Death - Pierce Me

Death – Pierce Me is the only full-length album released by Swedish black metal act Silencer. Considered to be a cult classic, the album is a landmark of the depressive suicidal black metal genre.[1]

Death – Pierce Me
Studio album by
Silencer
ReleasedOctober 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)
GenreBlack metal
Length48:57
LabelProphecy
ProducerMarkus Stock
Silencer chronology
''Death – Pierce Me' (demo)
(1998)		 Death – Pierce Me
(2001)

The album saw a re-release in 2006 by Autopsy Kitchen Records. It was re-released again by Lupus Lounge in 2009 with the track "Death – Pierce Me (Demo '98)" as bonus track and in digipack format. A vinyl version was also released by Prophecy Productions.

Recording

Recording sessions included three musicians: Nattramn on vocals, Andreas Casado (under the pseudonym Leere) on guitars and bass and session member Steve Wolz on drums.[2] An unknown player provided keyboards to the album; although as the demo version of the title track also features piano, it may have been played by Nattramn or Leere.

To enhance the emotional impact of his vocal delivery on the album, Nattramn allegedly self-harmed while recording his vocals in the studio; cutting his wrists and hands. It lasted the entire recording of the album with the intention of ensuring that his cries of pain were as authentic as possible.[3]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Death – Pierce Me"10:33
2."Sterile Nails and Thunderbowels"6:19
3."Taklamakan"8:35
4."The Slow Kill in the Cold"11:37
5."I Shall Lead, You Shall Follow"8:50
6."Feeble Are You – Sons of Sion"3:03

Personnel

Silencer

  • Nattramn – vocals
  • Andreas "Leere" Casado – guitar, bass

Session musicians

  • Steve Wolz – drums

Production and design

  • Produced, mixed and mastered by Markus Stock
  • Album art and logo by Olaf Eckhardt
  • Art direction and design by Christian Söderholm
  • Executive design by Łukasz Jaszak

References
  1. Invisible Oranges
  2. "Silencer". January 22, 2017.
  3. http://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Nattramn/7107
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