The Alchemy Index: Vols. III • IV - Air & Earth

by Thrice

The Alchemy Index: Vols. III • IV - Air & Earth cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 15 April 2008
  • Label: Vagrant
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 45:15
  • Community rating: 3.5/5 from 1 rating

Artists on this release: Aushua, Brett Williams, Howie Weinberg, Nick Bogardus, Brent Kredel, Dustin Kensrue

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'The Alchemy Index: Vols. III • IV - Air & Earth' concludes the band's ambitious elemental concept project, contrasting the atmospheric, reverb-heavy textures of the Air disc with the acoustic, folk-driven instrumentation of the Earth volume. The recording process involved capturing organic tones and stripped-down arrangements, marking a significant departure from their post-hardcore roots.

Genres

Descriptors: conceptual, melodic, atmospheric, christian, acoustic

Tracklist

  1. Broken Lungs (4:14)
  2. The Sky Is Falling (4:21)
  3. A Song for Milly Michaelson (5:07)
  4. Daedalus (6:00)
  5. As the Crow Flys (2:22)
  6. Silver Wings (2:10)
  7. Moving Mountains (2:55)
  8. Digging My Own Grave (3:04)
  9. The Earth Isn't Humming (4:58)
  10. The Lion and the Wolf (2:42)
  11. Come All You Weary (4:08)
  12. Child of Dust (3:09)

Credits

  • Donia Lee - vocals [additional vocals]
  • Teppei Teranishi - engineer [engineered], mixed by, producer [produced by]
  • Dustin Kensrue - lyrics by, design [art design]
  • X-ray Touring - booking [european & australian booking]
  • Ellis Industries - booking [north american & japanese booking]
  • Scott Bradford - legal [legal representation]
  • New Noise Management - management
  • Nick Ben-Meir - management [business management]
  • Howie Weinberg - mastered by

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