Exposures – In Retrospect and Denial
| Exposures - In Retrospect and Denial | ||||
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| Compilation album by Dark Tranquillity | ||||
| Released | May 24, 2004 | |||
| Recorded | Kraków, Poland on October 7, 2002 (Disc 2) | |||
| Genre | Melodic death metal, progressive metal | |||
| Length | 141:43 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Century Media | |||
| Producer | Fredrik Nordström (Disc 2) | |||
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Exposures – In Retrospect and Denial is a compilation album by the Swedish melodic death metal band Dark Tranquillity, that was released in 2004.
Disc 1 Tracks 1 and 2 were recorded during the Damage Done sessions in 2002. Track 1 had been unreleased, and track 2 had been only available on the Japanese version of the album.
Disc 1 Tracks 3-5 were recorded during the Haven sessions in 2000. Tracks 3 and 4 had been unreleased, and track 5 had been only available on the Japanese version of the album.
Disc 1 Tracks 6 and 7 were recorded during the Projector sessions in 1998. Track 6 had been available on the limited digipak edition of the album, and track 7 was on a Limited Edition of this album.
Disc 1 Tracks 8 and 9 were taken from the A Moonclad Reflection EP (1992).
Disc 1 Tracks 10-12 were taken from the Trail of Life Decayed demo (1991).
Some early versions of the release for Disc 1, have the tracks 3 & 4 and 6 & 7 flipped or misprinted.
Track listing
All lyrics written by Mikael Stanne
Disc 1
| No. | Title | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Static" | Brändström/Jivarp/Henriksson | 4:40 |
| 2. | "The Poison Well" | Henriksson/Jivarp/Sundin | 4:08 |
| 3. | "In Sight" | Henriksson/Jivarp | 4:11 |
| 4. | "Misery in Me" | Henriksson/Jivarp/Sundin | 4:40 |
| 5. | "Cornered" | Henriksson/Brändström | 3:59 |
| 6. | "No One" | Henriksson/Johansson/Jivarp | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Exposure" | Sundin/Henriksson | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Yesterworld" | Henriksson/Sundin | 7:29 |
| 9. | "Unfurled by Dawn" | Henriksson/Sundin | 7:31 |
| 10. | "Midwinter/Beyond Enlightenment" | Sundin | 5:43 |
| 11. | "Vernal Awakening" | Henriksson/Sundin | 5:21 |
| 12. | "Void of Tranquillity" | Jivarp/Sundin/Henriksson | 7:26 |
Disc 2
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Wonders at Your Feet" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "The Treason Wall" | 3:35 |
| 3. | "Hedon" | 4:39 |
| 4. | "White Noise/Black Silence" | 4:14 |
| 5. | "Haven" | 4:02 |
| 6. | "Punish My Heaven" | 5:00 |
| 7. | "Monochromatic Stains" | 3:43 |
| 8. | "Indifferent Suns" | 3:40 |
| 9. | "Format C: For Cortex" | 4:32 |
| 10. | "Insanity's Crescendo" | 5:16 |
| 11. | "Hours Passed in Exile" | 4:58 |
| 12. | "The Sun Fired Blanks" | 4:33 |
| 13. | "Damage Done" | 3:23 |
| 14. | "Lethe" | 3:59 |
| 15. | "Not Built to Last" | 3:49 |
| 16. | "ThereIn" | 5:34 |
| 17. | "Zodijackyl Light" | 3:59 |
| 18. | "Final Resistance" | 3:08 |
| 19. | "Ex Nihilo" | 2:05 |
Credits
- Dark Tranquillity
- Mikael Stanne - vocals (disc 1, 1-7), (disc 2, 1-18), backing vocals, guitar (disc 1, 8-12)
- Martin Henriksson - guitar (disc 1, 1-5), (disc 2), bass (disc 1, 6-12)
- Michael Nicklasson - bass (disc 1, 1-5), (disc 2)
- Martin Brändström - keyboards and electronics (disc 1, 1-5), (disc 2)
- Niklas Sundin - guitar
- Anders Jivarp - drum kit
- Additional personnel
- Fredrik Johansson − guitar (disc 1, 5 & 6)
- Anders Fridén - vocals (disc 1, 8-12)
- Other personnel
- Göran Finnberg - mastering (disc 2)
- Cabin Fever Media - art direction and design