| Sons of the System | ||||
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| Released | 15 January 2010 | |||
| Recorded | September–October 2009 | |||
| Studio | Antfarm facility (Aarhus, Denmark) | |||
| Genre | Industrial metal, groove metal, alternative metal | |||
| Length | 52:50 | |||
| Label | Nuclear Blast | |||
| Producer | Tue Madsen | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| PopMatters | [2] |
Sons of the System is the fourth album by Danish metal band Mnemic, released in Europe on 18 January 2010 and in North America on 26 January 2010. This would be Mnemic's last album with members Rune Stigart, Tomas "Obeast" Koefoed and Brian Rasmussen, before they left the band in 2011.
The album was recorded in the band's own studio with producer Tue Madsen, who worked with the band on previous releases Mechanical Spin Phenomena and The Audio Injected Soul. The band describes the album as "Very eclectic, very diverse, and nothing that you would imagine coming from a band like us. Let's just say it has become more theatrical, more electronic, and just more catchy, as we have put all our focus on writing good songs and not being afraid of experimenting."[3]
Sons of the System sold roughly 600 copies in the United States after its first week of release.[4]
All music is composed by Mircea Gabriel Eftemie, Rune Stigert, Brian Rasmussen, Tomas Koefoed and Guillaume Bideau.
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sons of the System" | Bideau/Eftemie | 5:35 |
| 2. | "Diesel Uterus" | Eftemie | 4:31 |
| 3. | "Mnightmare" | Bideau | 4:55 |
| 4. | "The Erasing" | Bideau | 4:07 |
| 5. | "Climbing Towards Stars" | Eftemie | 4:41 |
| 6. | "March of the Tripods" | Bideau/Eftemie | 6:53 |
| 7. | "Fate" | Bideau | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Hero(in)" | Bideau | 5:15 |
| 9. | "Elongated Sporadic Bursts" | Eftemie | 3:51 |
| 10. | "Within" | Bideau | 4:45 |
| 11. | "Orbiting" | Eftemie | 4:42 |
European version and digipak[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Dreamjunkie" | 4:22 | |
| 13. | "Orbiting" (LÆTHERSTRIP Remix) | Eftemie | 4:48 |
United States[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Dreamjunkie" | 4:22 | |
| 13. | "Sons of the System" (LÆTHERSTRIP Remix) | Bideau/Eftemie | 4:00 |
Japanese[5]
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12. | "Dreamjunkie" | 4:22 | |
| 13. | "Orbiting" (LÆTHERSTRIP Remix) | Eftemie | 4:48 |
| 14. | "Aalborg City" | 3:58 |
iTunes-exclusive (in addition to regional bonus tracks)[5]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 14. | "Judgement Journey" | 5:40 |
