True Self
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- This article is about an album titled "true self." For spiritual or philosophical concepts referring to the "true self" see Self (spirituality)Self (spirituality)Religious views on the self vary widely. The self is a complex and core subject in many forms of spirituality. Two types of self are commonly considered - the self that is the ego, also called the learned, superficial self of mind and body, "false self", an egoic creation, and the Self which is...
& Self (philosophy)Self (philosophy)The philosophy of self defines the essential qualities that make one person distinct from all others. There have been numerous approaches to defining these qualities. The self is the idea of a unified being which is the source of consciousness. Moreover, this self is the agent responsible for the...
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True Self is fourth album by the Chicago
Chicago
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-based music group Soil. It was released in the US on May 2, 2006 via DRT Entertainment
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. This is the band's first album with new vocalist AJ Cavalier. True Self leaked onto P2P
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and BitTorrent sites on March 4, almost two months before its official release. The album sold 4,000 copies in the US during its first week of release.
A music video
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was filmed for "Give It Up" and released shortly prior the album.
In promotion of the album, Soil did a European/USA tour with Staind, USA tours with Sevendust, 10 Years, and Godsmack, as well as numerous UK/European festival and headline tours. SOiL ended the cycle with the summer 2007 True Rock Tour.
Track listing
All tracks were recorded at Bombshelter Studios, Los AngelesLos Ángeles
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, California
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, USA unless otherwise noted.
- "Fight for Life" – 4:10
- "Give It Up" – 3:00†††††
- "Pick Me Up" – 3:12
- "The Last Chance" – 4:17
- "True Self" – 3:18
- "Hear Me" – 3:57††
- "Forever Dead" – 3:12†
- "Let Go" – 3:49
- "Until It's Over" – 2:58††
- "Jaded" – 2:37††
- "Threw It Away" – 3:27
- "One Last Song" – 5:28
†Guest vocals by Burton C. Bell
Burton C. Bell
Burton Christopher Bell is an American musician. Bell is best known as the frontman of the metal band Fear Factory where he is the only consistent member. His singing style mixes clean vocals with death growls.-Fear Factory:...
††Recorded at Glenwood Studios, Burbank
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, California
California
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, USA
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†††Guest Vocals by Wayne Static
Wayne Static
Wayne Static is an American musician, and the lead vocalist, guitarist, keyboardist, and programmer for the industrial metal band Static-X. He released his first solo studio album Pighammer on October 4, 2011.- Early life :Static grew up in Shelby, Michigan before moving to Chicago and eventually...
Personnel
- AJ Cavalier – vocals
- Adam Zadel – guitar, backing vocals
- Shaun Glass – guitar
- Tim King – bass
- Tom Schofield – drums
- Stephen Jensen - art Director, designer and photographer
- Shaun Nowotnik - assistant to Stephen Jensen
- Brian Vecchione - band photography
- Ulrich Wild - producer, engineer and mixer
- Ted Jensen - masterer