Galactic Prey

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Galactic Prey
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Studio album by Foreign Objects
Released October 18, 2015 (2015-10-18)
Recorded 2014–2015
Studio Manifest Productions Studios
(Lake Forest, California)
Genre
Length43:33
Label Distant
Producer Deron Miller
Foreign Objects chronology
Universal Culture Shock
(2004)		Galactic Prey
(2015)

Galactic Prey is the second studio album by American alternative metal band Foreign Objects. Recorded at Manifest Productions Studios in Lake Forest, California, it was produced by the band's frontman Deron Miller and released by Distant Recordings on October 18, 2015. The album is the band's first to feature guitarist Kenneth Hunter, bassist Shaun Luera and Tim Luera, all of whom joined in 2014.

Alternative metal is a rock music fusion genre that infuses heavy metal with influences from alternative rock and other genres not normally associated with metal. Alternative metal bands are often characterized by heavily downtuned, mid-paced guitar riffs, a mixture of accessible melodic vocals and harsh vocals and sometimes unconventional sounds within other heavy metal styles. The term has been in use since the 1980s, although it came into prominence in the 1990s.

Foreign Objects (band)

Foreign Objects is an American heavy metal band from West Chester, Pennsylvania. Formed in 1995, the band is centered on vocalist and guitarist Deron Miller, who is the only constant member. During its initial tenure, the band released one extended play (EP), The Undiscovered Numbers & Colors in 1995, before founding members Miller and Jess Margera (drums) went on to form CKY.

Lake Forest, California City in California, United States

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Contents

Initially conceived as a collaboration between Miller and Canadian songwriter and producer Jonathan Masi, Galactic Prey was later re-written from scratch by Miller and recorded with members of Orange County-based production company Manifest Productions, which includes Hunter. The album's production was funded by crowd-sourced investments on the website Indiegogo.

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Background

Deron Miller was originally inspired to produce another Foreign Objects album after being contacted by a Canadian songwriter and producer called Jon Masi, who was a fan of the group. Masi sent Miller a number of pieces of music, which the band's frontman said he "loved". The duo's idea was to collaborate on the writing and production of songs on the album, with Masi composing much of the music and Miller writing all of the lyrics. [1] In an interview in August 2015, however, Miller stated that the material Masi produced for the album was not of a high enough quality for Galactic Prey, so he severed ties with him and rewrote the album himself. [2] The music for the title track "Galactic Prey", written by Masi, remained. [3]

After disregarding the material written with Masi, Miller entered the Manifest Productions studio and wrote the majority of the album during recording sessions. Speaking in an interview on The Sinner's Ball radio show in August 2015, he explained that he entered the studio with no material and began playing improvised guitar riffs to the accompaniment of a click track, upon which drummer Tim Luera added drum parts and the songs were subsequently built. Miller praised the recording process, claiming that he would be replicating it for future projects. [2]

A click track is a series of audio cues used to synchronize sound recordings, sometimes for synchronization to a moving image. The click track originated in early sound movies, where optical marks were made on the film to indicate precise timings for musical accompaniment. It can also serve a purpose similar to a metronome, as in the music industry, where it is often used during recording sessions and live performances.

Miller launched a campaign on crowdfunding website Indiegogo in order to fund the production of Galactic Prey, with the aim of raising $13,000. [4] In March 2014, the title track "Galactic Prey" was debuted on Miller's SoundCloud page. [5] By July 2015 the album was said to have been completed, with Miller estimating an August release date. [6]

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Track listing

All tracks written by Deron Miller, except where noted.

Deron Miller American musician

Deron John Miller is an American heavy metal musician. He is best known as the former lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of alternative metal band CKY, which he co-founded in 1998. Other bands Miller fronts include the progressive metal band Foreign Objects, the melodic death metal group World Under Blood and the band 96 Bitter Beings.

No.TitleLength
1."Way Before the Beginning" (music by Miller and Saman Ali)2:08
2."Don't Ask"5:00
3."Chip in the Brain"4:26
4."Megadextria"3:48
5."On Course to Collide"3:24
6."Two Tickets to Heaven"3:20
7."A Host to Suicitis"3:15
8."Galactic Prey" (music by Jonathan Masi)5:22
9."Sunset on Saturn"3:56
10."Direct Contact with the Dead"5:07
11."(With a Smile) The Friendliest of Fire"3:59
Total length:43:50

Personnel

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References

  1. ↑ Miller, Deron (April 30, 2014). "Deron Miller - heres the story on "Galactic Prey"...the 20th..." Facebook . Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "The Sinner's Ball Radio Show : Episode # 9 Return of Deron Miller of CKY". BlogTalkRadio. August 10, 2015. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  3. ↑ Galactic Prey (Media notes). Foreign Objects. Distant Recordings. 2015.
  4. ↑ "Foreign Objects Launch Crowdfunding Campaign For New Album "Galactic Prey"". Theprp.com. April 13, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Foreign Objects (CKY, Etc.) Streaming New Track "Galactic Prey", CKY Working On New Album". Theprp.com. March 31, 2014. Retrieved October 19, 2015.
  6. ↑ Miller, Deron (July 29, 2015). "Deron Miller - Galactic Prey album update: The new Foreign..." Facebook . Retrieved October 19, 2015.
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