{"product_id":"pestilence-levels-of-perception-limited-edition-12","title":"Pestilence \"Levels of Perception\" Limited Edition 12\"","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlack LP.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003eGenre-defying Dutch death metal legends\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePESTILENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ehave singled-out and re-recorded twelve emblematic anthems from across their 38-year career into\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Levels of Perception\"\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePatrick Mameli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- whose signature vocal, guitar and songwriting skills constitute the hallmark of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePESTILENCE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- finds\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Levels of Perception\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eto be a testament to the band's role in death metal's progression. \"I've always wanted to do a best-of album, because it would mean that I've achieved something in the past; something that still has its value today,\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMameli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ereflects. \"To be able to choose from songs that I composed in the distant past, transporting them into the now, with the line-up of the recordings that consisted of Michiel van der Plicht (drums), Rutger van Noordenburg (guitar) and Joost van der Graaf (bass) - I found this to be of great value and sheer awesomeness.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRe-recording of the tracks has not only managed to breathe new life into them - half thanks to new line-up, and other half by implementing subtle changes which reflect\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMameli\u003c\/strong\u003e's matured vision and refined with years of experience aesthetic - but also sets them apart from cheap, unimaginative compilations, by unifying the album's sound as befits a full-length release. \"The album's title is Levels of Perception. Why? Because this is what has happened with the songs,\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMameli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eexplains. \"Performed by different musicians, with their own views, musical abilities and interpretations, shining a new light on them. So here we are with new Levels of Perception.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe drums for\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Levels of Perception\"\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewere recorded by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMichiel van der Plicht\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein 2021, during a live stream held in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eT Paard\u003c\/strong\u003e (The Hague, NL). \"These recorded drum tracks were so awesome that we just had to use them, fine-tuning the guitars and bass,\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMameli\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecomments. These and other re-recordings were done with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReaper\u003c\/strong\u003e behind the console at\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003evan der Plicht\u003c\/strong\u003e's own studio\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn Duty\u003c\/strong\u003e in Mijdrecht, NL. The latter engineered, mixed and mastered the album. \"I've started to realize, after recording Exitivm, that when you can engineer, mix and master by yourself, the control over your own product is way bigger, through the honesty and passion for your own compositions; rather than hiring an engineer that has no feel for your music,\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePESTILENCE's\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003efrontman wraps up.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cover artwork was created by\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePeter Suchy\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTracklisting:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e01. Horror Detox (Re-recording) \u003cbr\u003e02. Mvlti Dimensional (Re-recording)\u003cbr\u003e03. Mobvs Propagationem (Re-recording)\u003cbr\u003e04. Sinister (Re-recording)\u003cbr\u003e05. Dehydrated (Re-recording)\u003cbr\u003e06. 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