technical death metal
Technical death metal (also referred to as tech-death) is a musical subgenre of death metal that began and developed in the early- to mid-1990s, with particular focus on challenging, demanding instrumental skill and complex songwriting.
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band
The Faceless
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. It was released on November 14, 2006 through
Sumerian Records
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deathcore
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sound and style. Breakdowns and metalcore riffs are frequent on the release. The band abandoned their deathcore sound after this album.Kapper, Andrew (undated; ''circa'' August 2012). "The Faceless Autotheism Review" Heavy Metal module of
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Track listing
Personnel
;The Faceless
* Derek Rydquist — lead vocals
* Michael Keene — lead guitar, clean vocals, spoken word, vocoder speech
* Steve Jones — rhythm guitar
* Brandon Giffin — bass guitar
* Michael Sherer — keyboards
* Brett Batdorf, Andy Taylor,
Navene Koperweis
Navene Koperweis (born May 31, 1985) is an American drummer, best known as the former drummer of Animosity, Hoods and Animals as Leaders. He currently plays for Entheos, and serves as session drummer for Job for a Cowboy and also Machine Head. ...
, Nick Pierce— drums (see below)
;Artwork and design
*Album artwork & layout by Nick Steinhardt (23 in. graphics)
;Production and recording
* Engineered, Produced, Mixed &
mastered
Mastering, a form of audio post production, is the process of preparing and transferring recorded audio from a source containing the final mix to a data storage device (the master), the source from which all copies will be produced (via meth ...
by Michael Keene @ Keene Machine Studios, Tarzana, CA
*Drums recorded by Andy Taylor (tracks: 2, 5), Brett Batdorf (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 8),
Navene Koperweis
Navene Koperweis (born May 31, 1985) is an American drummer, best known as the former drummer of Animosity, Hoods and Animals as Leaders. He currently plays for Entheos, and serves as session drummer for Job for a Cowboy and also Machine Head. ...
(track: 4), Nick Pierce (track: 7)
*Management by Joe Sarrach (Astrum Entertainment)
*Booking by Ash Avildsen (EE Booking)