Flesh (Apollyon Sun album)
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Flesh is a self-released demo EP by Swiss Industrial metal
band Apollyon Sun
, released in 2002. This CD was manufactured in a limited quantity exclusively for the purpose of shopping the Apollyon Sun project to the recording industry and not released to the public. The Flesh demo only showcases glimpses of a few songs intended for Flesh. The album never even remotely reached a status of completion. The plans for the album was unofficially dissolved in late 2001, early 2002 when Fischer and Erol Unala started to contribute more and more to the reformation of Celtic Frost
.
Work on Apollyon Sun's third album, tentatively titled Flesh, began as early as 2000, this time at the band's own newly expanded studio facilities in Switzerland as well as at Unala's and Fischer's home recording studios.
Two tracks were released on the band's official website. They were "Mouthful Of Lies" and "Procreation II/I." "Procreation II/I" is a remake of the Celtic Frost
song "Procreation (Of The Wicked)."
Produced by Fischer/Unala, engineered by G. Dolci and Walter Schmid. Mixed and Mastered by Walter Schmid at Oakland Recording, Switzerland. Recorded at Dreamsound Studio and Oakland Recording, Switzerland, kap10kurt Mobile Recording Unit, New York City.
Prior to the demo release, the Flesh track listing was announced as: "Solitary Lodge," "Nova," "Deep Inside," "All Gone Dead," "The Beautiful End," "Mouthful of Lies," "Apple on a Tree," "Winter," "Wanker God" (retitled "Human Dirt"), "Lagrange Point," and "Superbug". However the album was far from completion. No track list nor any sequence of the songs contained was ever finished, these titles are an assemblage of some of the songs Apollyon Sun had already written at the time. “Human Dirt” is not the same song (lyrically nor musically) which appeared on Celtic Frost
's Prototype demo, the latter was written specifically for Celtic Frost
. Also “Winter” is not identical to “Winter” which appears on Celtic Frost
's Monotheist.
In 2001, the resurgence of Celtic Frost and the songwriting and recording work for Celtic Frost's first album in 13 years served to temporarily put Apollyon Sun
on hiatus and interrupt work on Flesh - Celtic Frost
had not only required Fischer's services again but also invited Unala to join the re-formed project as the band's guitarist and programmer.
It was Tom Gabriel Fischer's insistence that none of the material here would be used for Celtic Frost
's Monotheist
album, that all new material would be written by the band.
Industrial metal
Industrial metal is a musical genre that draws from industrial music and many different types of heavy metal, using repeating metal guitar riffs, sampling, synthesizer or sequencer lines, and distorted vocals. Founding industrial metal acts include Ministry, Godflesh, and KMFDM.Industrial metal's...
band Apollyon Sun
Apollyon Sun
Apollyon Sun was a Metal band formed by singer/guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer and guitarist Erol Unala in early 1995, after the termination of Celtic Frost, Fischer's prior group. The group was unofficially dissolved in 2001 when Fischer invited Erol Unala to contribute to the reformation of Celtic...
, released in 2002. This CD was manufactured in a limited quantity exclusively for the purpose of shopping the Apollyon Sun project to the recording industry and not released to the public. The Flesh demo only showcases glimpses of a few songs intended for Flesh. The album never even remotely reached a status of completion. The plans for the album was unofficially dissolved in late 2001, early 2002 when Fischer and Erol Unala started to contribute more and more to the reformation of Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
.
Work on Apollyon Sun's third album, tentatively titled Flesh, began as early as 2000, this time at the band's own newly expanded studio facilities in Switzerland as well as at Unala's and Fischer's home recording studios.
Two tracks were released on the band's official website. They were "Mouthful Of Lies" and "Procreation II/I." "Procreation II/I" is a remake of the Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
song "Procreation (Of The Wicked)."
Produced by Fischer/Unala, engineered by G. Dolci and Walter Schmid. Mixed and Mastered by Walter Schmid at Oakland Recording, Switzerland. Recorded at Dreamsound Studio and Oakland Recording, Switzerland, kap10kurt Mobile Recording Unit, New York City.
Prior to the demo release, the Flesh track listing was announced as: "Solitary Lodge," "Nova," "Deep Inside," "All Gone Dead," "The Beautiful End," "Mouthful of Lies," "Apple on a Tree," "Winter," "Wanker God" (retitled "Human Dirt"), "Lagrange Point," and "Superbug". However the album was far from completion. No track list nor any sequence of the songs contained was ever finished, these titles are an assemblage of some of the songs Apollyon Sun had already written at the time. “Human Dirt” is not the same song (lyrically nor musically) which appeared on Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
's Prototype demo, the latter was written specifically for Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
. Also “Winter” is not identical to “Winter” which appears on Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
's Monotheist.
In 2001, the resurgence of Celtic Frost and the songwriting and recording work for Celtic Frost's first album in 13 years served to temporarily put Apollyon Sun
Apollyon Sun
Apollyon Sun was a Metal band formed by singer/guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer and guitarist Erol Unala in early 1995, after the termination of Celtic Frost, Fischer's prior group. The group was unofficially dissolved in 2001 when Fischer invited Erol Unala to contribute to the reformation of Celtic...
on hiatus and interrupt work on Flesh - Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
had not only required Fischer's services again but also invited Unala to join the re-formed project as the band's guitarist and programmer.
It was Tom Gabriel Fischer's insistence that none of the material here would be used for Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost
Celtic Frost was a metal band from Zürich, Switzerland. They are known for their heavy influence on the extreme metal genres. The group was first active from 1984 to 1993, and re-formed in 2001. Following Tom Gabriel Fischer's departure in 2008, Celtic Frost decided to break up again...
's Monotheist
Monotheist (album)
Monotheist is the sixth and final album by the Swiss heavy metal band Celtic Frost. The album was released in May 2006 and was the first new recording released by the band for fourteen years.-Development:...
album, that all new material would be written by the band.
Track listing
- "All Gone Dead"
- "Solitary Lodge"
- "Procreation II/I" (Released on apollyonsun.com)
- "Deep Inside"
- "Mouthful of Lies" (Released on apollyonsun.com)
Credits
- Tom Gabriel Fischer — Voice, Synth, Bass, Guitars
- Erol Unala — Guitars, Programming, Bass
- Amanda Kapousouz — Violin on 4
- Leadhead — Drums on 3
- Kaspar Rast - Drums on 1
- Hitman Slade - Voice on 3
- Donovan John Szypura — Synth, Programming on 3/4
- Kurt Unala — Strings on 4
- Simone Vollenweider — Vocals on 1/2/4
- Danny Zingg — Bass on 3/4