Love and Other Disasters (album)

All lyrics are written by Richard Sjunnesson, except where noted; all music is composed by Roger Sjunnesson, except where noted

Love and Other Disasters
Studio album by Sonic Syndicate
Released	19 September 2008
Recorded	March – April 2008 at Black Lounge Studios in Avesta, Sweden
Genre	Melodic death metal, metalcore, alternative metal
Length	40:18
Label	Nuclear Blast
Producer	Jonas Kjellgren
Sonic Syndicate chronology
Only Inhuman (2007) Love and Other Disasters (2008) We Rule the Night (2010)
Alternative covers
Japanese cover.

No.	Title	Music	Length
1.	"Encaged"		4:26
2.	"Hellgate: Worcester"	Roland Johansson Robin Sjunnesson [a]	3:23
3.	"Jack of Diamonds"		3:41
4.	"My Escape"	Roland Johansson Robin Sjunnesson Nick Red [a]	4:10
5.	"Fallout"	Roland Johansson Robin Sjunnesson Nick Red [a]	3:51
6.	"Power Shift"	Jonas Kjellgren Roger Sjunnesson [a]	3:32
7.	"Contradiction"	Roland Johansson Robin Sjunnesson Nick Red [a]	3:32
8.	"Damage Control"		3:49
9.	"Red Eyed Friend"	[a]	4:43
10.	"Affliction"		5:11

Bonus tracks

Limited/Amazon Edition

No.	Title	Music	Length
11.	"Ruin"	Roland Johansson Robin Sjunnesson [a]	3:42
12.	"Dead Planet"	[a]	4:21

Japanese Edition (includes limited/Amazon edition bonus tracks)

No.	Title	Length
13.	"Mission: Undertaker"	5:03

The Rebellion Pack

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Burn This City"	Nathan James Biggs [b]	Robin Sjunnesson Roger Sjunnesson [a]	3:29
2.	"Rebellion In Nightmareland"	[b]	[a]	4:13
3.	"Burn This City (Radio Edit)"	Nathan James Biggs [b]	Robin Sjunnesson Roger Sjunnesson [a]	3:32

Track recorded during album sessions

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Freeman"	Richard Sjunnesson	Roger Sjunnesson	3:57

1. Credited to Sonic Syndicate
2. Credited to Nathan James Biggs & Richard Sjunnesson

Bonus DVD

• "Studio Report" (Making of "Love and Other Disasters")
• "Jack of Diamonds" (Official video)
• "My Escape" (Official video)
• "Denied" (Official video)
• "Enclave" (Official video)
• "Psychic Suicide" (live in Cologne)
• "Blue Eyed Fiend" (live in Cologne)
• Shopping in Paris

The Rebellion Pack

The special edition of the album was reissued on November 6, 2009 together with the band's 2009 Rebellion EP, featuring two brand-new songs as well as the debut record with their new singer Nathan Biggs, replacing Roland Johansson.

Demo titles

• "Bullet My Asshole" (pre-"Encaged")
• "Finnish" (pre-"Jack of Diamonds")
• "Kjellgren" ("Stewart" in English, pre-"Power Shift")
• "Breaking Benjamin's Leg" (pre-"Contradiction")
• "Export" (pre-"Damage Control")
• "Blame Canada" (pre-"Affliction")
• "Bandit" (pre-"Mission: Undertaker")
• "Panic" (pre-"Freeman")

Chart positions

Country	Position
Sweden	15 [4]
Germany	36 [5]
Austria	45 [6]
Switzerland	65 [7]
United States	85 (Billboard Heatseekers) [8]

Personnel

Sonic Syndicate

• Roland Johansson – clean vocals, additional guitars & solo on "Red Eyed Friend"
• Richard Sjunnesson – harsh vocals
• Roger Sjunnesson – guitars, keyboards
• Robin Sjunnesson – guitars
• Karin Axelsson – bass guitars
• John Bengtsson – drums, percussion
• Nathan James Biggs - vocals ("Burn This City" & "Rebellion in Nightmareland")

Additional musicians

• Nick Red – keyboards on "My Escape," "Fallout" & "Contradiction"

Production

• Jonas Kjellgren – producer/engineer
• Roberto Laghi – mixer
• Achim Köhler – masterer
• Torsten Bürgin – artwork
• Sabine Hauptmann – artwork
• Micke Johansson – photography
• Patric Ullaeus – director ("Jack of Diamonds" & "My Escape")
• Marius Böttcher – director ("Power Shift" & "Contradiction")

References

1. "IGN review". Archived from the original on 2008-09-25. Retrieved 2008-10-13.
2. ChartAttack review ^[usurped]
3. Lords of Metal review
4. Steffen Hung. "Sonic Syndicate - Love And Other Disasters". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
5. ^[ dead link ‍]
6. Steffen Hung. "Sonic Syndicate - Love And Other Disasters". austriancharts.at. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
7. Steffen Hung (2010-07-22). "Sonic Syndicate - Love And Other Disasters". hitparade.ch. Retrieved 2012-02-29.
8. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SONIC SYNDICATE: 'Love And Other Disasters' First-Week Sales Revealed". Roadrunnerrecords.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-21. Retrieved 2012-02-29.