Subsurface (album)

For other uses, see Subsurface (disambiguation).

Subsurface
Studio album by Threshold
Released	3 August 2004
Recorded	2004
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	62:48
Label	InsideOut Music
Producer	Karl Groom Richard West
Threshold chronology
Critical Mass (2002) Subsurface (2004) Dead Reckoning (2007)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Imperiumi	[1]
Rock Hard	8.5/10 [2]

Subsurface is the seventh studio album by British progressive metal band Threshold. It was released in August 2004, and received an Album of the Month award in several European music magazines. It is the last album to feature founding member and guitarist Nick Midson.

Songs on the album resume themes from earlier albums, including environmentalism and war, but also incorporating political themes.

Reception

In 2005, Subsurface was ranked number 472 in Rock Hard magazine's book The 500 Greatest Rock & Metal Albums of All Time. ^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Mission Profile"	Karl Groom, Richard West	8:15
2.	"Ground Control"	West	7:13
3.	"Opium"	Groom, West	6:48
4.	"Stop Dead"	West	4:21
5.	"The Art of Reason"	Groom, West	10:20
6.	"Pressure"	Groom, Nick Midson, West	5:17
7.	"Flags and Footprints"	West	4:54
8.	"Static"	Groom, West	5:07
9.	"The Destruction of Words"	Groom, West	6:14
10.	"What About Me" (bonus track)	Johanne James	4:19
Total length:			62:48

Personnel

• Steve Anderson – bass guitar
• Karl Groom – rhythm and solo guitar
• Johanne James – drums
• Andrew "Mac" McDermott – vocals
• Nick Midson – rhythm guitar
• Richard West – keyboards

References

1. Kalevi Heino (26 July 2004). "Levyarviot: Threshold - Subsurface". Imperiumi. Retrieved 7 October 2012.
2. Rensen, Michael. "Album des Monats". Rock Hard (in German). Archived from the original on 24 September 2018.
3. Best of Rock & Metal - Die 500 stärksten Scheiben aller Zeiten (in German). Rock Hard. 2005. p. 18. ISBN   3-89880-517-4.