Polarity (Decrepit Birth album)
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| Released | July 27, 2010[1] | |||
| Genre | Technical death metal, melodic death metal[2] | |||
| Length | 43:15 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Zack Ohren, and Matt Sotelo | |||
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| About.com |   [3] |
| Allmusic |  [4] |
Polarity is the third studio album by the American death metal band Decrepit Birth.
A music video for the song "The Resonance" was filmed, and is the band's first music video.[5] It was directed by Ann Christin "Anki" Rihm.[6] The artwork for Polarity was made by Dan Seagrave, who also has made the artwork for the band's first two studio albums.[7]
Track listing
- "(A Departure of the Sun) Ignite the Tesla Coil" – 6:33
- "Metatron" – 4:13
- "The Resonance" – 3:42
- "Polarity" – 4:26
- "Solar Impulse" – 2:52
- "Mirroring Dimensions" – 3:36
- "A Brief Odyssey in Time" – 1:01
- "The Quickening of Time" – 2:42
- "Sea of Memories" – 2:25
- "Symbiosis" – 4:23
- "Darkness Embrace" – 2:25
- "See Through Dreams" – 4:28
Credits
Personnel
- Bill Robinson - vocals
- Matt Sotelo - guitar
- Joel Horner - bass
- KC Howard - drums
- Dan Eggers - guitar solos on "The Quickening of Time", "Symbiosis", and "Polarity"
- Lee Smith - drums on "Sea of Memories", and "Darkness Embrace"
- Ty Oliver - guitar solo on "Solar Impulse"
Production
- Drum tracking by Zack Ohren at Shark Bite Studios
- All guitar, bass, vocals, and keys tracked at Legion Recording Studio
- Mixing by Zack Ohren and Matt Sotelo at Castle Ultimate Studios
- Mastering by Jamal Ruhe at West West Side Studios
References
- ^ "Decrepit Birth Reveals New Album Details". MetalUnderground.com. April 26, 2010. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
- ^ O'Hagar, Sammy. "POLARITY: THE APEX OF DECREPIT BIRTH'S SWEET & SOUR DEATH METAL". Metalsucks.net. Retrieved March 24, 2018.
- ^ Schalek, Dave. Polarity review. Heavymetal.about.com. Retrieved on March 5, 2012.
- ^ Henderson, Alex. Polarity review. Allmusic.com. Retrieved on March 5, 2012.
- ^ Decrepit Birth Shoots New Music Video For "The Resonance". Metalunderground.com. 2010-06-03. Retrieved on 2010-08-04.
- ^ Decrepit Birth Posts "The Resonance" Music Video. Metalunderground.com. 2010-07-31. Retrieved on 2010-08-04.
- ^ [1] Archived June 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine