Dead as Dreams explained

Dead as Dreams
Type:	studio
Artist:	Weakling
Cover:	DeadAsDreams.jpg
Released:	2000
Genre:	Black metal
Length:	76:08
Label:	tUMULt
Producer:	Weakling
Prev Title:	Rehearsal Demo
Prev Year:	1998

Dead as Dreams is the only studio album by Weakling. It was recorded in 1998 and released in 2000, through the tUMULt record label, while the band itself ceased activity in 1999.^[1] The title of the album comes from a line in the movie Legend,^[2] while the art featured on the cover is a print by Spanish artist Francisco Goya titled Buen Viaje from the set Los caprichos.^[3]

Release

Dead as Dreams was initially released on cassette, double-vinyl and CD. The tape version was limited to 300 copies.

Track listing CD version

Note: The LP version has the tracks in a different order; "No One Can Be Called as a Man While He'll Die" comes before all the other tracks.

Note: The spelling of "Desasters in the Sun" is a reference to the Destruction song "Total Desaster" from their debut release Sentence of Death.

Personnel

• John Gossard – guitar, vocals
• Casey Ward – keyboards
• Little Sunshine (Sam) – drums
• Sara Weiner – bass guitar
• Joshua M. Smith – guitar

References

1. Web site: Interview with Weakling :: Maelstrom :: Issue No 25 . Martinelli . Roberto . maelstrom.nu . 22 September 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070310225423/http://www.maelstrom.nu/ezine/interview_iss25_165.php?sid=&osCsid= . 10 March 2007 . dead .
2. Web site: Stallion is dead. Dead as dreams. ~ Legend (1985) . getyarn.io . March 8, 2024.
3. Web site: Caprichos: Bon Voyage! . de Goya . Francisco . archive.org . 8 March 2024 .