''Dreamless'' is the third studio album by American
death metal
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band
Fallujah
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, released on April 29, 2016. It was the last album to feature Alex Hofmann on vocals and Brian James on guitar before both departed the band between 2017 and 2019, respectively. The album was produced by Zack Ohren at Sharkbite Studios in
Oakland, California
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, and
Mark Lewis of Audio Hammer Studios. The artwork was made by Peter Mohrbacher.
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Alex Hofmann and Scott Carstairs.
Personnel
Writing, performance and production credits are adapted from the album liner notes.
Fallujah
* Alex Hofmann – vocals,
programming
* Scott Carstairs – guitar
* Brian James – guitar
* Robert Morey – bass
* Andrew Baird – drums
Guest musicians
* Tori Letzler – vocals on "The Void Alone", "Dreamless" and "Wind for Wings"
* Katie Thompson – vocals on "Abandon", "Dreamless", and "Lacuna"
* Mike Semesky
( Raunchy, ex-Intervals
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) – vocals on "Wind for Wings"
* Tymon Kruidenier
(ex-Cynic
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) – guitar solo on "Dreamless"
Production
* Zack Ohren –
engineer
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* Mark Lewis –
mixing,
mastering,
drum engineer
Design and artwork
* Peter Mohrbacher –
cover art
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* Alex Hofmann
(Cypher Visual) – layout, additional artwork
References
2016 albums
Fallujah (band) albums
Nuclear Blast albums
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