Forgotten Tomb. "Under Saturn Retrograde" Studio-Report - CHAPTER II and III
Chapter II23.09.10ЦИТАТА
Hi folks-
In the past 2 weeks we managed to record all guitars. I started with my 2 rhythm guitar lines and everything went really smooth, I did the job in a total time of 8 or 9 hours, including the set-up of all the studio equipment. This time I used an Ibanez Iceman IC400 with EMG81 pickup at the bridge and the Zakk Wylde Les Paul with EMG 81/85 pickups. Both guitars sounded really well on the recording. For the amp, I used a Laney GH100 Tony Iommi head + a Mesa 2x15 cabinet.
A few days later Razor SK started tracking down his guitar lines. He did lead guitars quite fast and then he did 2 additional rhythm guitar lines on another day. On the third day he did all the solos and all the clean & acoustic guitars. I'm particularly pleased by the sound of acoustic guitars, I think it's a big step forward from our previous recordings, where we always used just clean electric guitars. The acoustic guitars gave a completely different mood to some songs, extremely eerie and ravishing. This time Razor SK used a ESP Eclipse with EMG 81/85 pickups for all electric guitars and an '80s Epiphone for the acoustic guitars. For the amp, he used my Laney GH100 Tony Iommi head + a Marshall 1960 4x12 cabinet.
Up to this time we are extremely satisfied about the result. The songs are coming out fucking heavy, eerie and nihilistic, with a Dark Rock vibe that gives the album a fresh yet old-fashioned feel. Pure Nihilistic Black Rock Unlimited...
In the next days bass & vocals will be done, expect another report soon!
Cheers-
Herr Morbid/FT
Herr Morbid recording guitars:
Razor SK recording guitars:
linkChapter III13.10.10ЦИТАТА
Hi folks!
Here we are with the third and last chapter of our "Under Saturn Retrograde" studio-report!
During a few sessions in the past 3 weeks we have recorded bass, vocals and we mixed the whole thing.
Everything went really smooth with the bass' recording sessions. Algol is now endorser of Warwick, so he used his new Warwick Streamer LX equipped with Mec pick-ups. He played it through a vintage Ashdown tube head + one 1x15 cabinet and one 4x10 cabinet, both by Ashdown. The sessions took 1 day and the sound is extremely thick and heavy, we are extremely satisfied about the result, also because the bass is definitely important on this album.
Vocals were recorded in a couple of afternoons, one for the clean vocals and the other one for the screamed vocals. We are very fond of the result, since the clean vocals sound way better than on "Negative Megalomania", being also more varied, and the screams are very harsh but also slightly different from our usual standards. Both vocal styles melt very well in the songs.
On another afternoon I recorded some additional fretless bass parts on a couple of songs, adding a jazzy feel on the acoustic parts.
In the remaining 4 days we mixed the album. It has been quite exhausting but the final result makes us extremely proud of this new album! It is for sure our best and most professional effort ever. It has all the grim and eerie feeling of FT but some new elements as well; we think it's more solid than its predecessor and all the 9 songs are our best material so far. We think fans won't be disappointed!
More details on the album will be unveiled in the next months, so stay tuned!!
Thanx for reading, see ya-
Herr Morbid on behalf of FORGOTTEN TOMB
Algol recording bass for the new album:
Herr Morbid mixing the new album:
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