The Formation of Damnation

Music video:
- More Than Meets the Eye

Release dates:
- Germany: April 25th
- USA: April 29th

Other titles that were in consideration for this album were going to be "Blasphemare Absens Fides" (which translates as Dangers of the Faithless) and "The Evil Has Landed".

This is the first album released since 1999's The Gathering although they had re-recorded some of their early material for the 2001 compilation First Strike Still Deadly. It is their first release with original guitarist Alex Skolnick since 1992's The Ritual and bassist Greg Christian since 1994's Low. Their follow up to The Gathering had been rumoured for years and was originally due for release in early 2004 but was not yet completed due to the band's touring schedule and many line up changes, the album was set aside for a number of years before finally being completed in 2008.

Track 10 F.E.A.R. stands for 'False Evidence Appearing Real'.

Recording information:

Recorded at Driftwood Studios, Oakland, CA.
Drums recorded at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA.
Additional recordings at Backstage Studios, Derby, England and Cotton Hill Studios, Albany, NY.
Pre-production at Trident Studios, Martinez, CA.
Mixed at Backstage Studios, Derby, England.

Identifiers:

Barcode: 727361200527
Matrix / Runout: CAP00149 NB2005-2DLT 05 A02 Technicolor
Mastering SID Code: IFPI LR76
Mould SID Code: IFPI UGAA
Label Code: LC 07027