''Epitaph'' is the eleventh full-length studio album by

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, released in 2001.

Release

With the release,

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also issued a

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version that contains a hidden bonus track and was limited to 25.000 copies. Even though the bonus track was originally announced as untitled, its title was later revealed as "Submerged". It was later available in remixed form on the

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2005 album ''Voyeur''. The track "Existence" is featured in the 2002

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'' but not on the accompanying soundtrack. In 2015, Canadian label

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re-released ''Epitaph'' on limited edition vinyl.

Single

"Everything Must Perish" is the only single taken from ''Epitaph''. Along with the original version the title track is featured as radio edit. Non-album track "Providence" is sung by Jenifer McLaren, also guest vocalist on

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. Johan Carlsson from

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wrote that the band has taken "a more mature and melodic route" with the single. Noting the Delerium influence on "Providence", he described the song as "beefed up, speeded up and dancified Delerium track".

Writing and composition

Being a characteristic feature on previous recordings, on ''Epitaph'' Front Line Assembly did not use samples. "This is the first time we quit using movie samples.", said Bill Leeb to Belgian magazine Side-Line and cited the more important role of samples in contemporary music and its financial side: "Sampling is an artform which was criticised in the beginning, but now it's a respected artform with big money in it. It's a big business where I don't feel at ease any longer."

Track listing

Personnel

Front Line Assembly

Bill Leeb Wilhelm Anton "Bill" Leeb (born 21 September 1966, in Vienna, Austria) is an Austrian-Canadian electronic musician and record producer. He is best known for being a founding member of the industrial music group Front Line Assembly. Additionall ...

– production, vocals * Chris Peterson – production

Technical personnel

Greg Reely Greg Reely is a Canadian record producer, engineer, and mixer who has worked with acts such as Sarah McLachlan, Front Line Assembly, Fear Factory, Machine Head, Coldplay, The Tea Party, Spirit of the West and others. Credits *BAG - ''BAG'', '' ...

– mixing, engineering *

Brian Gardner Brian Knapp Gardner, also known as Brian "Big Bass" Gardner, is an American mastering engineer. He has worked on a number of recordings since the mid-1960s, including classic rock, funk, disco, alternative rock, R&B, hip hop, pop punk and danc ...

– mastering *

Dave McKean David McKean (born 29 December 1963) is an English illustrator, photographer, comic book artist, graphic designer, filmmaker and musician. His work incorporates drawing, painting, photography, collage, found objects, digital art, and sculp ...

– artwork, design

References

{{Authority control 2001 albums Front Line Assembly albums Metropolis Records albums Albums with cover art by Dave McKean Albums produced by Chris Peterson (producer)