Ultraviolet (Misery Signals album)

Ultraviolet
Studio album by Misery Signals
Released	August 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)
Recorded	2018–2019
Studio	Studio Litho, Seattle, Washington The Tonic Room, Boise, Idaho Greenhouse Studios, Vancouver, British Columbia
Genre	Progressive metalcore [1] [2] [3]
Length	34:05
Label	Basick
Producer	Greg Thomas Devin Townsend Matt Bayles Tim Creviston
Misery Signals chronology
Absent Light (2013) Ultraviolet (2020)
Singles from Ultraviolet
"The Tempest" Released: May 15, 2020 [4] "River King" Released: June 19, 2020 [5]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Exclaim!	Positive [6]
Louder Sound	[7]
New Noise Magazine	[8]
Riff Magazine	7/10 [9]
Rock Sins	7.75/10 [10]

Ultraviolet is the fifth and final studio album by American-Canadian metalcore band Misery Signals and was released on August 7, 2020. ^[11] The album marks the first from the band since 2013's Absent Light , as well as their first album with Stu Ross on guitar since 2008's Controller and Jesse Zaraska on vocals since 2004's Of Malice and the Magnum Heart , after vocalist Karl Schubach parted ways with the group. ^[12]

The album was produced by the band's former rhythm guitarist, Greg Thomas, along with being engineered by Tim Creviston, Devin Townsend and Matt Bayles. ^[13]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Jesse Zarasaka, except where noted; all music is composed by Misery Signals.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"The Tempest"		3:44
2.	"Sunlifter"	Ryan Morgan	4:00
3.	"River King"	Zarasaka, R. Morgan	5:01
4.	"Through Vales of Blue Fire"		2:05
5.	"Old Ghosts"		3:38
6.	"The Fall"	Zarasaka, Greg Thomas	4:42
7.	"Redemption Key"	Zarasaka, R. Morgan	2:33
8.	"Cascade Locks"	Zaraska, R. Morgan, Kyle Johnson	3:50
9.	"Some Dreams"		4:32

Personnel

Misery Signals

• Jesse Zaraska – vocals
• Ryan Morgan – guitar
• Stu Ross – guitar
• Kyle Johnson – bass
• Branden Morgan – drums

Production

• Greg Thomas – vocal production, mixing
• Devin Townsend – vocal production
• Tim Creviston – guitar production
• Matt Bayles – drum production
• Kris Crummett – mastering

References

1. "Misery Signals - Ultraviolet - Everything is Noise". Everything is Noise. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
2. "Misery Signals Prove Why They're Metalcore Survivors on 'Ultraviolet'". Exclaim! . Retrieved October 3, 2020.
3. "Misery Signals - Ultraviolet". Punktastic. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
4. Tate, Jason. "Misery Signals – "The Tempest" Video". chorus.fm. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
5. Tate, Jason. "Misery Signals – "River King" Video". chorus.fm. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
6. Handley, Gen (August 5, 2020). "Misery Signals Prove Why They're Metalcore Survivors on 'Ultraviolet'". Exclaim! . Retrieved April 8, 2021.
7. "Misery Signals:Ultraviolet album review - Louder". Louder Sound. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
8. "Album Review: Misery Signals - Ultraviolet". New Noise Magazine . July 30, 2020. Retrieved April 8, 2021.
9. "Misery Signals pull off a powerful reunion with 'Ultraviolet' - Review". Riff Magazine. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
10. "Misery Signals - Ultraviolet album review - Rock Sins". Rock Sins. Retrieved October 3, 2020.
11. Tate, Jason. "Albums in Stores – Aug. 7th, 2020". chrous.fm. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
12. Tate, Jason. "Karl Schubach Explains Leaving Misery Signals". chorus.fm. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
13. Collons, Dillon (August 11, 2020). "MISERY SIGNALS' Ryan Morgan on Original Lineup Reunion, New Album, Ultraviolet, and the Current State of Metalcore". Metal Injection. Retrieved April 8, 2021.