Sawblade (album)

Infobox Album | Name = Sawblade
Type = studio
Artist = Isis


Released = 1999
Recorded = 1999
Genre = Doom
Experimental
Metal

Length = 30:20
Label = Tortuga
Hydra Head Records
(HH666-41.5)
Producer = Isis, Kurt Ballou
Reviews =
Last album = "The Red Sea" (1999)
This album = "Sawblade"
(1999)
Next album = "Celestial"
(2000) |

The "Sawblade" EP (also called the "Buzzsaw" EP) is a handmade CD-R made by Isis for their tour with Neurosis and Candiria, limited to 200 copies (the first 40 with red blade inserts, the remaining 160 with black). It was sold at these shows at a limit of 15 per night, and the leftover copies were given to friends of the band as a year-end "thank you" gift.

"Emission of the Signal" and "House of Low Culture" were both constructed by Aaron Turner and Jeff Caxide at the Hydra Head Compound; "Streetcleaner" and "Hand of Doom" are both covers of Godflesh and Black Sabbath, respectively. The former was recorded for Isis' 1999 split release with Pig Destroyer, while the latter was recorded during the Red Sea session in the same year. [cite web|first=Aaron|last=Turner|authorlink=Aaron Turner|url=http://aaronbturner.blogspot.com/2008/05/isis-artifacts.html|title=ISIS artifacts|date=2008-05-06|publisher=FERAL PIG|accessdate=2008-05-07]

The Japanese double release of "Mosquito Control/the Red Sea" features both cover songs as bonuses; "Streetcleaner" appears at the end of disc 1 ("Mosquito Control"), and "Hand of Doom" appears at the end of disc 2 (the "Red Sea"/1998 Demo).

Track listing

All songs written by Aaron Turner and Jeff Caxide, except where noted.

# "Emission of the Signal" – 4:53
# "Streetcleaner" – 5:42 (Broadrick)
# "Hand of Doom" – 8:36 (Iommi/Osbourne/Ward/Butler)
# "House of Low Culture" – 11:09

Personnel

Band members

* Jeff Caxide – bass guitar
* Aaron Harris – drums
* Michael Gallagher – guitar
* Bryant Clifford Meyer – electronics, vocals on "Hand of Doom"
* Jay Randall – electronics on "Streetcleaner"
* Aaron Turner – vocals, guitar, design

Other personnel

* Kurt Ballou – audio recording, producing
* Greg Moss – Live sound

References