Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II

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Addicts: Black Meddle, Pt. II
Studio album by
Nachtmystium
ReleasedJune 8, 2010
RecordedJanuary 2010 at Volume Studios
GenreBlack metal, psychedelic rock, industrial metal, experimental rock
Length48:01
LabelCentury Media, Candlelight
ProducerChris Black and Nachtmystium
Nachtmystium chronology
Assassins: Black Meddle, Part I
(2008) 		Addicts: Black Meddle, Pt. II
(2010) 		Silencing Machine
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
About.com[1]
Allmusic[2]
Metal Injection[3]
Metal Underground[4]
Pitchfork Media(8.2/10)[5]
Rock Sound(8/10)[6]

Addicts: Black Meddle, Pt. II is the fifth full-length album by Chicago band Nachtmystium. It was released via Century Media Records in the United States on June 8, 2010,[7] and by Candlelight Records in Europe a few days later. The recording took place in January 2010 at Volume Studios in Chicago, IL.[8]

Mainman Blake Judd said this about the new album:[9]

The new material is reminiscent of Assassins with more of a rock and roll edge over all. Our love for post-rock and industrial (a la Ministry, Killing Joke, etc.) is even more present this time around. We're hoping to make a record that will continue to push extreme music into uncharted territories.

The album artwork was made by Derek Lea, Jimmy Hubbard and Seldon Hunt. A promotional video on YouTube for the album was released by Century Media on YouTube on April 18, 2010.[10]

All music was written by Nachtmystium, all lyrics written by Chris Black, except "Ruined Life Continuum" which features lyrics by Blake Judd and Chris Black.

Track listing[edit]

CD release[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Cry for Help"1:33
2."High on Hate"3:36
3."Nightfall"3:21
4."No Funeral"5:39
5."Then Fires"5:44
6."Addicts"4:24
7."The End Is Eternal"7:03
8."Blood Trance Fusion"3:30
9."Ruined Life Continuum"4:41
10."Every Last Drop"8:30

LP release[edit]

Side A
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Cry for Help"M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black1:33
2."High on Hate"M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black3:36
Side B
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Nightfall"M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black3:21
2."No Funeral"M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black5:39
3."Then Fires"M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black5:44
Side C
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Addicts"M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black4:24
2."The End Is Eternal"M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black7:03
3."Blood Trance Fusion"M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black3:30
Side D
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Macrocosmic" (Guitar solos by Matt Johnsen and Ross Strahan)M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black4:19
2."Ruined Life Continuum"M: Nachtmystium, L: Blake Judd and Chris B4:41
3."Every Last Drop" (Clean vocals by Bruce Lamont)M: Nachtmystium, L: Chris Black8:30

Production[edit]

  • Produced by Chris Black and Nachtmystium
  • Engineered and mixed by Sanford Parker
  • Mastered by Collin Jordan at BR Mastering, Chicago, IL

Personnel[edit]

Nachtmystium[edit]

  • Blake Judd – Lead and rhythm guitars, vocals
  • Jeff Wilson – Lead and rhythm guitars
  • Will Lindsay – Bass, lead and rhythm guitars, backing vocals
  • Sanford Parker – Synthesizers and effects
  • Jef "Wrest" Whitehead – Drums and percussion

Additional Musicians[edit]

  • Chris Black – keyboards, programming, guitars, backing vocals
  • Bruce Lamont – clean vocals on "Every Last Drop"
  • Russ Strahan – guitars on "Macrocosmic"
  • Matt Johnsen – guitars on "Macrocosmic"

References[edit]

  1. ^ Norton, Justin M. Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II review Archived 2012-01-05 at the Wayback Machine heavymetal.about.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-07.
  2. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II review allmusic.com. Retrieved on 2011-07-07.
  3. ^ Hartmann, Graham. Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II review metalinjection.net. 2010-06-14. Retrieved on 2011-07-07.
  4. ^ Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II review metalunderground.com. 2010-05-29.
  5. ^ Breihan, Tom. Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II review pitchfork.com. 2010-07-01. Retrieved on 2011-07-07.
  6. ^ Stewart-Panko, Kevin. Addicts: Black Meddle, Part II review rocksound.tv. 2001-06-10. Retrieved on 2011-07-07.
  7. ^ Addicts: Black Meddle Part II release details. Century Media. Retrieved 6 April 2010
  8. ^ Summer, Geoffs. "Nachtmystium Recording Album With New Rhythm Section". Noisecreep. 2010-01-18. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  9. ^ "Nachtmystium to enter studio in January" . Myspace. 2009-09-12. Retrieved 6 April 2010.
  10. ^ Jason (2010-04-18). "NACHTMYSTIUM: New Album Artwork Trailer Posted". The Gauntlet. Retrieved 2010-04-19.
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