''Revelations: The Pale EP'' is the first in a series of four EPs that make up ''Revelations'', the fifth studio album by

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. The other three are '' The Black'', '' The Red'' and ''The White'', after the

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. It was released by Control Records on October 14, 2016 and peaked at number one on both the ''

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chart and the

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chart.
video
for ''The Monster'' was shot by Terry Matlin in

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in July 2016 and released on September 4.
''Confess''
was filmed by Kenneth Fletcher in an

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cemetery during the band's September 2016 UK Synths and Sinners Tour and released on October 26.
''When The Love Is Pain''
followed on November 12, and it was directed by Jacob Johnston.
''Mother Superior''
directed by Kevin Preston, completed the quartet on January 25, 2017. The EP was recorded at Control's Hell's Half Acre studio and was produced and engineered by Kenneth Fletcher, and engineered and mixed by Axel Otero of the band Lay Your Ghost. It was mastered by John Troxell. Fans were invited down to the Control Merch shop to record gang vocals.

Track listing

Charts

Personnel

All credits adapted from liner notes. * Kenneth Fletcher – producer, engineer, artwork, layout * Axel Otero – engineer, mixing * John Troxell – mastering

References

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