''Dead Reckoning'' is the eighth studio album by

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band Threshold. It is their first album since the departure of founding member

Nick Midson Threshold are an English progressive metal band formed in Surrey in the late 1980s. History 1988–1992 Threshold began their career in 1988, initially playing covers of metal groups like Ratt and Testament. As they continued playing to ...

and the last to feature long time vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott. It is also the only one to feature guest vocals (provided by

Dan Swanö Dan-Erland Swanö (born 10 March 1973), also known as Dan "The Man" Swanö, is a Swedish musician and record producer who is currently the vocalist, guitarist, ex-bassist and ex-drummer for the band Nightingale, lately vocalist, keyboardist and ...

on two tracks) and their first album on their current label,

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. The song "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams" appeared on the 2008 film soundtrack '' In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale''. Before settling on the final title, the album had the working title of "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams".BLABBERMOUTH:NET
Many of the songs on the album use extensive flight and aviation metaphors. Some of these are conveyed in the titles of the songs (e.g. "Slipstream", "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams", "Safe to Fly"). This theme is reinforced by the album's title, a reference to the early aviation practice of

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as a way of navigating through estimation of a current position based on a past position, a direction, and a speed.

Track listing

Notes

*The limited edition

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release, not available in the United States, contains a cover of

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's "Supermassive Black Hole" as a bonus track.

Members

* Andrew "Mac" McDermott – vocals *

Karl Groom Karl Groom is a British guitarist and record producer. He is best known as a founding and the only constant member of the progressive metal band Threshold. His production and mixing credits are mainly with progressive and power metal bands. M ...

– guitar * Richard West – keyboard, piano, backing vocals * Steve Anderson – bass guitar *

Johanne James Johanne James is the drummer for British progressive metal band Threshold. He joined the band officially, replacing Mark Heaney, in 2001, to record the album ''Hypothetical'', which occurred after having toured with the band in support of the a ...

– drums * Dan Swanö – guest vocals on "Slipstream" and "Elusive" * Peter Van't Riet – mastering

References

{{Authority control Threshold (band) albums 2007 albums Nuclear Blast albums Albums about aircraft