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The Ties That Blind

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Released
  
22 August 2006

The Ties That Blind (2006)
  
Quietly (album) (2008)

Release date
  
22 August 2006

Label
  
Translation Loss Records

Length
  
66:10

Artist
  
Mouth of the Architect

Producer
  
Chris Common

Genre
  
Sludge metal

Recorded
  
2006 at Red Room Recordings, Seattle, WA

Sludge metal albums
  
Time and Withering, The Galilean Satellites, Blood Mountain, Crack the Skye, Down III: Over the Under

The Ties That Blind is the second studio album by the Atmospheric sludge metal band Mouth of the Architect. Recorded at Red Room Recordings in Seattle, WA, it was released on Translation Loss Records on 22 August 2006.

Contents

Prior to recording, Alex Vernon left the group, leaving Gregory Lahm to record all guitar parts. Without a bassist since the departure of Derik Sommer, Brian Cook of These Arms Are Snakes filled in to write and record all bass parts. "At Arms Length" features vocals by Brent Hinds (Mastodon).

The album was released on CD, limited edition 300 red double LP (a few of these copies came with a "black smoke" effect) and limited edition 700 black double LP.

Personnel

  • Gregory Lahm – vocals, guitar
  • Jason Watkins - vocals, keyboards
  • Dave Mann - drums
  • Brian Cook – bass guitar
  • Brent Hinds - vocals (track 5)
  • Chris Common - producer, engineer, mixer
  • Ed Brooks - mastering
  • Paul Jeffrey - design, layout
  • Songs

    1Baobab10:30
    2No One Wished to Settle Here15:36
    3Carry On12:09

    References

    The Ties That Blind Wikipedia