Eduardo Rivadavia described the album for Allmusic as remaining "admirably true to the band's famously complicated arrangements, syncopated rhythms, and ultra-precise attack, but also boast[ing] a cleaner musicality never before attempted by the group". Elements was written, recorded and mixed in forty days in Pro Media Studios.[1] The band wanted to dissolve but they were required to finish their third album in order to fulfill a contract to their record label. Elements features the addition of a third guitarist, Frank Emmi. Initially, Rand Burkey was not going to appear on the album, and as Kelly Shaefer had developed carpal tunnel syndrome, preventing him from playing anything but rhythm guitar, a new lead guitar player was needed. Before recording, Burkey rejoined the band, and thus the band ended up with three guitarists. Shaefer plays rhythm guitar, while Emmi and Burkey share responsibilities for leads and solos.
Elements was Atheist's last studio album for 17 years, until the 2010 release of Jupiter.
Elements was described by James Hinchcliffe in Terrorizer as "less frantic and jazz-leaning than Unquestionable Presence, and packed with unexpectedly Latin rhythms" that caused the album to "hurtle...to the edge of metal".[3] Eduardo Rivadavia praised the band for "delivering another highly accomplished set that illustrated both a natural evolution of their sound and served as a worthy final chapter to their all-too-brief and very troubled trajectory".[2]
Track listingedit
No.
Title
Music
Length
1.
"Green"
Frank Emmi, Rand Burkey, Kelly Shaefer
3:21
2.
"Water"
Emmi, Burkey, Tony Choy
4:27
3.
"Samba Briza"
Josh Greenbaum, Choy
1:57
4.
"Air"
Burkey, Shaefer, Emmi
5:32
5.
"Displacement"
Burkey
1:23
6.
"Animal"
Shaefer, Burkey, Choy
4:10
7.
"Mineral"
Shaefer, Burkey, Choy
4:32
8.
"Fire"
Shaefer, Burkey, Emmi, Choy
4:36
9.
"Fractal Point"
Burkey
0:43
10.
"Earth"
Burkey, Shaefer, Choy, Emmi
3:41
11.
"See You Again"
Emmi
1:16
12.
"Elements"
Burkey, Shaefer, Choy, Emmi
5:35
Total length:
41:43
2005 Re-releaseedit
In 2005, Relapse Records re-released Elements. This edition was digitally remastered, and features six bonus tracks.
^ abRivadavia, Eduardo. "Atheist Elements". Allmusic. Retrieved 16 February 2014.
^ abHinchcliffe, James (November 2005). "Atheist: Piece of Time/Unquestionable Presence/Elements". Terrorizer (137): 72.
April 17, 2024
elements, atheist, album, elements, third, studio, album, released, american, technical, death, metal, band, atheist, released, august, 1993, music, nations, europe, metal, blade, records, elements, reissued, relapse, records, 2005, digitally, remastered, with. Elements is the third studio album released by American technical death metal band Atheist It was released on August 30 1993 by Music for Nations in Europe and by Metal Blade Records in the US Elements was reissued by Relapse Records in 2005 and was digitally remastered with the addition of six bonus tracks ElementsStudio album by AtheistReleasedAugust 30 1993RecordedMay 1993StudioPro Media Studios Gainesville FloridaGenreProgressive metal technical death metal jazz fusionLength41 43LabelMusic for Nations Metal BladeProducerAtheist Mark PinskeAtheist chronologyUnquestionable Presence 1991 Elements 1993 Jupiter 2010 Eduardo Rivadavia described the album for Allmusic as remaining admirably true to the band s famously complicated arrangements syncopated rhythms and ultra precise attack but also boast ing a cleaner musicality never before attempted by the group Elements was written recorded and mixed in forty days in Pro Media Studios 1 The band wanted to dissolve but they were required to finish their third album in order to fulfill a contract to their record label Elements features the addition of a third guitarist Frank Emmi Initially Rand Burkey was not going to appear on the album and as Kelly Shaefer had developed carpal tunnel syndrome preventing him from playing anything but rhythm guitar a new lead guitar player was needed Before recording Burkey rejoined the band and thus the band ended up with three guitarists Shaefer plays rhythm guitar while Emmi and Burkey share responsibilities for leads and solos Elements was Atheist s last studio album for 17 years until the 2010 release of Jupiter Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 2 1 2005 Re release 3 Personnel 4 Production 5 ReferencesCritical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllmusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 2 Terrorizer9 10 3 Elements was described by James Hinchcliffe in Terrorizer as less frantic and jazz leaning than Unquestionable Presence and packed with unexpectedly Latin rhythms that caused the album to hurtle to the edge of metal 3 Eduardo Rivadavia praised the band for delivering another highly accomplished set that illustrated both a natural evolution of their sound and served as a worthy final chapter to their all too brief and very troubled trajectory 2 Track listing editNo TitleMusicLength1 Green Frank Emmi Rand Burkey Kelly Shaefer3 212 Water Emmi Burkey Tony Choy4 273 Samba Briza Josh Greenbaum Choy1 574 Air Burkey Shaefer Emmi5 325 Displacement Burkey1 236 Animal Shaefer Burkey Choy4 107 Mineral Shaefer Burkey Choy4 328 Fire Shaefer Burkey Emmi Choy4 369 Fractal Point Burkey0 4310 Earth Burkey Shaefer Choy Emmi3 4111 See You Again Emmi1 1612 Elements Burkey Shaefer Choy Emmi5 35Total length 41 43 2005 Re release edit In 2005 Relapse Records re released Elements This edition was digitally remastered and features six bonus tracks Live BBC Radio Broadcast 1992 No TitleLength13 Unquestionable Presence 14 On They Slay 15 Enthralled in Essence 16 The Formative Years 17 Mother Man 18 Retribution Total length 65 30Personnel editKelly Shaefer lead vocals rhythm guitar Rand Burkey lead guitar Frank Emmi lead guitar Tony Choy bassGuest musician David Smadbeck piano track 3 Josh Greenbaum drums congas track 3 Personnel on 2005 re release bonus live tracks Kelly Shaefer vocals rhythm guitar Rand Burkey lead guitar Darren McFarland bass Steve Flynn drumsProduction editMark Pinske producer engineer mixing Atheist producers Shawn Camner engineer Kelly Shaefer mixingReferences edit Elements at Encyclopaedia Metallum a b Rivadavia Eduardo Atheist Elements Allmusic Retrieved 16 February 2014 a b Hinchcliffe James November 2005 Atheist Piece of Time Unquestionable Presence Elements Terrorizer 137 72 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elements Atheist album amp oldid 1210565087, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
