Through My Dog's Eyes is the fourth studio album by the Italian avant-garde metal band Ephel Duath. The album's concept was conceived by guitarist and founding member Davide Tiso, in which the whole album is from the viewpoint of a dog.[6] The album's artwork is done by Seldon Hunt, who has done artwork for bands such as Sunn O))), Isis, Neurosis, and Earth.[3] The recording and mixing was handled by Novembre's drummer Giuseppe Orlando.[1]

Through My Dog's Eyes
Studio album by
ReleasedJanuary 26, 2009
RecordedJuly 14[1] - August 2008[2] at Outer Sound Studios in Rome, Italy[3]
GenreAvant-garde metal, jazz fusion
Length32:18
LabelEarache[3]
Ephel Duath chronology
Pain Remixes the Known
(2007)
Through My Dog's Eyes
(2009)
On Death and Cosmos
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Thrash Hits(4/6)[5]

In the same announcement that proclaimed professional poker player Guillermo Gonzales as the vocalist after Luciano George Lorusso quit the band, they also announced that the song "Breed" was listenable on their Myspace.[7]

Track listing edit

All music and lyrics by Ephel Duath

  1. "Gift" - 2:27
  2. "Promenade" - 3:33
  3. "Breed" - 3:28
  4. "Silent Door" - 2:48
  5. "Bella Morte" - 2:24
  6. "Nina" - 4:27
  7. "Guardian" - 3:20
  8. "Spider Shaped Leaves" - 4:56
  9. "Bark Loud" - 4:55

Personnel edit

Credits edit

  • Seldon Hunt - Artwork, layout
  • Giuseppe Orlando - Mixing, guitar and vocal recording
  • Marco Minnemann - Drum recording
  • Finnvox Studios - mastering
  • Riccardo Gamondi - Preproduction
  • Raffaele Buono (Rough) - Synthesizer on "Nina"
  • Francesco Fracassi (Fuzzy) - Synthesizer mixing on "Nina"
  • Lou Chano - Programming on "Nina"
  • Ben Weinman - Programming on "Bark Loud"

Recording edit

Preproduction of the album was done at Fiscer-Prais Studio in Alessandria, Italy. The guitars and vocals were recorded and mixed at Outer Sound Studios in Rome beginning in July 2008. The drums were recorded by Marco Minnemann at Homebase Seacoast Studio in California before the rest of the band had even entered the studio.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Ephel Duath - Enter the Studio In July: News @ metalstorm.ee
  2. ^ Ephel Duath - Completes New Album: News @ metalstorm.ee
  3. ^ a b c Through My Dog's Eyes @ antimusic.com
  4. ^ Rivadavia, Eduardo. "Through My Dog's Eyes – Review". Allmusic. Macrovision. Retrieved 2 June 2009.
  5. ^ Ewing, Jerry. Through My Dog's Eyes review thrashhits.com. 2009-01-23. Retrieved on 2011-08-03.
  6. ^ Metal News - Ephel Duath Reveals "Through My Dog's Eyes" ( Metal Underground . com )
  7. ^ Ephel Duath: Announce New Vocalist, New Song Online: News @ metalstorm.ee