Para Bellum
| Artist | |
|---|---|
| Type | Studio Full-length |
| Released | 2025-10-10 |
| Genres | Thrash Metal, Death Metal |
| Labels | Nuclear Blast Records |
| Format | CD, Digital, Vinyl (LP), Cassette, DVD, Blu-ray |
| Length | 50:24 |
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Track listing (Songs)
| Title | Length | Rating | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | For the Love of Pain | 5:35 | - | 0 |
| 2. | Infanticide A.I. | 3:27 | - | 0 |
| 3. | Shadow People | 5:45 | - | 0 |
| 4. | Meant to Be | 7:33 | - | 0 |
| 5. | High Noon | 3:52 | - | 0 |
| 6. | Witch Hunt | 4:16 | - | 0 |
| 7. | Nature of the Beast | 4:28 | - | 0 |
| 8. | Room 117 | 4:18 | - | 0 |
| 9. | Havana Syndrome | 4:40 | - | 0 |
| 10. | Para Bellum | 6:30 | - | 0 |
Line-up (Members)
- Eric Peterson : Guitars, Lyrics (track 1), Songwriting
- Alex Skolnick : Guitars, Lyrics (track 9), Songwriting (track 4)
- Chuck Billy : Vocals, Lyrics (tracks 2-10)
- Steve DiGiorgio : Bass
- Chris Dovas : Drums, Lyrics (track 1)
Guest / session musicians
- Dave Eggar : Cello, Violin, Viola, Orchestrations, Strings Arrangements
- Chuck Palmer : Orchestrations, Strings Arrangements
- Xavi Morató : Violin
Production staff / artist
- Jens Bogren : Mixing Engineer
- Tony Lindgren : Mastering Engineer
- Eliran Kantor : Artwork
- Johan Martin : Assistant Mixing Engineer
- Mike Stephenson : Recording (strings)
- Kevin Wilson : Photography (skolnick)
- Christy Brown : Photography (billy)
- Rich Haick : Photography (peterson, digiorgio)
- Art Patriquin : Photography (dovas)
- Eric Peterson : Producer
- Chuck Billy : Producer
- Del James : Lyrics (tracks 3, 4, 7, 8)
- Juan Urteaga : Producer, Recording (bass, drums, acoustic guitars, vocals)
- Steve "Zetro" Souza : Lyrics (track 6)
Additional notes
Recorded between late May and December 2024.
Drums, bass, acoustic guitars and vocals recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California, USA.
Peterson's guitars recorded at Dragon Lair Studio.
Skolnick's guitars recorded at Skol Productions Studio.
Strings recorded at Classic Recording Studio in Bristol, Virginia, USA.
Mixed between January and June 2025 and mastered at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.
Trivia:
- In an interview with in October 2024, Chuck Billy mentioned that this album would feature Floor Jansen on a ballad. In June 2025, however, Eric Peterson confirmed that this collaboration would not happen, due to Billy's premature announcement that had upset Jansen, and because the collaboration had only been discussed, and nothing had been done yet.
-Originally, the album title was going to be "Infanticide A.I.". However, after the "Para Bellum" song was written, Eric Peterson suggested that this should be the album title.
Drums, bass, acoustic guitars and vocals recorded at Trident Studios in Pacheco, California, USA.
Peterson's guitars recorded at Dragon Lair Studio.
Skolnick's guitars recorded at Skol Productions Studio.
Strings recorded at Classic Recording Studio in Bristol, Virginia, USA.
Mixed between January and June 2025 and mastered at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.
Trivia:
- In an interview with in October 2024, Chuck Billy mentioned that this album would feature Floor Jansen on a ballad. In June 2025, however, Eric Peterson confirmed that this collaboration would not happen, due to Billy's premature announcement that had upset Jansen, and because the collaboration had only been discussed, and nothing had been done yet.
-Originally, the album title was going to be "Infanticide A.I.". However, after the "Para Bellum" song was written, Eric Peterson suggested that this should be the album title.
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