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Love and Other Disasters is the third album by Swedish heavy metal band Sonic Syndicate. It was released on 19 September 2008 and on 14 October in North America. A digipack version of the album was made available featuring two bonus tracks and a DVD. In the United States, the album sold around 800 copies in its first week; landing it on the Billboard Heatseekers chart at 85. Love and Other Disasters is the last album by the band to feature former singer Roland Johansson, and the last to be produced by Jonas Kjellgren. It is also the only album by the band to feature the same line-up as the preceding one.
On 27 June the lead single of the album called "Jack of Diamonds" was released to radio, the same day it was performed live for the first time on the Metaltown Festival in 2008. Two other singles were also released: "My Escape" and "Power Shift". A 14th track titled "Freeman" was also made but it was never officially released.
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Richard Sjunnesson, except where noted; all music is composed by Roger Sjunnesson, except where noted
No.
Title
Music
Length
1.
"Encaged"
4:26
2.
"Hellgate: Worcester"
Roland Johansson
Robin Sjunnesson
3:23
3.
"Jack of Diamonds"
3:41
4.
"My Escape"
Roland Johansson
Robin Sjunnesson
Nick Red
4:10
5.
"Fallout"
Roland Johansson
Robin Sjunnesson
Nick Red
3:51
6.
"Power Shift"
Jonas Kjellgren
Roger Sjunnesson
3:32
7.
"Contradiction"
Roland Johansson
Robin Sjunnesson
Nick Red
3:32
8.
"Damage Control"
3:49
9.
"Red Eyed Friend"
4:43
10.
"Affliction"
5:11
Bonus tracks
Limited/Amazon Edition
No.
Title
Music
Length
11.
"Ruin"
Roland Johansson
Robin Sjunnesson
3:42
12.
"Dead Planet"
4:21
Japanese Edition (includes limited/Amazon edition bonus tracks)
No.
Title
Length
13.
"Mission: Undertaker"
5:03
The Rebellion Pack
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length
1.
"Burn This City"
Nathan James Biggs
Robin Sjunnesson
Roger Sjunnesson
3:29
2.
"Rebellion In Nightmareland"
4:13
3.
"Burn This City (Radio Edit)"
Nathan James Biggs
Robin Sjunnesson
Roger Sjunnesson
3:32
Track recorded during album sessions
No.
Title
Lyrics
Music
Length
1.
"Freeman"
Richard Sjunnesson
Roger Sjunnesson
3:57
^ Credited to Sonic Syndicate
^ Credited to Nathan James Biggs & Richard Sjunnesson
Bonus DVD
"Studio Report" (Making of "Love and Other Disasters")
"Jack of Diamonds" (Official video)
"My Escape" (Official video)
"Denied" (Official video)
"Enclave" (Official video)
"Psychic Suicide" (live in Cologne)
"Blue Eyed Fiend" (live in Cologne)
Shopping in Paris
The Rebellion Pack
The special edition of the album was reissued on November 6, 2009 together with the band's 2009 Rebellion EP, featuring two brand-new songs as well as the debut record with their new singer Nathan Biggs, replacing Roland Johansson.
Demo titles
"Bullet My Asshole" (pre-"Encaged")
"Finnish" (pre-"Jack of Diamonds")
"Kjellgren" ("Stewart" in English, pre-"Power Shift")
"Breaking Benjamin's Leg" (pre-"Contradiction")
"Export" (pre-"Damage Control")
"Blame Canada" (pre-"Affliction")
"Bandit" (pre-"Mission: Undertaker")
"Panic" (pre-"Freeman")
Chart positions
Country
Position
Sweden
15
Germany
36
Austria
45
Switzerland
65
United States
85 (Billboard Heatseekers)
Personnel
Sonic Syndicate
Roland Johansson – clean vocals, additional guitars & solo on "Red Eyed Friend"
Richard Sjunnesson – harsh vocals
Roger Sjunnesson – guitars, keyboards
Robin Sjunnesson – guitars
Karin Axelsson – bass guitars
John Bengtsson – drums, percussion
Nathan James Biggs - vocals ("Burn This City" & "Rebellion in Nightmareland")
Additional musicians
Nick Red – keyboards on "My Escape," "Fallout" & "Contradiction"
Japanese cover.
The Rebellion Pack cover.
