The Surface Seems So Far

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The Surface Seems So Far
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Studio album by
Seether
Released20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
Studio
  • Blackbird
  • Dark Horse
Genre
Length47:06
Label Fantasy
Producer Shaun Morgan
Seether chronology
Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum
(2020)		The Surface Seems So Far
(2024)
Singles from The Surface Seems So Far
  1. "Judas Mind"
    Released: 10 July 2024
  2. "Illusion"
    Released: 23 August 2024
  3. "Walls Come Down"
    Released: 19 November 2024

The Surface Seems So Far is the ninth studio album by South African rock band Seether. It was released on 20 September 2024 through Fantasy Records, [1] It is the follow up to the band's eighth studio album, Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum (2020). [2] According to vocalist/rhythm guitarist Shaun Morgan, it is the band's heaviest and most intense album, [3] and it was written during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. [4] It is also the band's first album to feature no acoustic songs.

Contents

Promotion

The first single from the album titled "Judas Mind" was released on 10 July 2024. [5] The second single, titled "Illusion", was released on 23 August 2024. [6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Shaun Morgan.

The Surface Seems So Far track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Judas Mind"4:34
2."Illusion"4:02
3."Beneath the Veil"3:43
4."Semblance of Me"4:16
5."Walls Come Down"4:26
6."Try to Heal"4:40
7."Paint the World"4:19
8."Same Mistakes"4:00
9."Lost All Control"4:33
10."Dead on the Vine"4:32
11."Regret"4:01
Total length:47:06

Personnel

Seether

Additional contributors

Charts

Chart performance for The Surface Seems So Far
Chart (2024)Peak
position
French Rock & Metal Albums (SNEP) [7] 53
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [8] 99
Scottish Albums (OCC) [9] 73
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade) [10] 58
UK Album Downloads (OCC) [11] 45
UK Rock & Metal Albums (OCC) [12] 6
US Billboard 200 [13] 138
US Independent Albums (Billboard) [14] 24
US Top Rock & Alternative Albums ( Billboard ) [15] 31

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