodic leads with relentless aggression. From start to finish, The Contaminated Void burns with a ferocity and intensity rarely seen in any genre of metal. Simply stated, Coldworker and The Contaminated Void is among the finest Scandinavian metal this side of the 21st century.
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