Death of a Dead Day
Death of a Dead Day is the second studio album by British progressive metal band Sikth, as well as the last released before their 2008–2013 hiatus. It was released on 6 June 2006 in the United States and 26 June in the United Kingdom; the first 4000 copies came with hand autographed fold out posters. It was released on vinyl by Basick Records as part of Record Store Day 2014.
A music video was released for opening track "Bland Street Bloom" while "Flogging the Horses" was released as an EP single.
Lyrical themes
In a 2016 track-by-track guide with Louder Sound, vocalist and primary lyricist Mikee Goodman stated that Death of a Dead Day was the hardest album he made lyrically. The album's lyrical themes range from topics such as war, anti-hate, and the music industry, along with other topics and themes.Personnel
;Sikth- Mikee Goodman – vocals
- Justin Hill – vocals
- Dan Weller – guitars
- Graham "Pin" Pinney – guitars
- James Leach – bass
- Dan "Loord" Foord – drums, percussion
- Produced by Sikth
- Mixed and engineered by Matt Laplant
- Additional mixing on "Mermaid Slur" by Simon Hanhart at Spare Room Studios
- Post-production by Weller and Hill
- Mastered by Mike Fuller at Fullersound Miami, Florida
- Artwork & design by Tim Fox
- Photography by Matthew Swig