Spiritech Explained

Spiritech
Type:studio
Artist:Alchemist
Cover:Spiritech.jpg
Released:June 30, 1997
Recorded:November 1996 at Rocking Horse Studios
Genre:Progressive metal
Avant-garde metal
Death metal
Length:61:26
Label:Thrust
Producer:Alchemist and John Hresc
Prev Title:Lunasphere
Prev Year:1995
Next Title:Eve of the War
Next Year:1998

Spiritech is the third full-length studio album by the Australian progressive metal band Alchemist. It was released in 1997 by Australian label Thrust and distributed by Shock Records. A promotional music video for the song "Road to Ubar" was released. "Spiritechnology" samples Ronald Reagan speaking on extraterrestrial life and its possible effect on religion, while "Chinese Whispers" has become popular at live shows. The album has received very positive reviews, with Eduardo Rivadavia from Allmusic suggesting it is "possibly the greatest space metal album since Voivod's landmark Nothingface, adding that Alchemist "meshed [death metal] seamlessly with progressive rock, psychedelia, Middle Eastern nuances, and even native Australian aboriginal music". The album's lyrics tend to explore the relationship between human technology and its impact on nature, and the possibility of extraterrestrial life.

The first five tracks from Spiritech later appeared on the Embryonics compilation album.

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