gauge album gauge sixth studio album finnish melodic death metal band released february album recorded metal elements previous releases melodies band known environmental themes swamps finland retained gauge recorded sessions month period finland band members kept touch fans keeping track recording sessions online official website studio diary addition guitarist recording photo shoot sessions seven videos posted online months leading album release promotion album minimal official singles track bullets blind released compilation included magazine 35th anniversary issue music video album title track produced posted online gauge received generally favorable reviews european american critics considering better immediate predecessors revolution black agreed band succeeded producing album critics found music sophisticated band previous efforts gauge charted countries peaking number canada number band homeland band offered worldwide tour support album limited europe canada background began writing music melodic death metal album intent incorporate aggressive material previous recordings result songs going vocalist described straightforward band want lose melodies known album entirely metal band planned adding acoustic guitar sections primary songwriter gauge composed riffs melodies home ideas developed complete songs rehearsals guitar keyboard solos written instruments song trading repeatedly tracks composed entirely keyboardist including solos music completed began working lyrics inspired topics including politics religion drinking failure songs shared environmental theme hook monster fishing gauge inspired hunting impact land development swamps finland subject commenting swamps remarked valuable areas northern wilderness threatened drained people interested areas use source energy production recording mixing took place finland studio schedule single recording session book time record album separate sessions months august majority tracks recorded beginning drums completed able play hoped practicing result drum parts changed following week finished laying bass tracks technique play nearly parts bring balls sound continued recording thumb formed according bass string sets broke picks took turns recording rhythm lead guitar parts respectively played striking guitar strings degree angle achieve aggressive sound guitar techniques album specific names described rapid succession slower version technique called speed picking alternating referred finnish grinding techniques difficult brother took time proper acoustic guitars played album recording engineer credited band input acoustic guitars recorded especially song guitar tracks excluding solos finished middle june recorded vocals tracks described raw way want vocals continue recorded august completed august completed guitar solos june pleased results solos best managed create satisfied summer break band returned record keyboards took place days august worked software effects time sound introduced synthesized horns band instrumentation actual trumpet intro sleeps band produced album stated main producer present step production including mixing mastering comfortable self producing previous albums refused bring outside record producer gauge concept worked beginning want trust goes easy setup don want extra risk factors mastering disc took place cutting room stockholm sweden title album chosen enjoy hunting wanted draw comparison shotgun shells music added title alludes unpleasant matters listener lyrics came time design album cover band decided computer generated graphics commissioned create hand drawn piece artwork depicting man emerging swamp fight beast explained symbolism mindset defending monster created common industrial pollution world wide layout inspired painting defense promotion images album artwork photographed finland swamps photo session documented video titled wild short videos documenting recording gauge uploaded months leading album release official single december track bullets blind included collection released companion 35th anniversary issue magazine music video shot posted online track gauge february launched second myspace page solely dedicated new album album released digital download japan february followed releases canada europe march april vinyl pressing available april limited copies worldwide tour promote album band received decent offer gauge promotion limited finland brief tour canada march considered album release party critical reception allmusic said sixth album aggressive immediate predecessors devoted previous album revolution high expectations gauge found album break neck riff action melodies daring guitar keyboard believed gets better output decided gauge match glory revolution said vocals band album black said album new found production best releases decided strength lay consistency releasing energetic melodic music consistent intervals time delivering tracks consistently likable consistent sound firmly established gave album perfect score beautifully arranged wonderfully varied contain filler material succeeded combining melodic death metal combination black metal death metal writing popmatters found album longest intricate solos mentioned increased trading solos thought important fallen prey tendency introducing american metal elements mainstream sound music unique early years described performances controlled performed admitted unfamiliar previous work impressed double guitar melodies fast solos combining genres called album lot fun listen gauge music video music video created song gauge acoustic intro final version shot february finland temperatures country decades morning temperature band began filming recorded rising end day band camera operator kept warm said cold temperatures video debuted online march produced record label camera operator bassist edited color timed final product video cuts narratives hunter uncredited actor gauge shotgun shoulder tracks footsteps snow eventually finding band mascot depicted covers revolution second narrative band members dressed warmly heavy clothing sitting preparing unknown drink person takes begin simulate drink effects camera shaking rapid song finishes drink immune effects track listing lyrics written personnel charts release history
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