Sterilize is the eighth studio album by

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, released September 29, 2017, through

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. The album was released digitally and physically on

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formats, including a limited edition red LP pressing consisting of 300 copies. To promote the album, the band toured during the summer leading up to the record's release as well as the following fall–winter season. ''Sterilize'' marks the first studio album by the group to be self-produced, as recording was primarily done by Dave Curran at Gatos Trail Recording Studio in Joshua Tree, CA. The album was mixed at Acre, New York, by Andrew Schnieder in February that same year, and mastering was done by Carl Saff in Chicago, Illinois. The album was included in the ''

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s'' "20 Best Metal Albums of 2017" list.

Track listing

Personnel

* Chris Spencer - guitar, vocals, photography *Dave Curran - bass, vocals, recording *

Vincent Signorelli Vincent Signorelli is a drummer from New York City. He has played primarily with Swans, Unsane, and Foetus. Additionally, he has done session work with Lubricated Goat, Of Cabbages and Kings, and the slo-core band Idaho. Concurrent with his i ...

– drums *Andrew Schnieder - mixing *Carl Saff - mastering *Alexander Mata - layout

References

External links

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