Freaks of Nature (Drain STH album)

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Freaks of Nature
Studio album by
Released29 June 1999
RecordedDecibel, Soundtrade, First Take, Atlantis, MVG and Cherion Studios, Sweden
1998-1999
Genre
Length42:55
LabelMVG Records / The Enclave
ProducerDrain STH and Ulf "Sank" Sandqvist
Drain sth chronology
Horror Wrestling
(1996)
Freaks of Nature
(1999)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Rolling Stone[3]

Freaks of Nature is a studio album by Swedish all-female alternative metal band Drain STH, released on 29 June 1999. It was the band's second and final full-length album.[4]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLyricsMusicLength
1."Enter My Mind"Martina Axén, Maria SjöholmAnna Kjellberg, Axén3.13
2."Alive"Axén, SjöholmKjellberg, Axén3:35
3."Simon Says"Sjöholm, Axén, Herbie CrichlowMax Martin, Axén4:10
4."I Wish..."AxénFlavia Canel, Axén4:40
5."Black"Axén, SjöholmTony Iommi, Axén, Kjellberg4:07
6."Crave"AxénKjellberg, Axén4:21
7."The Bubble Song"Axén, SjöholmCanel, Kjellberg, Axén3:28
8."Right Through You"Sjöholm, MartinMartin4:04
9."Leech"Axén, SjöholmCanel, Axén4:14
10."Get Inside"Sjöholm, AxénCanel, Axén, Kjellberg3:23
11."I Will Follow"Axén, Sjöholm, KjellbergKjellberg3:40

Drain STH also recorded a new song that was included on Ozzfest Rock Pile Sampler 1999. The song was called "Down".

Personnel[edit]

Band members[edit]

  • Maria Sjöholm - vocals
  • Flavia Canel - guitar
  • Anna Kjellberg - bass
  • Martina Axén - drums, backing vocals

Additional musicians[edit]

  • Nico Elgstrand - acoustic guitar
  • Stefan Brisland-Ferner - strings on "I Wish ..."
  • Fleshquartet - strings on "I Will Follow"
  • Herbie Crichlow - vocals on "Simon Says"
  • Tony Iommi - Guitar on "Black"

Production[edit]

  • Ulf "Sank" Sandqvist - producer, arranger, engineer, loops and programming
  • Andrew Scarth - additional production, engineer
  • Max Martin - producer and arranger on "Simon Says", vocals arrangements on "Simon Says" and "Right Through You"
  • Stefan Glaumann - mixing
  • George Marino - mastering

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Damnation Magazine - Make Your Life Better".
  2. ^ AllMusic review
  3. ^ Rolling Stone review Archived 2008-09-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ "Drain Sth – Freaks of Nature". Encyclopaedia Metallum. Retrieved 2011-06-13.