''The Liberation'' is the third full-length album by German metal band
Disillusion. It was released on September 6, 2019, via
Prophecy Productions
Prophecy Productions is an international record label, founded in Germany by Martin Koller in 1996. It proclaims promoting "transcendental ..captivating music". . It is the band's first album in 13 years, due to creative, personal, and legal issues band members encountered since the release of ''
Gloria''.
Background
In March 2017, Disillusion announced that they would begin writing a third album. To aide with the writing process, Andy Schmidt isolated himself to a small cabin in the woods somewhere in the Czech Republic for 3 weeks to work undisturbed on new songs. Simultaneously the band asked for fan support via
Patreon
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to finance the production. The first goal – support for Andy – was reached within two days. The band then announced to complete the third album within 12 months, but later extended that deadline to another year as the band didn't want to feel rushed to provide their fans with and inadequate and incomplete experience.
During this time, the band announced another line-up change. This time, Bass player, Benn Haugg, would be moving on to third guitar and the band announced 2 new members.
Josh Saldanha, a drummer from
Dubai
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and Felix Tilemann who would be replacing Ben on the Bass.
Track listing
Personnel
* Vurtox (Andy Schmidt) − vocals, guitars, bass,
keyboards
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Music
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* Sebastian Hupfer − guitars
* Ben Haugg − guitars, bass
* Felix Tilemann − bass
* Josh Saldanha − drums
References
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2019 albums
Disillusion (band) albums