Dead Reckoning (album)

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Dead Reckoning
Threshold - Dead Reckoning.jpg
Studio album by
Threshold
Released28 March 2007 (UK/EU)
19 April 2007 (Brazil)
April 24, 2007 (US)
Recorded2007
GenreProgressive metal
Length55:26
LabelNuclear Blast
Threshold chronology
Subsurface
(2004) 		Dead Reckoning
(2007) 		March of Progress
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic3/5 stars[1]
DPRP(very positive)[2]
Imperiumi9/10 stars[3]

Dead Reckoning is the eighth studio album by progressive metal band Threshold. It is their first album since the departure of founding member Nick Midson and the last to feature long time vocalist Andrew "Mac" McDermott. It is also the only one to feature guest vocals (provided by Dan Swanö on two tracks) and their first album on their current label, Nuclear Blast. The song "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams" appeared on the 2008 film soundtrack In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale.

Before settling on the final title, the album had the working title of "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams".[4]

Many of the songs on the album use extensive flight and aviation metaphors. Some of these are conveyed in the titles of the songs (e.g. "Slipstream", "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams", "Safe to Fly"). This theme is reinforced by the album's title, a reference to the early aviation practice of dead reckoning as a way of navigating through estimation of a current position based on a past position, a direction, and a speed.

Track listing[]

Tracks 1, 3, 6, 8, 9 written by Richard West and Karl Groom. Tracks 2, 4, 5, 7 written by Richard West.

  1. "Slipstream" (feat. Dan Swanö) – 4:54
  2. "This Is Your Life" – 3:41
  3. "Elusive" (feat. Dan Swanö) – 6:10
  4. "Hollow" – 4:00
  5. "Pilot in the Sky of Dreams" – 9:46
  6. "Fighting for Breath" – 8:16
  7. "Disappear" – 4:17
  8. "Safe to Fly" – 5:06
  9. "One Degree Down" – 8:33
  10. "Supermassive Black Hole" (Matthew Bellamy) (bonus track) - 3:08

The limited edition digipack release, not available in the United States, contains a cover of Muse's "Supermassive Black Hole" as a bonus track.

Musicians[]

  • Andrew "Mac" McDermott – vocals
  • Karl Groom – guitar
  • Richard West – keyboard, piano, backing vocals
  • Steve Anderson – bass guitar
  • Johanne James – drums
  • Dan Swanö – guest vocals on "Slipstream" and "Elusive"
  • Peter Van't Riet – mastering

References[]

  1. ^ Dead Reckoning at AllMusic
  2. ^ DPRP review
  3. ^ Jussi Kallinen (2007-03-26). "Levyarviot: Wilson, Steven - Get All You Deserve". Imperiumi. Retrieved October 7, 2012.
  4. ^ BLABBERMOUTH:NET Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
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