A Million Degrees Explained
A Million Degrees is the third studio album by the industrial rock band Emigrate. It was released on November 30, 2018, via Vertigo Records. First recorded in 2015, the album was destroyed in a flood in 2017, and had to be re-recorded.[1] Recording sessions took place at Studio Engine 55 in Berlin with drums recorded at Funkhaus Studio. It features guest appearances from Ben Kowalewicz, Cardinal Copia, Margaux Bossieux and Till Lindemann.[2]
Frontman Richard Kruspe's equipment included ESP Guitars, Mesa Boogie Rectifier amps, Pro Tools and Native Instruments.
Music videos for "1234" and "You Are So Beautiful" were shot in Los Angeles directed by Bill Yukich and released on October 18 and November 30, 2018, respectively. The video for "War" was directed by David Gesslbauer and released on March 5, 2019.[3]
Personnel
- Richard Kruspe – guitars, vocals, keyboards, electro sequencer, lyrics
- Terry Matlin – lyrics
- Thomas Borman – lyrics (track 5)
- Till Lindemann – lyrics & vocals (track 8)
- Margaux Bossieux – lyrics & vocals (track 4), backing vocals
- Olsen Involtini – vocal recording & production, drum recording & engineering, backing vocals
- Tom Dalgety – vocal recording (track 9)
- Sky van Hoff – additional guitar recording & production, bass, mixing
- Sascha Moser – drum editing
- Possi Possberg – drum tuning
- Arnaud Giroux – backing vocals, bass
- Meral Al Me – backing vocals
- Kriss Jacob – backing vocals
- Steve Binetti – additional solo guitar (tracks: 1, 11)
- Mikko Sirén – drums
- Svante Forsbäck – mastering
- Benjamin Kowalewicz – vocals (track 2)
- Tobias Forge – vocals (track 9)
- Sven Kaselow – management
- Birgit Fordyce – management
- Stefan Mehnert – management
- Büro Dirk Rodolph – artwork
- Gregor Hohenberg – photography
- Anthony Kurtz – photography
Notes and References
- Web site: Rammstein Guitarist on "Difficult" New Emigrate Album, Song With Ghost Singer. Wiederhorn. Jon. December 4, 2018. Revolver. en. April 18, 2019.
- News: Rammstein Guitarist Richard Z. Kruspe Reveals The Secrets Behind Emigrate's A Million Degrees. Sharma. Amit. December 20, 2018. Kerrang!. April 18, 2019.
- Web site: Emigrate official. YouTube. April 18, 2019.
