Ghosts in the Machine

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Ghosts in the Machine
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Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 10, 2006
RecordedSpider Studios in Cleveland, Ohio – Live in Miami, Florida
Genre Nu metal, hard rock
Length37:50 (Disc 1)
49:51 (Disc 2)
Label Corporate Punishment Records
Producer Ben Schigel
Switched chronology
Subject to Change
(2002)
Ghosts in the Machine
(2006)
Singles from Ghosts in the Machine [1]
  1. "Empty Promises"
    Released: January 10, 2006
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Ghosts in the Machine is the second album by the Ohio nu metal band Switched. This is a two-disc album, with the first disc featuring 11 tracks that were intended for the band's second release under their previous label, Immortal Records. The quality of these songs are rough, as they were still in the demo phase. The second disc includes 12 tracks in total, 8 demo tracks – 7 of which featured on their debut album Subject to Change and one b-side track "She Blinded Me with Science". The remaining four tracks are live performances.

Nu metal is a subgenre of alternative metal that combines elements of heavy metal music with elements of other music genres such as hip hop, alternative rock, funk, industrial, and grunge. Nu metal bands have drawn elements and influences from a variety of musical styles, including multiple genres of heavy metal. Nu metal rarely features guitar solos; the genre is heavily syncopated and based on guitar riffs. Many nu metal guitarists use seven-string guitars that are down-tuned to play a heavier sound. DJs are occasionally featured in nu metal to provide instrumentation such as sampling, turntable scratching and electronic backgrounds. Vocal styles in nu metal include singing, rapping, screaming and growling. Nu metal is one of the key genres of the new wave of American heavy metal.

Switched was a nu metal band from Cleveland, Ohio.

Immortal Records

Immortal Records is an imprint record label, formerly an independent record label/imprint based in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1994 by Amanda Scheer Demme and Happy Walters, the company had helped launched the careers of such influential acts as Korn, Thirty Seconds to Mars, and Incubus over the years. The label had also released soundtracks, including Judgment Night, Spawn, Blade II, and Masters of Horror.

Contents

Overall, it has received much better reviews than Subject to Change

<i>Subject to Change</i> (Switched album) 2002 studio album by Switched

Subject to Change is the debut album by the Ohio nu metal band Switched. It was released on February 26, 2002 via Immortal Records and went on to sell over 40,000 copies in US.

Track listing

Disc 1:

  1. "Save Myself" – 3:59
  2. "Like Suicide" – 3:22
  3. "Empty Promises" – 3:43
  4. "Shattered" – 3:25
  5. "Who Feels" – 3:36
  6. "I'm Falling" – 3:01
  7. "Circles" – 3:19
  8. "Travel On" – 3:17
  9. "Drowning" – 2:52
  10. "Into Disaster" – 3:12
  11. "Memories of You" – 4:00

Disc 2:

  1. "Spread (New Recording)" – 4:13
  2. "Inside (Demo)" – 4:16
  3. "Skins (Demo)" – 3:42
  4. "Wrong Side (Demo)" – 4:08
  5. "Anymore (Demo)" – 3:42
  6. "Darkening Days (Demo)" – 3:41
  7. "Last Chance (Demo)" – 4:12
  8. "She Blinded Me With Science (Demo)" – 4:05
  9. "Anymore" (Live) – 4:23
  10. "Religion" (Live) – 3:39
  11. "Ten Dead Fingers" (Live) – 4:58
  12. "Four Walls" (Live) – 4:48

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Personnel

Corey French Lowery is an American musician, songwriter, record producer and engineer. He is the guitarist and backing vocalist for South African band Seether. Lowery was also previously a member of the bands Saint Asonia, Stuck Mojo, Stereomud, Eye Empire, and Dark New Day.

Chad Szeliga American musician

Chad Szeliga is an American drummer and percussionist from Elyria, Ohio. Formerly the drummer for the band Breaking Benjamin, he joined Black Label Society in 2013, replacing Mike Froedge. In 2017, he replaced Jimmy DeGrasso in Black Star Riders.

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