''Samsara'' is the third studio album by

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and their first for

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. Furthering the departure from their debut, which displayed a more stripped-down

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style, ''Samsara'', like '' Way of the Dead'', is more eclectic and progressive; their

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style assimilating Bruce Lamont's saxophone for a unique sound that some would label "jazzcore."

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performs guest vocals on the final track, "Back To The Mountain."

Track listing

#"Cancer of Industry" – 3:02 #"Plecostomus" – 3:38 #"Monkeytail" – 5:24 #"Transmission Ends... Signal Lost" – 1:27 #"Dishonor" – 5:20 #"20 Bucks" – 5:02 #"Exterminator" – 7:26 #"Just Say Know" – 2:58 #"Glory Hole" – 6:57 #"Back to the Mountain" – 9:02

Personnel

*Bruce Lamont - vocals, saxophones, clarinet, effects *Matt McClelland - guitars, vocals *John E. Bohmer - bass *James Staffel - drums, percussion, keyboards ;Guest Musicians *Sanford Parker - effects (6) *Jim Baker - piano (9) *

- vocals (10) *Fred Lonberg-Holm - cello

References

2006 albums Yakuza (band) albums Prosthetic Records albums {{2000s-alt-metal-album-stub