Elements (album)

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Elements
Studio album by Atheist
Released	August 30, 1993
Recorded	Pro Media Studios, Gainesville, Florida in May, 1993
Genre	Technical death metal
Length	41:43
Label	Music for Nations (original European issue) Metal Blade (original US issue) Relapse (2005 re-issue)
Producer	Atheist Mark Pinske
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Atheist chronology
Unquestionable Presence (1991) Elements (1993) TBA (2009)

Elements is the third album released by the progressive / technical death metal band Atheist. It was released on August 30, 1993 by Music for Nations in Europe and by Metal Blade Records in the US. Elements was reissued by Relapse Records in 2005 and was digitally remastered with the addition of six bonus tracks.

This album is more jazz-oriented than their two previous albums^{[citation needed]}, and remains highly technical and powerful. Elements was written in forty days in Pro Media Studios.^{[citation needed]} The band wanted to break up but they also needed to finish their third album contract to their record label. Elements features the addition of a third guitarist, Frank Emmi. Initially, Rand Burkey was not going to appear on the album, and as Kelly Shaefer had developed carpal tunnel syndrome, (preventing him from playing anything but rhythm guitar) a new lead guitar player was needed. Before recording, Burkey rejoined the band, and thus the band ended up with three guitarists. Shaefer plays rhythm guitar, while Emmi and Burkey share responsibilities for leads and solos.

Contents 1 Track listing 1.1 2005 Re-release 2 Credits 2.1 Line-up 2.2 Production

[edit] Track listing

1. "Green" – 3:21
2. "Water" – 4:27
3. "Samba Briza" – 1:57
4. "Air" – 5:32
5. "Displacement" – 1:23
6. "Animal" – 4:10
7. "Mineral" – 4:32
8. "Fire" – 4:36
9. "Fractal Point" – 0:43
10. "Earth" – 3:41
11. "See You Again" – 1:16
12. "Elements" – 5:35

[edit] 2005 Re-release

In 2005, Relapse Records re-released Elements. This edition was digitally remastered, and features six bonus tracks.

Live BBC Radio Broadcast (1992)

13. "Unquestionable Presence"
14. "On They Slay"
15. "Enthralled in Essence"
16. "The Formative Years"
17. "Mother Man"
18. "Retribution"

[edit] Credits

[edit] Line-up

• Kelly Shaefer − vocals, guitar
• Rand Burkey − guitar
• Frank Emmi − guitar
• Tony Choy − bass
• Josh Greenbaum − drums

Guest:
Piano by David Smadbeck

[edit] Production

• Producer: Mark Pinske and Atheist
• Engineer: Mark Pinske
• Mixing: Mark Pinske and Kelly Shaefer

v • d • e Atheist Kelly Shaefer · Steve Flynn · Tony Choy · Chris Baker · Sonny Carson Jason West · Rand Burkey · Roger Patterson · Frank Emmi · Mickey Hayes · Josh Greenbaum · Marcel Dissantos · Darren McFarlan · Kyle Sokol · Shannon Lorelei Studio albums Piece of Time · Unquestionable Presence · Elements Demos Rotting in Hell · On They Slay · Hell Hath No Mercy · Beyond