''Sub'' is the debut album by Swiss

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band

Apollyon Sun Apollyon Sun was a Swiss industrial metal band formed by singer/guitarist Tom Gabriel Fischer and guitarist Erol Unala in early 1995, after the termination of Celtic Frost, Fischer's prior group. The group was unofficially dissolved in 2001 whe ...

, released in 2000 on Mayan Records. The band started working on a full album, titled ''Sub'', at London's

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in 1998, with producer

Roli Mosimann Roli Mosimann (7 November 1955 – 15 September 2024) was a Swiss-born American drummer, electronic musician, and record producer who worked in genres ranging from industrial to pop. Originally from Switzerland, Mosimann first came to attenti ...

(

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), who had also produced the 1990

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album '' Vanity/Nemesis''. Further recording and mixing sessions took place at EastSide Sound in Manhattan, Nomis Studios in London, and at various studio locations in Switzerland. ''Sub'' features prominent final mixes by Mosimann,

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( HIM,

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), and Apollyon Sun themselves. ''Sub'' was released globally through Mayan Records in late summer 2000, after two years of studio work. "Human III" is the continuation of a song developed by Tom Gabriel Fischer, following on from "Human (Intro)" from Celtic Frost's '' Morbid Tales'' (1984) and "Human II" from Celtic Frost's '' Cold Lake'' (1988). "Messiah (Second Coming)" is a remake of the

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song "Messiah", Hellhammer being one of Fischer's former bands. "Reefer Boy" and "Concrete Satan" both appeared on the ''

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'' EP, however they were completely re-recorded for ''Sub''. There are several unreleased songs from these sessions including "Cradle", a re-recorded version of "God Leaves" and two further instrumentals.

Track listing

#"Dweller" (Subhuman Remix) – 5:15 #"Reefer Boy" (John Fryer Remix) – 4:55 #"Feeder" – 4:20 #"Messiah (Second Coming)" – 4:10 #"Naked Underground" – 5:01 #"Slender" – 5:43 #"Human III" – 4:33 #"R.U.M." – 0:56 #"Mother Misplaced" – 5:37 #"Concrete Satan" – 3:58 #"The End: Leviathan" – 1:00 (hidden track)

Personnel

;Apollyon Sun * Tom Gabriel Fischer – vocals, guitars *

Erol Unala Erol Uenala, also known as Erol Unala, is a Swiss industrial and metal musician. He was a member of the industrial metal band Apollyon Sun and the thrash metal band Celtic Frost. Career Uenala and his brother Kurt grew up in Aadorf Aadorf is ...

– guitars, grooves *Donovan John Szypura – programming *Danny Zingg – bass *Marky Edelmann – drums, synthesizer ;Additional musicians *Michelle Amar – vocals on "Slender" and "Human III" *Kat – vocals on "Messiah (Second Coming)" *Xavier Russell – vocals on "R.U.M." *Gary Townsley – vocal effect on "Messiah (Second Coming)" *Ron Marks – guitar on "Naked Underground" *Kurt Unala – acoustic bass on "Slender" *Roger Muller – programming *

– additional programming ;Production *Apollyon Sun – producers, mixing on "Dweller" *Roli Mosimann – producer, mixing *Richard Hilton – engineer *

– mixing on "Reefer Boy" *Gary Townsley, Laura Whittaker – mixing assistants *Simon Heyworth – mastering at Chop 'Em Out, London

References

{{Authority control Apollyon Sun albums 2000 debut albums Albums produced by Roli Mosimann