Controller (Misery Signals album)


Controller is the third studio album by American-Canadian metalcore band Misery Signals, released on July 22, 2008. The album was recorded by producer Devin Townsend, who produced Misery Signals' debut record Of Malice and the Magnum Heart.
On April 28, 2008, Misery Signals released "Weight of the World" as the lead single. Bassist Kyle Johnson said, "It was the first song we recorded for the new album and it's a different song for us, it's little angrier, faster and actually the shortest song clocking in at a little over two minutes."
Vocalist Karl Schubach stated, "It was the first song we tracked and Devin Townsend had me run through the entire song once just to get down the idea of where I wanted to go. He told me that I nailed it right off the bat and we ended up keeping most of it as the finished version. The song itself is about deciding whether you should tell someone what you really think and get it off of your chest or take the high road and let them think that they are right. That situation can really blow up."
"A Certain Death" was released as the second single from the album. A music video for the song was directed by David Brodsky and starred Brandon Slagle in the narrative portions of the video.

Personnel

;Misery Signals
;Additional personnel
  • Devin Townsend - producer
  • Dean Maher - drum engineering
  • Mike Young - drum editing
  • Richard Morgan - additional percussion
  • Sons of Nero - artwork