The Red Chord will indeed be issuing their 2005 sophomore album “Clients” on vinyl this year. An October 17th release date has been set by Metal Blade Records for this first-time pressing of that influential outing from the Revere, MA-based deathgrind band. The group notably had the album’s original producer/mixer Zeuss (Rob Zombie, Shadows Fall) remaster the effort for this new pressing, which also sports updated artwork from original artist Paul Romano.
Vocalist Guy Kozowyk organized some of his thoughts on revisiting the album in honor of its 20th anniversary, here’s what he shared:
“‘Clients‘ is such an important part of our history. There was a vision for every component. The songwriting, the concepts, the sonic wizardry of Planet Z, and the intense visual arts. There has been a specific artistic concept that [artist] Paul [Romano] and I have discussed for the vinyl layout looming since 2004. After two decades, the stars aligned and the concept of the ‘Clients Family Tree’ was finally realized through the combination of Paul and Mike Wohlberg.
Paul’s new illustrations are stunning. We are so excited to present this anniversary reissue with a remaster by the almighty Zeuss. It’s been a slow and methodical process, but we feel the final product is worth the wait. Thank you, Metal Blade for tolerating our fastidious nature and allowing us to be artists first.”
The album’s cover artist Paul Romano, added:
“Throughout my career, The Red Chord’s ‘Clients‘ remains an all-time favorite project for me. I worked very closely with Guy and the band while they were writing the album. From meeting with the actual ‘Clients’ to hanging in the practice space while the album was being written helped me have a deep understanding that makes the artwork feel ingrained with the music.
Having this comprehensive understanding lent itself to picking up where we left off 20 years ago with a dream of ‘Clients‘ on vinyl with new artworks that would really bring the idea to the next level. It felt like visiting an old friend and talking as if no time had passed.”
Zeuss also spoke briefly on getting to revisit the record for a sonic overhaul all these years later, “I dug way deep into the archives from 20 years ago and found the original mixes. Not only are they properly prepared and mastered for vinyl, they sound even better than before!”
Numerous color variants have been revealed, including:
White w/ Mixed Pink Splatter (US – Ltd. 1300)
Neon Green w/ Black Swirl (US – Ltd. 500)
Pink w/ Black Splatter (US – Ltd. 300)
Ghost Effect Neon Pink w/ Off-White Color In Color (US – Ltd. 300 units)
Glow-In-The-Dark w/ Fluorescent Pink Color In Color (US Band Tour Exclusive – Ltd. 500)
Bone Oxblood melt (EU – Ltd. 500)
Orange Grey-Brown Haze (EU – Ltd. 300)
Orange Mint Melt (EU – Ltd. 200)
Pre-orders can be found over at metalblade.com/theredchord. The Red Chord also have some live performances booked for later this year, several of which will find them celebrating 20 years of “Clients” onstage. Among those shows is a rare PNW show from The Red Chord as part of this year’s ‘Nova Void‘ festival, which will also find Enterprise Earth, I Declare War and more performing.
09/25 Daytona Beach, FL – Nightshift Party Weekend
12/05 Denver, CO – Decibel Metal & Beer Fest: Denver (performing “Clients“set )
12/13 Portland, OR – Nova (‘Novavoid Metalfest‘) (performing “Clients” set)
“Clients” 20th anniversary shows with The Number Twelve Looks Like You, See You Next Tuesday & Vomit Forth:
12/18 Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Monarch
12/20 Cambridge, MA – The Sinclair
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