Transhuman (album)

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Transhuman
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Studio album by
ReleasedApril 11, 2011
RecordedAugust–December 2010
Genre Technical thrash metal, progressive metal, progressive death metal
Label Metal Blade
Producer The Trauma Team
Believer chronology
Gabriel
(2009)
Transhuman
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
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Blistering Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
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Decibel 2/10 [4]
Lords of Metal92/100 [5]
Metal.de9/10 [6]
Metal Hammer Germany4/7 [7]
The Phantom TollboothStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [8]
Powermetal.de8.50/10 [9]
SputnikMusicStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]

Transhuman is the fifth studio album by American technical thrash metal band Believer, released on April 11, 2011 on Metal Blade Records.

Contents

Overview

A concept album, the band stated that the lyrics deal with transhumanism, "The study of the ramifications, promises, and potential dangers of technologies that will enable us to overcome fundamental human limitations, and the related study of the ethical matters involved in developing and using such technologies." The band stated that the source of inspiration was Dr. Ginger Campbell’s Brain Science Podcast, which explores recent discoveries in neuroscience, as well as Dr. Thomas Metzinger’s scientific research and philosophical study of consciousness and the self. [10]

Musically, the band stated that they "focused more on the overall musicality which included more instrumental layers than we used before." [11] Sputnik Music noted that the band dropped most of the aggressive thrash metal elements in favor of more melodic, modern, mid-tempo and mechanical style. [10] About.com reviewer wrote that the album's genre is difficult to pigeon hole, featuring elements of industrial, psychedelic and soundtrack music among technical metal. [12]

Track listing

  1. Lie Awake - 5:03
  2. G.U.T. - 3:39
  3. Multiverse - 4:44
  4. End Of Infinity - 4:12
  5. Transfection - 3:55
  6. Clean Room - 4:50
  7. Currents - 2:50
  8. Traveler - 4:23
  9. Ego Machine - 4:29
  10. Being No One - 4:47
  11. Entanglement - 4:15
  12. Mindsteps - 6:52

Personnel

Believer

Additional musicians

Production

Design

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