Ulcerate - The Destroyers of All
The Destroyers of All is the working title for our 3rd full-length effort.
This is a live document of the recording process, through tracking, mixing and artwork development.
Drums were tracked over a 5hr period on the 30th with minor reworking of parts the following day. All went surprisingly well without any issues. There will be no quantisation or fabricating of parts, no compromise on this. Sound replacement only for kick drums.
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Kit details: PDP LXE kit 14" snare 2x 22" kicks 10", 12", 14", 16" toms |
Cymbal details: Sabian 12" HH hats Sabian 13" HHX Groove hats Sabian 20" HH Duo ride Sabian 16" HH Thin Crash Sabian 18" HH Dark Crash Sabian 18" HH China Sabian 10" HH Duo Splash Sabian 10" HH China Kang Zildjian 6" and 9.5" Zil-bels Istanbul Alchemy 21" Raw Ride |
Mic details: Toms: 3x Shure Beta 98 D/S, 1x Shure Beta 52 Overheads: Shure 2x KSM-32 Kick: Shure Beta 91 Snare: Shure SM57 top, Beta 57 bottom All tracked straight into an RME Fireface 800 + M-Audio Octane pre |
Bass lines were tracked on the 1st of August. Due to the amount of pre-production work throughout the last 6 months, everything was easy enough to hammer out in one day with minimal effort. We tracked down a vintage Mesa Bass 400+ valve head which gave us the characteristic fuck-off tone we were after. Pedal-wise, we ran TC Electronics Vintage Bass Distortion and Hot Cake distortion for as much noise as possible. Sounds great! Everything running into an Ampeg cab, mic'd with a single SM57.
Rhythm guitars were completed over a 2-day period with extra counterpoint parts and clean sections tracked the following day. Running 2 unison tracks per channel, with 2 sets of modified tone (full gain and slightly cleaner). All distortion courtesy of an Engl E-570 pre with VHT 2902 power. Where applicable we're also utilising 5th and 6th tracks for overlay melodies. Extra noise and underlaying texture material will also serve throughout a lot of the album, which we're tracking in small segments over the last couple of weeks of August.
Rhythm guitars were completed over a 2-day period with extra counterpoint parts and clean sections tracked the following day. Running 2 unison tracks per channel, with 2 sets of modified tone (full gain and slightly cleaner). All distortion courtesy of an Engl E-570 pre with VHT 2902 power. Where applicable we're also utilising 5th and 6th tracks for overlay melodies. Extra noise and underlaying texture material will also serve throughout a lot of the album, which we're tracking in small segments over the last couple of weeks of August.
Paul completed the bulk of the lyrics over the past few months, with everything coming to a point of finalisation in early August.
Vocals were tracked in a single session, running through a Shure KSM-32, directly into a RME Fireface 800.
Vocals were tracked in a single session, running through a Shure KSM-32, directly into a RME Fireface 800.
Rip away the flesh we scarred with god
And scour our bones for deceit
Beneath the black shroud of abandon lay fields of us
Our bodies still; our minds hollow and sightless
Here we lay, nothing without deceit
- Dead Oceans
And scour our bones for deceit
Beneath the black shroud of abandon lay fields of us
Our bodies still; our minds hollow and sightless
Here we lay, nothing without deceit
- Dead Oceans
The mixing and mastering process took place over a 2-3 week period, followed up by album art and subsequent merch designs in Aug/Sep.
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