''Freedom to the Slave Makers'' is Israeli

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's second full-length studio album. It was released on 18 February 2011, after it was delayed a few times between 2008–2010. The album is a follow-up to the band's major label debut '' Down Low'' from 2005, though it was released on AFM Records.

Background

It was confirmed on the band's Myspace, early before the recording, that the album would be produced by Down producer Warren Riker and that it would include 10 tracks. The album was delayed several times from a July 2008 release date to September 2008, and then to an unspecified date in 2009, after which it was announced it will be delayed again until 2010. On 3 November 2010, it was finally announced that the band has signed a new record deal with AFM Records, who will release the release worldwide in February 2011. On 5 January 2011, it was confirmed that the album would be released worldwide on 18 February 2011, with a special release show in

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to follow on 3 March 2011. On 6 January 2011, the band revealed the album's artwork and track list. On 10 January 2011, it was announced that the album would be released in the US on 22 February 2011 through E1 Music. The album was mastered between 18–25 May 2009 at West West Side Music Studios in

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by Alan Douches, who previously worked with such bands as Through the Eyes of the Dead, Beneath the Massacre and A Life Once Lost. On 20 January 2011, the first single from the album, "Nothing But Opinions", was released for free listening through such Israeli sites as Walla!,

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and Musicspot. On 16 February 2011, the album was uploaded for free streaming on the band's

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and Myspace pages.

Track listing

Personnel

Avital Tamir Avital Tamir ( he, אביטל תמיר) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the lead singer for successful metal band Betzefer and for his experimental pop trio On Shoulders of Giants. He was also briefly a member of fellow Betz ...

– vocals *

Matan Cohen Matan Cohen (born February 8, 1982) is an Israeli musician best known for his work as the guitarist for successful groove/metalcore band Betzefer and the recently reunited melodic death metal band Nail Within. Cohen is also a frequent collabora ...

– guitars *Rotem Inbar – bass *Roey Berman – drums, percussion ;Production *Warren Riker – production, mixing *Alan Douches – mastering

Release history

References

2011 albums Betzefer albums AFM Records albums {{2010s-metal-album-stub