Pitch Black Progress
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| Studio album by Scar Symmetry | ||||
| Released |
April 21, 2006 (See release history) | |||
| Recorded | at Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden during Fall 2005 | |||
| Genre | Death metal[1] | |||
| Length | 59:23 | |||
| Label |
Nuclear Blast (United States) Dream On (South Korea) | |||
| Producer | Jonas Kjellgren | |||
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| Singles from Pitch Black Progress | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
Pitch Black Progress is the second studio album by Swedish metal band Scar Symmetry. The album was released in Europe on April 21, 2006 and in North America on May 2, 2006 through Nuclear Blast.
Pitch Black Progress was recorded, mixed, and mastered at Black Lounge Studios, Avesta, Sweden, on various occasions during 2005, by Jonas Kjellgren. 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;[2] the second version used as the official video by releasing label Nuclear Blast.[3] The original version is available at the band's own YouTube site.[4]
Track listing
All lyrics written by Henrik Ohlsson.
| Standard Edition | |||
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| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 1. | "The Illusionist" | Per Nilsson | 4:31 |
| 2. | "Slaves to the Subliminal" | Jonas Kjellgren, Christian Älvestam | 5:04 |
| 3. | "Mind Machine" | Per Nilsson, Christian Älvestam | 3:54 |
| 4. | "Pitch Black Progress" | Jonas Kjellgren | 3:26 |
| 5. | "Calculate the Apocalypse" | Per Nilsson | 4:01 |
| 6. | "Dreaming 24/7" | Per Nilsson, Christian Älvestam | 4:11 |
| 7. | "Abstracted" | Jonas Kjellgren | 3:25 |
| 8. | "The Kaleidoscopic God" | Jonas Kjellgren, Per Nilsson, Christian Älvestam | 7:09 |
| 9. | "Retaliator" | Jonas Kjellgren, Christian Älvestam | 4:13 |
| 10. | "Oscillation Point" | Jonas Kjellgren, Christian Älvestam | 4:04 |
| 11. | "The Path of Least Resistance" | Jonas Kjellgren, Christian Älvestam | 4:29 |
| Special Edition bonus tracks | |||
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| No. | Title | Music | Length |
| 12. | "Carved in Stone" | Jonas Kjellgren, Christian Älvestam | 5:29 |
| 13. | "Deviate from the Form" | Per Nilsson | 5:27 |
Credits
- Scar Symmetry
- Christian Älvestam – vocals
- Jonas Kjellgren – guitar
- Per Nilsson – guitar
- Kenneth Seil – bass guitar
- Henrik Ohlsson – drums, lyrics
Release history
| Country | Release date |
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| Europe | April 21, 2006 |
| United States | May 2, 2006 |
| South Korea | May 15, 2006 |