Under Reprisal
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Under Reprisal is the debut album of the Canadian
melodic death metal
band Threat Signal
. It was produced by Christian Olde Wolbers
of Fear Factory
and co-produced by Threat Signal.
Barely a year after it's release, everyone except lead singer Jon Howard had left the band. The first one to leave was rhythm guitarist Rich Howard on August 1, 2006. He was replaced by previous bassist Marco Bressette who changed to guitar and new bass player Pat Kavanagh had joined. In March 2007, Threat Signal began demoing new material, but was hampered by second departure, this time Marco Bressette's. The band announced a search for a new guitarist the same day, while former guitarist Rich Howard would join the band temporarily to fill in for the remaining tour dates. Threat Signal was tapped as the opener for the Tour and Loathing trek alongside Protest the Hero, All That Remains, Blessthefall, and The Holly Springs Disaster. Shortly after this tour, guitarist Kyle McKnight parted ways with Threat Signal in June 2007 due to personal differences with the remaining members of the band. The band's drummer, George Parfitt, also departed later in 2007 to focus on his family life. The remaining members of band, Jon Howard and Pat Kavanagh reformed the band’s line-up with the new additions of drummer Norm Killeen and guitarists Travis Montgomery and Adam Weber. This line-up managed to record one new album (Vigilance
) but after that even more departures took place with Adam Weber and Norm Kileen being replaced by Chris Feener and Alex Rüdinger respectively.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
melodic death metal
Melodic death metal
Melodic death metal is a heavy metal music style that combines elements from the New Wave of British Heavy Metal with elements of death metal. The style was developed during the early and mid-1990s, primarily in England and Scandinavia...
band Threat Signal
Threat Signal
Threat Signal is a Canadian Melodic death metal band hailing from the city of Hamilton. However, different members of the band hail from other parts of the Ontario province...
. It was produced by Christian Olde Wolbers
Christian Olde Wolbers
Christian Olde Wolbers , is the guitarist of the metal band Arkaea. He is the former bassist and guitarist of the industrial metal band Fear Factory, and is now in Beowülf.-Biography:...
of Fear Factory
Fear Factory
Fear Factory is an American industrial metal band. Formed in 1989, they have released seven full-length albums and a number of singles and remixes. Over the course of their career they have evolved from a succession of styles, as well as steadily pioneered a combination of the styles death metal,...
and co-produced by Threat Signal.
Barely a year after it's release, everyone except lead singer Jon Howard had left the band. The first one to leave was rhythm guitarist Rich Howard on August 1, 2006. He was replaced by previous bassist Marco Bressette who changed to guitar and new bass player Pat Kavanagh had joined. In March 2007, Threat Signal began demoing new material, but was hampered by second departure, this time Marco Bressette's. The band announced a search for a new guitarist the same day, while former guitarist Rich Howard would join the band temporarily to fill in for the remaining tour dates. Threat Signal was tapped as the opener for the Tour and Loathing trek alongside Protest the Hero, All That Remains, Blessthefall, and The Holly Springs Disaster. Shortly after this tour, guitarist Kyle McKnight parted ways with Threat Signal in June 2007 due to personal differences with the remaining members of the band. The band's drummer, George Parfitt, also departed later in 2007 to focus on his family life. The remaining members of band, Jon Howard and Pat Kavanagh reformed the band’s line-up with the new additions of drummer Norm Killeen and guitarists Travis Montgomery and Adam Weber. This line-up managed to record one new album (Vigilance
Vigilance (album)
Vigilance is the second official full-length studio album by the Canadian melodic death metal band Threat Signal, released three years after their first album Under Reprisal...
) but after that even more departures took place with Adam Weber and Norm Kileen being replaced by Chris Feener and Alex Rüdinger respectively.
Track listing
All songs written by Kyle McKnight/Rich Howard/Jon Howard except One Last Breath, Inane, Faceless and Haunting by Kyle McKnight/Jon HowardCredits
- Jon Howard - Vocals
- Kyle McKnight - Guitar
- Rich Howard - Guitar, Backing Vocals
- Marco Bressette - Bass
- George Parfitt - Drums
Personnel
- Produced by Christian Olde WolbersChristian Olde WolbersChristian Olde Wolbers , is the guitarist of the metal band Arkaea. He is the former bassist and guitarist of the industrial metal band Fear Factory, and is now in Beowülf.-Biography:...
- Co-produced by Threat Signal
- Mixed and mastered by Tue MadsenTue MadsenTue Madsen is a Danish music producer and sound engineer, who is well known in metal genre for his work with bands like The Haunted, Mnemic, Hatesphere, Ektomorf, Cataract, Exmortem, and Born from Pain. His first work as a producer was the album Embraced by the Absolute by Autumn Leaves in 1997...
- Engineered by Shaun Thingvoid
- Keyboards and programming performed By Dave Lowmiller
- Additional keyboards performed by Christian Olde Wolbers
- Digital editing by Shaun Thingvold, Rob Shallcross and Threat Signal
- Additional programming by Threat Signal
- Guest backing vocals by Christian Olde Wolbers on "One Last Breath", "Haunting", "When All Is Said And Done", "Now", and "Faceless"