The Thin Line Between

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The Thin Line Between
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Studio album by
ReleasedJuly 15, 2008 (2008-07-15)
RecordedFebruary–March 2008 at Badass Studio
Genre Technical death metal, melodic death metal
Length47:41
Label Prosthetic
Producer Jeff Fortin and Neuraxis
Neuraxis chronology
Live Progression
(2007)
The Thin Line Between
(2008)
Asylon
(2011)
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The Thin Line Between is the fifth studio album by Canadian death metal band Neuraxis. It was released on July 15, 2008, by Prosthetic Records. The album was the first studio album recorded with guitarist William Seghers and vocalist Alex Leblanc, who replaced Steven Henry and Ian Campbell respectively. In April 2009, the band released a music video for "Darkness Prevails". Neuraxis uploaded three videos of the recording sessions on their official YouTube channel. [3]

Contents

Bassist Yan Theil and drummer Tommy Mckinnon left some time after the release of the album. The departure of Theil left Neuraxis with no remaining founding members. Robin Milley is now the longest-serving member of the band.

Track listing

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Darkness Prevails"LeblancMilley4:32
2."Wicked"MckinnonMilley, Mckinnon5:00
3."Versus"LeblancMilley4:34
4."Deviation Occurs"LeblancSeghers5:05
5."The Thin Line Between"LeblancMilley8:32
6."Dreaming the End"LeblancSeghers4:22
7."Standing Despite"(Instrumental)Seghers1:29
8."Oracle"MckinnonSeghers3:52
9."Phoenix"LeblancMilley, Mckinnon, Seghers5:12
10."The All and the Nothing"MckinnonMilley5:07
Total length:47:41

Personnel

Neuraxis

Additional musicians

Production

Additional personnel

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References

  1. The Thin Line Between at AllMusic
  2. "Neuraxis - the Thin Line Between Review". Archived from the original on 2012-03-14. Retrieved 2009-08-15.
  3. "Neuraxismetal - YouTube". YouTube .