Deadwing
Sign in to saveDeadwing is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released by Lava Records in Japan on 24 March 2005, in Europe on 28 March, and in the US on 26 April. It quickly became the band's best selling album, although it was later surpassed by Fear of a Blank Planet. The album is based on a screenplay written by Steven Wilson and Mike Bennion, and is a ghost story. Wilson has stated that the songs "Deadwing", "Lazarus", "Arriving Somewhere but Not Here", "Open Car", and "Mellotron Scratch" were originally intended for the film soundtrack, but when the project failed
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It all kicked off the summer of 2006 for Liverpool based Deadwing. Gutiarist Angelo Nasole and drummber Matty Crompton, after dabbling with various types of music wth varying success decided to set up a band with another local guitarist, searching only for a bassist. Through a friend, and the help of myspace they found Matt McCall, bassist and eventually vocalist of the band. This lineup was entitled Crushed, but soon Crushed crashed, with the departure of the second guitarist due to difference
Key facts
- Album.name
- Deadwing
- Album.type
- studio
- Album.artist
- Porcupine Tree
- Album.cover
- Porcupine Tree - Deadwing cover.jpg
- Album.caption
- Cover art by Lasse Hoile
- Album.recorded
- Various English citiesMarch–October 2004
- Album.length
- 59:35 (Europe/Original edition)64:34 (US edition)79:07 (DVD-A edition)
- Album.label
- Lava
- Album.producer
- Steven Wilson, Gavin Harrison, Richard Barbieri
- Album.prev_title
- In Absentia
- Album.prev_year
- 2002
- Album.year
- 2005
- Album.next_title
Key dates
- Published
- March 2005
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- Instance of
- album
- Genre
- progressive metal
- Producer
- Steven Wilson
- Performer
- Porcupine Tree
- Record label
- Lava Records
- Distribution format
- compact disc
- Image
- Porcupine Tree - Deadwing cover.jpg
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Deadwing is the eighth studio album by British progressive rock band Porcupine Tree, released by Lava Records in Japan on 24 March 2005, in Europe on 28 March, and in the US on 26 April. It quickly became the band's best selling album, although it was later surpassed by Fear of a Blank Planet. The album is based on a screenplay written by Steven Wilson and Mike Bennion, and is a ghost story. Wilson has stated that the songs "Deadwing", "Lazarus", "Arriving Somewhere but Not Here", "Open Car", and "Mellotron Scratch" were originally intended for the film soundtrack, but when the project failed to find funding they were instead recorded for the next Porcupine Tree album. The album versions of "Lazarus" and "Open Car" essentially remain Wilson solo tracks onto which Gavin Harrison overdubbed drums.
The album produced two singles: "Shallow" and "Lazarus". Music videos for "Lazarus", "The Start of Something Beautiful", and "Glass Arm Shattering" were produced. "Shallow" also appeared in the movie Four Brothers.