On I Shall Die Here, The Body sonically serrates the remains of metal's already unidentifiable corpse and splays it amid tormented voices in shadow. Sharing their heathen vision with The Haxan Cloak, The Body's tried, true, and absorbingly tragic sound is mutilated by process and re-animated in a spectral state. This double LP set is expanded with the previously unreleased Earth Triumphant, a full-length companion album that would become I Shall Die Here, showcasing The Body’s brutality in its most primal form. Newly remastered by Matt Colton at Metropolis Studios, this is the definitive edition of a shocking classic of unbridled bleakness and innovation.
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released June 30, 2023
All songs written by Chip King and Lee Buford
I Shall Die Here produced by The Haxan Cloak
I Shall Die Here & Earth Triumphant mixed by Seth Manchester at Machines with Magnets (Providence, RI), October 2013 & July 2022
Recorded by Keith Souza and Seth Manchester at Machines with Magnets (Providence, RI), June 2013
Additional recording at Legitimate Business by Kris Hilbert, May 2012
Additional synths, programming, re-recording and arrangement on I Shall Die Here by The Haxan Cloak
Mastered by Matt Colton for Metropolis Mastering (London, UK)
Design by Will Work for Good
Ben Eberle - Vocals, Laura Gulley - Violin / Viola, Seth Manchester - Drums / Programming, Gus Martin - Electric Bass, Scott Reber - Noise / Synth, Keith Souza - Drums / Programming, Kathryn Teague - Vocals
supported by 32 fans who also own “I Shall Die Here / Earth Triumphant”
Twisting, bending contortion of supreme distortion & my favorite work from the beautiful boys.
Incredibly, I ran into Chip and Lee at a Coffee shop in PDX and they did indeed warm my frostbitten soul. Sugammadex
supported by 28 fans who also own “I Shall Die Here / Earth Triumphant”
For me, the Body are at their best when their harsh, overwhelming bleakness is contrasted with something beautiful. That's what Dis Fig's vocals bring to this album, a real mix of beaty and ugliness. Alasdair Duncan