''Life '' is the fifth album by French

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band

Adagio Adagio (Italian for 'slowly', ) may refer to: Music * Adagio, a Tempo#Basic tempo markings, tempo marking, indicating that music is to be played slowly, or a composition intended to be played in this manner * Adagio (band), a French progressive m ...

, released on 29 May 2017 in France under Zeta Nemesis Records label and 9 August 2017 in Japan by King Records. The album fundings were raised after a

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campaign on IndieGogo collected €27,533. It was recorded at Axone Studio in Montreuil, mixed at X-Fade Studios,

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, and mastered at Tower Studio in

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from 5 June to 18 October 2016.

Track listing

Personnel

Adagio

* Kelly Sundown Carpenter – vocals * Stéphan Forté – guitar *

Kevin Codfert Kevin Codfert is the current keyboardist of the band Adagio. He joined the band in 2003, working on the album ''Underworld''. He is the producer of progressive metal band Myrath, which met with the band during Rock Festival in Tunisia in Decembe ...

– keyboard * Franck Hermanny – bass guitar * Jelly Cardarelli – drums * Mayline Gautié – violin

Additional musicians

* Carl Bensley – additional

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Production

* Stéphan Forté – producer * Kevin Codfert – mixing * Brett Caldas-Lima – mastering * Ludovic Cordelières – artwork * Lulu Inthesky – artwork * Martial Lenoir – photography

References

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