Forging a Future Self

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Forging a Future Self
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1, 2006
RecordedLate 2005
Genre
Length30:11
Label Corrosive Recordings [1]
Producer Justin Lowe
After the Burial chronology
Demo 2005
(2005)
Forging a Future Self
(2006)
Rareform
(2008)

Forging a Future Self is the debut studio album by American progressive metal band After the Burial. It was recorded in 2005 and released on March 1, 2006, through Corrosive Recordings.

Contents

Background

The songs "Warm Thoughts of Warfare", "Forging a Future Self", "Isolation Theory" and "Fingers Like Daggers" were originally recorded for the band's Demo 2005. [2]

Forging a Future Self is the only album to feature the band's original vocalist Nick Wellner and drummer Greg Erickson who were replaced by Grant Luoma and Dan Carle respectively when the band was signed to Sumerian Records later in 2007.

"A Steady Decline", "Fingers Like Daggers" and "Redeeming the Wretched" were re-recorded in 2013 for the EP This Life Is All We Have. [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nick Wellner, Trent Hafdahl, Justin Lowe, Lerichard "Lee" Foral, and Greg Erickson

No.TitleLength
1."Pi (The Mercury God of Infinity)" (instrumental)2:09
2."A Steady Decline"4:00
3."Isolation Theory"2:43
4."The Forfeit"4:34
5."Fingers Like Daggers"3:14
6."Forging a Future Self"3:30
7."Warm Thoughts of Warfare"2:55
8."Engulfed"3:51
9."Redeeming the Wretched"3:15
Total length:30:11
10th Anniversary Edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
10."Forging a Future Self" (demo)3:29
11."Isolation Theory" (demo)2:41
12."Fingers Like Daggers" (demo)3:20

Personnel

After the Burial

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References

  1. "Forging a Future Self - After the Burial | Releases | AllMusic". AllMusic . Retrieved December 30, 2013.
  2. "After The Burial Demo 2005 (Demo)". Spirit of Metal. Retrieved October 30, 2014.
  3. "iTunes - Music - This Life Is All We Have - Single by After the Burial". iTunes . Apple Inc. Archived from the original on December 27, 2014. Retrieved November 24, 2014.