| And Then There Were None... | ||
|---|---|---|
 The album cover for "And Then There Were None". | ||
| Studio album by Church of Misery | ||
| Released | March 4 2016 | |
| Recorded | 2015 at Polar Bear Studio; Kitten Robot Studio; Opus Music Studio; Peace Music in Middletown, Maryland; Los Angeles, California; Tokyo, Japan | |
| Genre | Doom Metal, Psychedelic Rock | |
| Length | 41:39 (CD) | |
| Producer | Chris Kozlowsky; Bruce Duff; O-Mi Kihara; Souichirou Nakamura | |
| Church of Misery chronology | ||
| Terror in Tokyo (2013) |
And Then There Were None... (2016) |
Born Under a Mad Sign (2023) |
And Then There Were None... is the fifth (Sixth if you count Vol. 1) studio album by Japanese doom/psych band Church of Misery. Notably it's their first album to not feature any kind of cover song along with the first in collaboration with American musicians.
The album is dedicated to Jason McCash (The Gates of Slumber) and Joey LaCaze (Eyehategod).
Background[]
In late 2013, Church of Misery would be down to just bassist/bandleader Tatsu Mikami as Hideki Fukasawa, Ikuma Kawabe and Junji Narita all left the band after a third European tour. Sometime in 2014 Tatsu would travel to Maryland in the United States to record with Dave Szulkin and Eric Little for the instrumental tracks for the next album. Later it was announced that Scott Carlson would be providing the vocals for the forthcoming album.[1] It would be the first full-length Carlson had provided vocals on since Repulsion's 1989 album Horrified.
Leading up to the album a special mix of "Confessions of an Embittered Soul (Leonarda Cianciulli)" was released via Decibel Magazine in their December 2015 issue.
And Then There Were None... was released on March 4, 2016 by Rise Above Records. A diehard vinyl version was also released with a bonus track and an extended mix of "Suicide Journey (Heaven's Gate Cult)". Clementine Barnabet was spelled as "Clement Barnabet" on the diehard vinyl edition.
Tracklist[]
All music written by Tatsu Mikami. All lyrics written by Scott Carlson. Tracks C1 & D1 only appear on the diehard vinyl edition.
- A1. The Hell Benders (The Bender Family)
- A2. Make Them Die Slowly (John George Haigh)
- A3. Doctor Death (Harold Shipman)
- B1. River Demon (Arthur Shawcross)
- B2. Confessions of an Embittered Soul (Leonarda Cianciulli)
- B3. Suicide Journey (Heaven's Gate Cult)
- B4. Murderfreak Blues (Tommy Lynn Sells)
- C1. Hallowed Axe (Clementine Barnabet)
- D1. Suicide Journey (Heaven's Gate Cult) (Extended Version)
Personnel[]
- Tatsu Mikami - Bass, Songwriting
- Scott Carlson - Vocals, Lyrics
- Dave Szulkin - Guitar
- Eric Little - Drums, Percussion
- Richard Schouten - Artwork, Design
- Chris Kozlowsky - Recording (Music)
- Bruce Duff - Recording (Vocals)
- O-Mi Kihara - Mixing
- Souichirou Nakamura - Mastering
External Links[]
- Interview with Scott Carlson about the album.
- Review via Echoes and Dust
- Review via The Obelisk
- Review via the Sludgelord
- Review via SkullsnBones
- Review via The Sleeping Shaman
- Review via Doodlehound
References[]
- ↑ The ObeliskAccessed 17th August 2016.