''Whole'' is the sixth studio album by American

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, released in August 2013. It is the first album since 2004 to feature

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as lead vocalist, having returned to the band in 2011. The album was funded through

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, with the song "My Time" released exclusively for backers on December 10, 2012. The album version of "My Time" was changed slightly , while the Kickstarter version of the song was re-released in the compilation album ''Scream: The Essentials''. A lyric video for the song "Amalgamation" was released on August 9, 2013 to promote the album.Archived a
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''Whole'' features three singles, "Shine On", "The Hate Song" and "Way Gone". Additionally, a music video was produced for "Shine On".

Track listing

Personnel

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* Tim King - bass guitar,

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* Adam Zadel –

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, backing vocals

Additional musicians

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– drums * Mitch Gable – drums on "My Time" *

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– guitar solo on "Wake Up"

Production

Ulrich Wild Ulrich Wild is an American record producer, engineer and mixer specializing in the rock and metal genres. Born and raised in Switzerland, Ulrich is now a naturalized citizen in the United States, living in Los Angeles, California. In a career th ...

– producer, engineer, and mixer * Don Byczynski – recording and engineering for the song "My Time" * James Murphy – mastering

References

External links

* https://www.facebook.com/soilmusic * https://www.twitter.com/soiltheband * http://www.soiltheband.com * http://www.soil.bigcartel.com 2013 albums Soil (American band) albums AFM Records albums Albums produced by Ulrich Wild {{2010s-rock-album-stub