Death of a Dead Day is the second studio album by British progressive metal band Sikth, as well as the last released before their 2008–2013 hiatus. It was released on 6 June 2006 (06/06/06) in the United States and 26 June in the United Kingdom; the first 4000 copies came with hand autographed fold out posters.[3] It was released on vinyl by Basick Records as part of Record Store Day 2014.[4]

Death of a Dead Day
Studio album by
Released6 June 2006 (US)
26 June 2006 (UK)
Recorded2005
Genre
Length53:52
LabelBieler Bros.
ProducerSikth
Sikth chronology
The Trees Are Dead & Dried Out Wait for Something Wild
(2003)
Death of a Dead Day
(2006)
Opacities (EP)
(2015)
Singles from Death of a Dead Day
  1. "Flogging the Horses"
    Released: 2 October 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Metal InjectionRecommended[2]

A music video was released for opening track "Bland Street Bloom" while "Flogging the Horses" was released as an EP single.

Lyrical themes

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In a 2016 track-by-track guide with Louder Sound, vocalist and primary lyricist Mikee Goodman stated that Death of a Dead Day was the hardest album he made lyrically. The album's lyrical themes range from topics such as war ("Flogging the Horses"), anti-hate ("Sanguine Seas of Bigotry"), and the music industry ("Part of the Friction"), along with other topics and themes.[5]

Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Mikee Goodman, except where noted; all music is composed by Dan Weller, Graham "Pin" Pinney, James Leach, and Dan "Loord" Foord

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Bland Street Bloom" 5:41
2."Flogging the Horses" 3:33
3."Way Beyond the Fond Old River" 5:03
4."Summer Rain" 3:35
5."In This Light" 4:24
6."Sanguine Seas of Bigotry" 4:17
7."Mermaid Slur" 0:48
8."When the Moment's Gone" 5:59
9."Part of the Friction" 5:13
10."Where Do We Fall?"Justin Hill, Goodman4:40
11."Another Sinking Ship" 4:02
12."As the Earth Spins Round" 6:37
Total length:53:47
Japanese bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Each Other and Ourselves"4:45
Total length:58:31
10th Anniversary Edition (CDVILED628)[6]
No.TitleLength
13."Flogging the Horses" (Demo)4:52
14."Part of the Friction" (Demo)5:12
15."Where Do We Fall?" (Demo)5:09
Total length:69:06

Personnel

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Sikth
Production
  • Produced by Sikth
  • Mixed and engineered by Matt Laplant
  • Additional mixing on "Mermaid Slur" by Simon Hanhart at Spare Room Studios
  • Post-production by Weller and Hill
  • Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound Miami, Florida
  • Artwork & design by Tim Fox
  • Photography by Matthew Swig

References

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  1. ^ "Death of a Dead Day - Sikth". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Worth revisiting: SIKTH, "Death of a Dead Day"". Metal Injection. 23 February 2009. Retrieved 30 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Sikth - Death of a Dead Day (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 12 November 2011.
  4. ^ "BASICK to release vinyl albums from SIKTH and CIRCLES for Record Store Day 2014 by undefined".
  5. ^ Goodman, Mikee (28 September 2016). "Your track-by-track guide to SikTh's Death Of A Dead Day". Louder Sound. Retrieved 11 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Sikth - Death Of A Dead Day (CD, Album) at Discogs". Discogs. 30 September 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
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